High-water mark
334.8116
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.8116 at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) — 93.0% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jul 24, 2026
The Heef Pit
The Heef Pit is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 43 at the Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026). They finished #236 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 25, 2025
latest Jul 25, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Consistency
±22.75
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.87)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
311.17 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #236 (140 pts) | #267 (115 pts) | #219 (185 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 161.1088 | 162.25 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 133.0512 | 153.87 | top 70% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 78% | Jul 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 50 times, behind 158
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.8116 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score334.8116 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4288 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1492) Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 30 / 39 (280.4456) | — | 30 (133.0512) | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 20 / 43 (334.8116) | 28 (163.3828) | 11 (171.4288) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 33 / 30 (318.2404) | 31 (161.1088) | 32 (157.1316) | — | — |