DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW

DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Piggin in the Park (2019). They are ranked #1670 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “DUVALLS PORK PIT CREW”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,670

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1554

peak 1554 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2019

latest Apr 25, 2025 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#306

Backyard 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3712 / 720

Master · Open Polish BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Open Polish BBQ Championship

Consistency

±10.51

spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (155.28)

Road miles

10,422

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 4,913 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$53K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.37 / 720

1 Master contest · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

331.95 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

489.11 / 540

5 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 1 GC

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

663.3712 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3712 at Open Polish BBQ Championship — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 8 entries at contests carrying the title.

8 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

4 Paws BBQ has finished one call ahead of DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Southern Life BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Southern Life BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.63 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 83% of the time against 70%.

Brisket avg 155.28
Pork Ribs avg 165.91
5 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

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The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at BBQ Boogie & Blues (Sep 24, 2021).

last seen Sep 13, 2019
back Sep 24, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

COOL HAND QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

10,422 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,422 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,913 miles to Open Polish BBQ Championship.

15 mapped stops
furthest 4,913 mi

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
15 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Boogie & Blues every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 8th

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#306 (119 pts)	#253 (159 pts)	#318 (119 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#294 (101 pts)	#242 (146 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#265 (113 pts)	#210 (168 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smokin' Slimz

#1,677 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1554

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 25, 2019

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Checkered Flag 500

#1,666 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1571

Fewer contests behind them than DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW has cooked, 10 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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HOT WIRE BBQ

#1,674 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1553

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Q2NV

#1,678 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1553

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2014

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Meatshots BBQ

#1,664 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1554

Level with DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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WATT'S SMOKIN!

#1,675 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1553

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Stewbabys BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Wiggle Butts BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	7	3	3	43%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN KOLBZ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	6	4	1	67%	⚔ compare
Q-INATOR!	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CHOOCHOO BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Peckerwood Country Club	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Quenut BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE FAT GUYZ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	1	3	174.8456	158.2172	165.84	top 31%
Pork Ribs	10	7	1	2	177.1428	150.8344	165.91	top 27%
Pork	10	4	0	1	168.5372	151.9884	161.27	top 39%
Brisket	6	5	0	1	160.5144	147.3600	155.28	top 24%

“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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	1	top 31%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 22%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Boogie & Blues	5	8	0	top 33%	Apr 26, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 1.5 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 12 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

First title Jul 19, 2019 Piggin in the Park

Opponents faced 229 finished ahead 275 times, behind 141

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20252 milestones

Apr 25 Peak power rating (1554) BBQ & Boogie
Apr 25 Most recent contest BBQ & Boogie

201910 milestones

Apr 26 First call BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 First category win (Chicken) BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.0972 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Jul 19 First overall podium Piggin in the Park
Jul 19 First Grand Championship Piggin in the Park
Jul 19 First state championship Piggin in the Park
Sep 13 10th tracked contest Open Polish BBQ Championship
Sep 13 Career-best overall score663.3712 Open Polish BBQ Championship
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Open Polish BBQ Championship

20151 milestone

Nov 13 First tracked contest Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	Piggin in the Park	Jul 19, 2019
+8.2	Hawgin On Lanier	Aug 2, 2019
+7.6	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2019
+7.1	BBQ, Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2024
+5.6	BBQ & Boogie	Apr 25, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Sep 24, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	1	0	100%	top 31%	95.1%	95.1%
2024	1	0	1	0	100%	top 24%	91.3%	91.3%
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 34%	91.2%	91.2%
2022	1	0	0	0	100%	top 30%	90.3%	90.3%
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 52%	88%	88%
2019	4	1	4	2	100%	top 24%	93.8%	91.4%
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2017	2	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 25, 2025	BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA	10 / 32 (342.2284)	6 (174.8456)	10 (167.3828)	10 (165.0972)	6 (158.2400)
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	8 / 34 (328.5144)	13 (159.3828)	5 (169.1316)	4 (168.5372)	9 (149.0856)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	11 / 32 (492.4344)	13 (162.2400)	7 (166.2400)	11 (163.9544)	—
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	11 / 37 (487.8740)	11 (163.3712)	5 (169.7028)	15 (154.8000)	9 (147.3600)
Sep 24, 2021	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	14 / 27 (475.2112)	12 (162.7884)	16 (157.0628)	16 (155.3600)	4 (156.5256)
Sep 13, 2019	Open Polish BBQ Championship Poland	10 / 23 (663.3712)	2 (174.2744)	3 (177.1428)	20 (151.9884)	11 (159.9656)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	10 / 45 (483.2572)	12 (160.5144)	9 (163.3828)	15 (159.3600)	—
Jul 19, 2019	Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA	1 / 25 (506.7888)	3 (168.5372)	1 (170.8572)	2 (167.3944)	—
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	9 / 33 (325.0972)	1 (174.2628)	20 (150.8344)	9 (159.9656)	3 (160.5144)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	—	36 (158.2172)	11 (167.3828)	22 (166.2400)	—
Apr 27, 2018	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 8, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	—	—	—	—	—

DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)