High-water mark
703.9428
career-best overall
97.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 703.9428 at Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) — 97.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 20, 2024
Pits - N - Grills
Pits - N - Grills is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 55 at the Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival (2017). Also listed in KCBS results as “Pits N Grills”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 21, 2017
latest Oct 11, 2024 · 7.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.85)
Road miles
516
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
690.95 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 175.71 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 165.7028 | 170.85 | top 39% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 173.27 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 167.3828 | 171.13 | top 36% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 17% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
193
finished ahead 169 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Apr 21, 2017 → Apr 23, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- Career-best overall score703.9428 Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1535) Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- First call Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score689.1200 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 21, 2017 |
| +12.2 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 20, 2024 |
| +7.6 | Ozarks BBQ Fest | Apr 23, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 24% | 97.8% | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 7% | 95.7% | 95.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 23 / 87 (686.2512) | 13 (175.4056) | 47 (170.8572) | 23 (171.9884) | 45 (168) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 7 / 33 (703.9428) | 20 (174.2628) | 7 (178.8572) | 10 (176.5600) | 13 (174.2628) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO | 13 / 37 (684.4684) | 2 (178.2972) | 17 (167.9656) | 14 (170.8228) | 18 (167.3828) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 4 / 55 (689.1200) | 8 (174.8572) | 19 (165.7028) | 8 (173.7028) | 3 (174.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.