High-water mark
693.1772
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.1772 at Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
The CHERRY PITS BBQ
The CHERRY PITS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026). They finished #627 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 175.72 · weakest Chicken (162.02)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
675.15 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 160.0116 | 162.02 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 165.1088 | 169.98 | top 44% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 173.7256 | 175.72 | top 11% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 158.2744 | 167.43 | top 41% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
120
finished ahead 90 times, behind 50
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 13, 2024 → Sep 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First call Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- First overall podium Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best overall score693.1772 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1204 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 3 / 75 (693.1772) | 50 (164.0228) | 11 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (176.5828) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 49 / 67 (657.1204) | 54 (160.0116) | 49 (165.1088) | 13 (173.7256) | 50 (158.2744) |