High-water mark
677.0172
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0172 at Smoke N for the Kids — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 17, 2024
MISSOURI PITFIRE
MISSOURI PITFIRE is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 27 at the Smoke N for the Kids (2024). They finished #1071 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
latest Aug 17, 2024 · 8.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.40 · weakest Brisket (160.24)
Road miles
33
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
652.99 / 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 | 171.4172 | 159.3828 | 165.40 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.3944 | 163.39 | top 74% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 158.2400 | 163.96 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 151.9428 | 160.24 | top 75% |
“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
74
finished ahead 16 times, behind 59
Longest layoff
8.3 yrs
May 6, 2016 → Aug 17, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0172 Smoke N for the Kids
- Career-best overall score677.0172 Smoke N for the Kids
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Smoke N for the Kids
- Most recent contest Smoke N for the Kids
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 18 / 27 (677.0172) | 17 (171.4172) | 19 (167.3828) | 19 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5372) |
| May 6, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO | 26 / 30 (628.9600) | 25 (159.3828) | 23 (159.3944) | 26 (158.2400) | 27 (151.9428) |