PIG IN A PIT

PIG IN A PIT is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 29 at the Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2024). They are ranked #6439 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,439

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1380

peak 1380 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Aug 9, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#417

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1544 / 720

Master · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 625.96 (+41.50)

Walk rate

26%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic

Consistency

±25.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.86 · weakest Brisket (152.73)

Road miles

10,162

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 587 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$189K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.96 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.1544 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1544 at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 9, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CH2MHILL OMI has finished one call ahead of PIG IN A PIT 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 66%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 66%

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.14 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 9%.

Brisket avg 152.73
Chicken avg 160.86
4 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DOUBLE J SMOKERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

17 of 21 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 21 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BS Grilling has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

10,162 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,162 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 587 miles to Tri City BBQ Fest.

34 mapped stops
furthest 587 mi

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
2024 ↗	Master	#677 (230 pts)	#755 (210 pts)	#693 (269 pts)	#517 (385 pts)	#676 (255 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1156 (84 pts)	#1225 (84 pts)	#1355 (79 pts)	#923 (139 pts)	#1231 (74 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#928 (142 pts)	#1009 (132 pts)	#1059 (137 pts)	#930 (162 pts)	#766 (227 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#611 (258 pts)	#605 (283 pts)	#636 (273 pts)	#642 (253 pts)	#640 (263 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#417 (264 pts)	#444 (259 pts)	#434 (279 pts)	#446 (259 pts)	#444 (264 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1244 (195 pts)	#1542 (125 pts)	#1730 (110 pts)	#1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1383 (181 pts)	#1545 (176 pts)	#1553 (176 pts)	#1485 (181 pts)	#1403 (201 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1385 (198 pts)	#1536 (183 pts)	#1145 (293 pts)	#1531 (188 pts)	#1350 (228 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1042 (289 pts)	#738 (499 pts)	#1104 (299 pts)	#1320 (234 pts)	#897 (394 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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SMOKIN PHATTY'S

#6,437 of the rated field

1381 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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RIBS BY ANDY

#6,438 of the rated field

1380 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

Fewer contests behind them than PIG IN A PIT has cooked, 15 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT

#6,440 of the rated field

1379 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1379

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before PIG IN A PIT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 30 contests

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SMOKIN JERKS

#6,436 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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No Clue BBQ

#6,435 of the rated field

1382 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1382

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SQUEELS ON WHEELS

#6,441 of the rated field

1379 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1379

Rated 2 points below PIG IN A PIT.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	3	0	0	173.7372	145.1316	160.86	top 69%
Pork Ribs	34	1	0	0	172.5716	136.5028	157.25	top 74%
Pork	29	2	1	1	177.7028	131.4512	154.20	top 80%
Brisket	33	4	0	0	174.8572	124.5714	152.73	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 79%
Large (40+)	15	top 82%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	16	top 80%
NM	8	top 80%
AZ	2	top 65%
UT	2	top 93%
OK	2	top 99%
KS	1	top 89%
IA	1	top 90%
TX	1	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	3	26	top 82%	Jun 29, 2019
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2	12	top 52%	Aug 9, 2024
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	24	top 83%	May 7, 2021
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2	42	top 96%	Aug 2, 2019
Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2	33	top 88%	Jul 3, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 16 of 34 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 27 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 34 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 552 finished ahead 230 times, behind 981

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Aug 4, 2017 → Oct 19, 2018

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

20242 milestones

Aug 9 Career-best overall score677.1544 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Aug 9 Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

20232 milestones

Nov 3 First category win (Pork) Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic
Nov 3 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic

20211 milestone

Jun 4 25th tracked contest Greeley Blues Jam

20161 milestone

Jul 29 10th tracked contest SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge

20152 milestones

Jul 31 First call SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili
Sep 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5944 Smokin' Brew BBQ

20132 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos
Jun 28 Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' On the Pecos

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 9, 2024
+9.9	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic	Nov 3, 2023
+8.1	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Sep 5, 2015
+3	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 11, 2023
+2.5	Bliss, Brews & Que	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Smokin' On the Pecos	Jun 28, 2013
-9.8	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
-9.4	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 3, 2015
-9.1	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	Jul 4, 2014
-8.6	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	100%	top 41%	94%	94%
2023	4	1	75%	top 67%	92.9%	92.1%
2022	2	0	50%	top 86%	93.2%	89.9%
2021	4	0	0%	top 88%	90.3%	86.5%
2020	4	0	0%	top 96%	86.6%	84.6%
2019	4	0	25%	top 86%	89.4%	85.5%
2018	1	0	0%	top 94%	83.7%	83.7%
2017	3	0	0%	top 86%	88.6%	87.6%
2016	3	0	33%	top 78%	88.5%	87.9%
2015	4	0	50%	top 66%	92.3%	86.3%
2014	2	0	0%	top 80%	86.7%	85.9%
2013	2	0	0%	top 78%	83.9%	82.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2024	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	12 / 29 (677.1544)	12 (170.3088)	13 (166.2856)	14 (166.8572)	7 (173.7028)
Nov 3, 2023	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ	13 / 26 (669.0628)	17 (163.4056)	19 (162.8456)	1 (177.7028)	16 (165.1088)
Nov 3, 2023	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ	—	—	19 (142.2516)	—	—
Aug 25, 2023	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show 🏅 Liberal, KS	17 / 19 (656.3996)	17 (163.3828)	18 (159.9540)	8 (174.2628)	19 (158.8000)
Aug 11, 2023	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	17 / 27 (663.8744)	20 (164.5488)	16 (162.8344)	22 (162.2284)	5 (174.2628)
Sep 30, 2022	2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ	17 / 21 (670.8000)	19 (162.2628)	18 (164.5600)	13 (169.1200)	5 (174.8572)
Sep 9, 2022	Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT	28 / 31 (624.4116)	27 (158.2516)	30 (151.3944)	28 (158.8228)	28 (155.9428)
Sep 17, 2021	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	18 / 20 (638.1256)	17 (163.9544)	17 (163.3828)	19 (153.6800)	17 (157.1084)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	32 / 42 (650.2400)	21 (168.5828)	23 (166.8344)	39 (155.9772)	31 (158.8456)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	32 / 33 (597.5888)	32 (145.1316)	33 (145.7144)	25 (159.3712)	30 (147.3716)
May 7, 2021	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	31 / 35 (604.4000)	33 (145.7144)	30 (151.3828)	29 (153.0856)	26 (154.2172)
Oct 24, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	58 / 58 (623.8172)	54 (164.5372)	22 (172.5716)	—	58 (134.1828)
Oct 23, 2020	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	63 / 64 (607.3144)	64 (145.6800)	59 (156.5488)	—	63 (142.2400)
Sep 5, 2020	S.T.A.R Brews & Q 🏅 Lake City, CO	17 / 19 (609.5312)	18 (157.0972)	17 (153.0856)	18 (149.6912)	17 (149.6572)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	40 / 42 (596.4568)	31 (165.1428)	40 (149.6912)	41 (133.6800)	41 (147.9428)
Sep 20, 2019	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	23 / 25 (607.2116)	9 (169.1200)	22 (155.3944)	25 (136.4684)	21 (146.2288)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	52 / 54 (599.9084)	38 (163.4400)	54 (136.5028)	51 (148.5712)	45 (151.3944)
Jun 29, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	26 / 34 (643.9200)	18 (169.6800)	33 (149.1200)	—	24 (162.2400)
Jun 28, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	33 / 41 (611.3028)	32 (154.2400)	32 (154.2856)	—	32 (149.1088)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	45 / 48 (602.6628)	39 (157.6684)	38 (154.2400)	43 (149.6800)	48 (141.0744)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	42 / 44 (618.7084)	39 (154.8228)	42 (151.3600)	41 (153.7256)	31 (158.8000)
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	32 / 37 (636.4564)	26 (166.2512)	31 (156.5484)	33 (157.1084)	30 (156.5484)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	24 / 31 (637.6344)	27 (158.8344)	25 (155.3828)	24 (162.8800)	20 (160.5372)
Sep 9, 2016	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	39 / 49 (631.9432)	42 (154.2744)	32 (162.2516)	23 (165.7256)	45 (149.6916)
Jul 29, 2016	SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge Alamosa, CO	24 / 27 (636.9944)	27 (158.8228)	19 (163.9656)	25 (153.0972)	15 (161.1088)
Jul 2, 2016	13th Annual Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	20 / 31 (629.1088)	22 (155.9888)	8 (170.3088)	23 (151.9656)	23 (150.8456)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	21 / 40 (619.3140)	16 (160.5600)	26 (152)	29 (151.3712)	14 (155.3828)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	19 / 49 (664.5944)	7 (173.7372)	18 (164.0116)	39 (155.9656)	7 (170.8800)
Jul 31, 2015	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	24 / 29 (622.7656)	6 (173.7256)	19 (161.6800)	27 (150.2856)	28 (137.0744)
Jul 3, 2015	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	39 / 44 (577.6800)	34 (150.8228)	37 (151.4172)	42 (131.4512)	36 (143.9888)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	35 / 48 (624.4916)	28 (164.5488)	21 (163.9544)	38 (154.8684)	46 (141.1200)
Jul 4, 2014	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	33 / 38 (613.0856)	19 (159.3828)	27 (158.8572)	34 (149.7256)	34 (145.1200)
Jul 5, 2013	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	28 / 42 (604)	13 (164)	23 (156.5714)	36 (143.4286)	34 (140)
Jun 28, 2013	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	62 / 70 (585.7144)	31 (160.5716)	33 (159.4286)	66 (141.1428)	68 (124.5714)

PIG IN A PIT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)