PIG IN A PIT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6363

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1380

peak 1380 · rated over 33 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-28

latest 2024-08-09

Best ToY finish

#417

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.86 · weakest Brisket (152.73)

Road miles

10,162

mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 587 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$189K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.96 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2024-08-09

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.

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

SMOKIN PHATTY'S

#6361 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

RIBS BY ANDY

#6362 of the rated field

1380 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT

#6364 of the rated field

1379 ▼ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN JERKS

#6360 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 1 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

No Clue BBQ

#6359 of the rated field

1383 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

DOLF'S BBQ

#6357 of the rated field

1383 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

No shared contest yet.

Rated 3 points above PIG IN A PIT.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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	34	2	1	1	177.7028	131.4512	154.79	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 state / province

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%

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	3	26	top 82%	2019-06-29
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2	12	top 52%	2024-08-09
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	24	top 83%	2021-05-07
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2	42	top 96%	2019-08-02
Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2	33	top 88%	2015-07-03

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 11.1 yrs 2013-06-28 → 2024-08-09

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 16 of 34 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 27 5 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.86 · weakest Brisket (152.73)

Walk rate 26% a top-10 call in 9 of 34 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 34 contests

Master average 625.96 out of 720 · 33 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 555 230–981 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 10,162 34 mapped stops · furthest 587 mi

Schedule strength 1573 average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests

Purse competed for $188,986 listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 21 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2017-08-04 → 2018-10-19

Power rating 1380 peak 1380 · #6363 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 28 First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos
Jun 28 Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' On the Pecos
2015
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
2016
Jul 29 10th tracked contest SanLuis Valley Beat The Heat Brew BBQ & Chili Challenge
2021
Jun 4 25th tracked contest Greeley Blues Jam
2023
Nov 3 First category win (Pork) Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic
Nov 3 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic
2024
Aug 9 Career-best overall score677.1544 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Aug 9 Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2024-08-09
+9.9	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic	2023-11-03
+8.1	Smokin' Brew BBQ	2015-09-05
+3	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2023-08-11
+2.5	Bliss, Brews & Que	2015-10-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Smokin' On the Pecos	2013-06-28
-9.8	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	2017-08-04
-9.4	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2015-07-03
-9.1	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2014-07-04
-8.6	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	2018-10-19

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2024-08-09	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	12 / 29 (677.1544)	12 (170.3088)	13 (166.2856)	14 (166.8572)	7 (173.7028)
2023-11-03	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ	13 / 26 (669.0628)	17 (163.4056)	19 (162.8456)	1 (177.7028)	16 (165.1088)
2023-11-03	Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ	—	—	19 (142.2516)	—	—
2023-08-25	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show 🏅 Liberal, KS	17 / 19 (656.3996)	17 (163.3828)	18 (159.9540)	8 (174.2628)	19 (158.8000)
2023-08-11	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	17 / 27 (663.8744)	20 (164.5488)	16 (162.8344)	22 (162.2284)	5 (174.2628)
2022-09-30	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)
2022-09-09	Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT	28 / 31 (624.4116)	27 (158.2516)	30 (151.3944)	28 (158.8228)	28 (155.9428)
2021-09-17	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	18 / 20 (638.1256)	17 (163.9544)	17 (163.3828)	12 (158.8572)	17 (157.1084)
2021-08-06	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	32 / 42 (650.2400)	21 (168.5828)	23 (166.8344)	39 (155.9772)	31 (158.8456)
2021-06-04	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	32 / 33 (597.5888)	32 (145.1316)	33 (145.7144)	25 (159.3712)	30 (147.3716)
2021-05-07	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	31 / 35 (604.4000)	33 (145.7144)	30 (151.3828)	29 (153.0856)	26 (154.2172)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	58 / 58 (623.8172)	54 (164.5372)	22 (172.5716)	57 (152.5256)	58 (134.1828)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	63 / 64 (607.3144)	64 (145.6800)	59 (156.5488)	57 (162.8456)	63 (142.2400)
2020-09-05	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)
2020-08-14	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	40 / 42 (596.4568)	31 (165.1428)	40 (149.6912)	41 (133.6800)	41 (147.9428)
2019-09-20	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	23 / 25 (607.2116)	9 (169.1200)	22 (155.3944)	25 (136.4684)	21 (146.2288)
2019-08-02	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)
2019-06-29	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	26 / 34 (643.9200)	18 (169.6800)	33 (149.1200)	25 (162.8800)	24 (162.2400)
2019-06-28	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	33 / 41 (611.3028)	32 (154.2400)	32 (154.2856)	33 (153.6684)	32 (149.1088)
2018-10-19	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)
2017-08-04	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)
2017-06-24	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)
2017-05-12	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	24 / 31 (637.6344)	27 (158.8344)	25 (155.3828)	24 (162.8800)	20 (160.5372)
2016-09-09	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	39 / 49 (631.9432)	42 (154.2744)	32 (162.2516)	23 (165.7256)	45 (149.6916)
2016-07-29	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)
2016-07-02	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)
2015-10-09	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	21 / 40 (619.3140)	16 (160.5600)	26 (152.0000)	29 (151.3712)	14 (155.3828)
2015-09-05	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	19 / 49 (664.5944)	7 (173.7372)	18 (164.0116)	39 (155.9656)	7 (170.8800)
2015-07-31	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)
2015-07-03	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	39 / 44 (577.6800)	34 (150.8228)	37 (151.4172)	42 (131.4512)	36 (143.9888)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	35 / 48 (624.4916)	28 (164.5488)	21 (163.9544)	38 (154.8684)	46 (141.1200)
2014-07-04	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	33 / 38 (613.0856)	19 (159.3828)	27 (158.8572)	34 (149.7256)	34 (145.1200)
2013-07-05	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	28 / 42 (604.0000)	13 (164.0000)	23 (156.5714)	36 (143.4286)	34 (140.0000)
2013-06-28	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	62 / 70 (585.7144)	31 (160.5716)	33 (159.4286)	66 (141.1428)	68 (124.5714)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)