A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pit Bull Smokers ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pit Bull Smokers has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Rack Em Up
Rack Em Up is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 10 at the Smokin' in the Valley (2024). They are ranked #6303 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1410
peak 1500 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2014
latest Aug 3, 2024 · 9.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
14% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 601.75 (+13.79)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±50.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.78 · weakest Brisket (152.66)
Road miles
11,993
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 11,358 mi
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1505)
Master avg
601.75 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
301.11 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rack Em Up, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1410
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1410
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Rack Em Up's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1410
Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1410
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1409
Level with Rack Em Up on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1409
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Genius | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 131.3940 | 154.42 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 164.6060 | 142.8000 | 153.85 | top 67% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 143.9656 | 154.78 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 137.6800 | 152.66 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 95% | Aug 3, 2024 |
| Oinktoberfest | 3 | 34 | 0 | top 67% | Sep 22, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
—
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
4 of 14 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
12 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
178
finished ahead 75 times, behind 225
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Nov 9, 2019 → Nov 26, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4688 Smokin' in the Valley
- Career-best overall score656.4688 Smokin' in the Valley
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Smokin' in the Valley
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Valley
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smokin in the Valley
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1500) Oinktoberfest
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- First call Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- First overall top-10 Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Smokin in the Valley | Nov 9, 2019 |
| -13.5 | Smokin in the City | Apr 21, 2018 |
| -13.3 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 4, 2023 |
| -13 | Smokin' in the Valley | May 4, 2024 |
| -10.5 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 26, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 84.9% | 83.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 95% | 91.2% | 85.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 88.2% | 76.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 9 / 10 (656.4688) | 10 (153.1088) | 9 (157.6800) | 5 (171.9772) | 4 (173.7028) |
| May 4, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 14 / 14 (579.2796) | 14 (131.3940) | 11 (155.3828) | 12 (147.4056) | 13 (145.0972) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 11 / 11 (618.1484) | 8 (154.2400) | 11 (142.8000) | 2 (166.8800) | 8 (154.2284) |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 11 / 12 (624.5376) | 11 (153.6916) | 7 (155.4172) | 6 (162.2972) | 8 (153.1316) |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA | 17 / 17 (599.3032) | 8 (162.8456) | 16 (146.2632) | 15 (148.5484) | 16 (141.6460) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Wa | 15 / 23 (634.9140) | 14 (160.0228) | 10 (157.1772) | 17 (152.5484) | 6 (165.1656) |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Smokin in the City Perth | 19 / 20 (461.1312) | 15 (158.8684) | — | 17 (143.9656) | 14 (158.2972) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 37 / 53 (617.6572) | 24 (164.0228) | 13 (164.6060) | 40 (151.3484) | 48 (137.6800) |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2016 | Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 42 / 52 (602.7312) | 28 (158.2856) | 46 (145.6572) | 39 (150.8228) | 40 (147.9656) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 34 / 66 (623.3716) | 20 (162.2972) | 27 (159.4172) | 46 (151.9656) | 46 (149.6916) |
| — | Pit Boss Premium Charcoal Barbecue (BACKYARD ONLY) Perth Western | 18 / 20 (296.5372) | 19 (147.4284) | 17 (149.1088) | — | — |
| — | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only) Bakersville, WA | 10 / 14 (305.6800) | 13 (146.8000) | 5 (158.8800) | — | — |