High-water mark
689.6112
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6112 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2023
MISSOURI PITFIRE BBQ
MISSOURI PITFIRE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 72nd of 487 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2019
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 174.56 · weakest Chicken (165.11)
Road miles
3
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$151K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
671.62 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 159.4056 | 165.11 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 174.56 | top 11% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 161.1088 | 166.26 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 160.5484 | 165.69 | top 44% |
“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
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
771
finished ahead 545 times, behind 407
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score689.6112 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6228 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 72 / 487 (689.6112) | 183 (170.8228) | 33 (176.5600) | 160 (171.4056) | 141 (170.8228) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 272 / 468 (653.6228) | 356 (159.4056) | 69 (172.5600) | 321 (161.1088) | 281 (160.5484) |