High-water mark
335.9884
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 335.9884 at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Sep 9, 2023
SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS
SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 21 at the B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021). They are ranked #4567 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1503 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 7, 2021
latest Sep 9, 2023 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
320.29 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 321.99 (-1.70)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.55
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.03 · weakest Chicken (160.96)
Road miles
380
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
321.99 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,549 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before SMOKIN' PIT PATRIOTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porket About It | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pittie Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| small town girl barbeque | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Yardpigs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 150.8000 | 160.96 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1312 | 155.3828 | 161.03 | top 57% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 9, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 94 times, behind 170
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score335.9884 Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1312 Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5028 B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1503) B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 9, 2023 |
| +1.6 | Minnesota in May | May 7, 2021 |
| +1 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 7, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | Aug 22, 2021 |
| -11.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | Oct 16, 2021 |
| -7.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -5.8 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 10, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 72% | 91.3% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2023 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 13 / 30 (335.9884) | 14 (166.8572) | 10 (169.1312) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 23 / 30 (319.3600) | 24 (159.9656) | 22 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 33 / 36 (313.0744) | 32 (155.9544) | 31 (157.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 32 / 40 (314.1944) | 37 (150.8000) | 14 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 14 / 15 (318.8460) | 13 (161.7832) | 10 (157.0628) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2021 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 11 / 21 (328.5028) | 12 (162.8112) | 10 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 26 / 60 (323.9656) | 8 (168.5828) | 34 (155.3828) | — | — |