Giant slayer
45
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge.
- Sep 3, 2022
Off in The Pits
Off in The Pits is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2022). They finished #912 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2014
latest Sep 2, 2023 · 9.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)
Road miles
15
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.39 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.8228 | 165.31 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 159.9656 | 164.93 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 167.3828 | 168.35 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 154.2744 | 167.80 | top 40% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
First title
Sep 3, 2022
Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 82 times, behind 22
Longest layoff
8.2 yrs
Jun 27, 2014 → Sep 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- Career-best overall score680.4800 Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge
- Peak power rating (1535) Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge
- Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge
20226 milestones
- First overall top-10 Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- First overall podium Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- First Grand Championship Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- First state championship Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score349.6800 Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Biggest field won (45 teams) Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
- First call 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2023 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 3 / 34 (347.9772) | 32 (163.4056) | 7 (171.9888) | 22 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7028) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 1 / 45 (349.6800) | 10 (173.7028) | 40 (162.8228) | 24 (169.7028) | 15 (171.4284) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 19 / 30 (641.0284) | 25 (158.8228) | 17 (159.9656) | 10 (167.9656) | 23 (154.2744) |