Smitty's Real Pit BBQ

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 11 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2018). They are ranked #719 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#719

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1638

peak 1638 · rated over 37 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 4, 2013

latest Aug 18, 2023 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#288

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

57% of 37 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2400 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Water 2

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

678.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.03 (+12.07)

Walk rate

95%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Marietta River City BBQ

Consistency

±36.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.21 · weakest Pork (165.47)

Road miles

4,536

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 409 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.03 / 720

37 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 12% average finish here

Smokin on the Water 2 is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 12%

They almost always walk

95% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 37 contests

A top-10 category call in 95% of their 37 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.2400 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2400 at Smokin on the Water 2 — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of Smitty's Real Pit BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 61%.

Pork avg 165.47
Chicken avg 170.21
11 calls in 37 entries

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A strong matchup

13–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 87% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FOOMANCHOO BBQ in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Marietta River City BBQ (Apr 23, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Apr 23, 2021

Chicken nemesis

10 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 10 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A June team

Top 26% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 26% across 5 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 34% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,536 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,536 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 409 miles to Boo B Que By the Sea.

37 mapped stops
furthest 409 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 5th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#465 (859 pts)	#333 (1,094 pts)	#504 (819 pts)	#550 (744 pts)	#440 (914 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#401 (939 pts)	#472 (829 pts)	#295 (1,169 pts)	#576 (674 pts)	#391 (959 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#438 (890 pts)	#546 (715 pts)	#528 (745 pts)	#556 (700 pts)	#332 (1,080 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#288 (1,062 pts)	#165 (1,407 pts)	#302 (1,002 pts)	#303 (977 pts)	#456 (707 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smitty's Real Pit BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

THE OUTLAWS

#717 of the rated field

1639 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1652

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Smitty's Real Pit BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 43 contests

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RIBS WITHIN

#718 of the rated field

1638 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1658

Careers of much the same size, 51 contests to 37, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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SMOKEY GQ

#720 of the rated field

1638 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1663

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 56 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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Two Pigs And A Smoker

#716 of the rated field

1639 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1639

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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BEER TIME BBQ

#724 of the rated field

1637 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 82
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1640

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smitty's Real Pit BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smitty's Real Pit BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 78 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BLIND HOG BBQ

#725 of the rated field

1637 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1640

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smitty's Real Pit BBQ)

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

rated over 84 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HISTORIC BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
FOOMANCHOO BBQ	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Velvet Smoke	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
QUBED	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	22	1	5	177.7372	158.8228	170.21	top 34%
Pork Ribs	37	16	2	5	177.1544	153.0628	167.41	top 38%
Pork	37	11	0	3	175.4056	152.4916	165.47	top 47%
Brisket	37	18	1	4	180 🔥	145.1088	167.55	top 37%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	25	top 32%
Large (40+)	10	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OH	20	top 33%
IN	14	top 32%
KY	2	top 25%
DE	1	top 100%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Marietta River City BBQ	6	3	top 32%	Apr 29, 2022
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	6	5	top 31%	Oct 18, 2019
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	3	10	top 36%	Aug 20, 2021
Smokin on the Water	3	7	top 33%	Apr 29, 2016
Smokin on the Water 2	2	4	top 12%	Apr 30, 2016
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	14	top 46%	May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 20 of 37 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 21 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 550 finished ahead 873 times, behind 446

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Apr 23, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Aug 18 Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Peak power rating (1638) Marietta River City BBQ

20181 milestone

Jun 8 First overall podium Marietta River City BBQ

20162 milestones

Apr 30 Career-best overall score694.2400 Smokin on the Water 2
Aug 19 25th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval

20151 milestone

Jun 12 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Marietta River City BBQ

20141 milestone

Jun 20 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20135 milestones

May 4 First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First call Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Water
May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4284 Smokin' on the Water
Oct 18 First category win (Chicken) Ohio Smoke Meat Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 20, 2014
+12	Smokin on the Water 2	Apr 30, 2016
+11	Smokin on the Water 2	May 1, 2015
+10.8	Smokin' on the Water	May 4, 2013
+10.1	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	Jul 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-18.7	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015
-8.3	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017
-5.9	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 16, 2019
-3	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 23, 2021
-1.9	Smokin on the Water	Apr 29, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 41%	94.4%	94.4%
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 40%	93.6%	93.6%
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 32%	94.4%	94.3%
2019	3	2	0	100%	top 40%	94.3%	92.2%
2018	2	2	1	100%	top 30%	93.5%	93.4%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 64%	91.2%	91.2%
2016	6	4	0	100%	top 30%	96.4%	94.7%
2015	7	4	1	86%	top 40%	95.9%	90.1%
2014	6	3	1	83%	top 26%	94.5%	93.2%
2013	8	4	1	100%	top 31%	94.2%	91.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 18, 2023	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	17 / 41 (679.9084)	36 (161.6800)	12 (173.7144)	13 (171.9656)	9 (172.5484)
Apr 29, 2022	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	10 / 25 (673.6804)	10 (169.6916)	9 (170.2628)	16 (161.1316)	6 (172.5944)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	13 / 43 (679.8628)	36 (161.6572)	19 (167.3828)	9 (175.4056)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 23, 2021	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	10 / 29 (678.2628)	9 (170.8572)	10 (170.8456)	17 (165.1544)	11 (171.4056)
Oct 18, 2019	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 🏅 Nelsonville, OH	9 / 28 (678.8232)	2 (174.8572)	12 (167.9772)	3 (172.5600)	18 (163.4288)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	29 / 47 (652.4348)	30 (165.6916)	37 (158.8344)	44 (152.4916)	3 (175.4172)
Apr 26, 2019	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	7 / 26 (660.9828)	8 (169.1084)	15 (163.9428)	14 (162.8228)	9 (165.1088)
Oct 19, 2018	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	9 / 28 (673.0400)	4 (172)	19 (161.6572)	12 (168.5600)	10 (170.8228)
Jun 8, 2018	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	3 / 11 (672.4456)	6 (169.1084)	1 (177.1544)	8 (159.3484)	5 (166.8344)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	25 / 39 (656.9828)	6 (174.2628)	25 (165.1200)	34 (155.9428)	26 (161.6572)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	8 / 37 (683.9428)	2 (175.4172)	12 (169.6800)	19 (165.7256)	6 (173.1200)
Oct 7, 2016	Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH	6 / 26 (690.8116)	10 (174.2744)	4 (174.2972)	7 (171.4172)	9 (170.8228)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	18 / 63 (678.7772)	3 (177.7372)	6 (174.8572)	55 (157.0628)	28 (169.1200)
Jun 10, 2016	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	8 / 20 (676.4800)	4 (174.2744)	19 (153.0628)	2 (174.2972)	2 (174.8456)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	4 / 35 (694.2400)	12 (173.7144)	11 (172.5600)	10 (171.9656)	5 (176)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	18 / 33 (666.7544)	8 (172.5600)	14 (167.4172)	30 (157.6572)	14 (169.1200)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	59 / 59 (461.0404)	—	39 (155.4060)	28 (157.6456)	49 (147.9888)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	8 / 36 (690.7656)	4 (176.5600)	10 (173.1200)	17 (170.2628)	14 (170.8228)
Jun 12, 2015	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	4 / 17 (684.5144)	8 (171.4172)	3 (174.2972)	15 (158.8000)	1 (180)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	11 / 27 (673.6572)	18 (165.7028)	2 (175.4288)	18 (163.9656)	13 (168.5600)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	9 / 36 (684.5032)	20 (167.9772)	3 (174.2744)	11 (173.1200)	15 (169.1316)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	5 / 37 (686.7884)	4 (174.2972)	5 (173.1200)	9 (171.4056)	15 (167.9656)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	21 / 39 (659.3484)	17 (168)	20 (163.4056)	31 (154.8228)	5 (173.1200)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	5 / 36 (679.3484)	6 (170.8572)	11 (168.5256)	20 (165.7028)	4 (174.2628)
Sep 5, 2014	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	13 / 36 (672.4684)	8 (172.0228)	22 (160.5144)	13 (169.6684)	6 (170.2628)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	10 / 60 (674.2284)	35 (165.1428)	23 (165.1428)	12 (169.6800)	5 (174.2628)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	16 / 42 (663.8860)	15 (167.3944)	28 (160.5372)	24 (162.2400)	2 (173.7144)
Jun 20, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	4 / 28 (680.4912)	13 (167.9656)	1 (176.0228)	6 (169.6800)	12 (166.8228)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	14 / 38 (654.1484)	22 (158.8228)	16 (163.4056)	15 (166.8228)	16 (165.0972)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	6 / 35 (678.2056)	1 (177.7144)	9 (170.8800)	19 (165.0856)	19 (164.5256)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	16 / 35 (655.9316)	13 (166.8572)	32 (153.0972)	3 (174.2628)	18 (161.7144)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	20 / 60 (657.5544)	8 (172.5600)	24 (165.0972)	26 (162.2400)	33 (157.6572)
Jul 19, 2013	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	19 / 57 (653.5544)	8 (171.9656)	30 (159.9544)	27 (162.8344)	32 (158.8000)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	8 / 41 (660.5260)	2 (176.5944)	5 (169.6800)	7 (169.1428)	40 (145.1088)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	7 / 29 (664.5710)	19 (164)	6 (169.7142)	16 (163.4284)	9 (167.4284)
May 17, 2013	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	19 / 35 (638.8570)	17 (162.8570)	10 (165.7144)	18 (160)	26 (150.2856)
May 4, 2013	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	7 / 37 (671.4284)	4 (172.0002)	9 (168)	10 (168)	16 (163.4282)

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

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