THE PIT CREW GA GA
Rating
1489
peak 1541
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2019-05-24
latest 2022-05-13
Best ToY finish
#37
Master 2015
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
5
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
666.14 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 667.18 (-1.04)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±35.88
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.12 · weakest Chicken (163.67)
Road miles
4690
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Under the Radar has finished one call ahead of THE PIT CREW GA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SWINE DINING GA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival (2021-04-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 177.7144 | 20.0000 | 163.67 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5256 | 169.12 | top 44% |
| Pork | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 178.8572 | 156.5144 | 167.81 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 151.9544 | 166.58 | top 53% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 16 | 0 | top 48% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| FL | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (16 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (25 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival (2021-04-09)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.18
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 678.7544 | 663.14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 702.2860 | 662.18 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.0400 | 671.02 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 691.3828 | 673.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 37 / 42 (636.3772) | 38 (159.3484) | 37 (159.3716) | 32 (164.5372) | 37 (153.1200) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 55 / 72 (660.9944) | 45 (167.3828) | 53 (163.9888) | 62 (161.6572) | 35 (167.9656) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 20 / 37 (678.7544) | 7 (175.4056) | 16 (169.7144) | 16 (170.8344) | 28 (162.8000) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 42 / 73 (676.4344) | 40 (168.5372) | 41 (168.5372) | 51 (166.2400) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 15 / 28 (678.1484) | 13 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (157.6456) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 15 / 26 (673.5772) | 10 (173.1200) | 18 (166.2516) | 16 (166.2400) | 16 (167.9656) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 10 / 27 (681.6116) | 10 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (165.0972) | 18 (164.5372) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 11 / 26 (679.3144) | 5 (174.8572) | 12 (168.5372) | 8 (170.8344) | 18 (165.0856) |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 20 / 25 (659.2684) | 17 (169.6684) | 13 (169.1428) | 23 (156.5144) | 21 (163.9428) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 23 / 39 (668.4688) | 21 (169.6800) | 21 (167.3944) | 24 (165.6800) | 19 (165.7144) |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 4 / 32 (690.1940) | 15 (169.6684) | 6 (175.4056) | 8 (172.5600) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Nesbit, MS | 47 / 48 (503.3260) | 47 (20.0000) | 18 (170.8688) | 38 (160.5028) | 44 (151.9544) |
| 2021-04-09 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival Jacksonville, FL | 1 / 40 (702.2860) | 3 (177.7144) | 10 (173.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 81 (685.6460) | 51 (165.0972) | 28 (169.1316) | 6 (174.8572) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 20 / 61 (681.0400) | 6 (175.4172) | 9 (173.7028) | 40 (165.6800) | 38 (166.2400) |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 18 / 25 (661.0056) | 22 (157.6800) | 12 (167.4288) | 6 (173.1084) | 21 (162.7884) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 7 / 35 (691.3828) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (176.5600) | 23 (165.1316) | 6 (174.2856) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 6 / 27 (682.7544) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (170.8344) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 14 / 39 (673.6116) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (174.2744) | 31 (161.6572) | 12 (168.0000) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 15 / 45 (679.3712) | 38 (164.5256) | 16 (170.8572) | 6 (173.7028) | 15 (170.2856) |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 7 / 27 (675.8968) | 2 (176.5600) | 22 (156.5256) | 1 (176.0000) | 12 (166.8112) |
| 2019-07-19 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 15 / 28 (665.5656) | 12 (168.5256) | 19 (163.3944) | 7 (170.2628) | 18 (163.3828) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 31 / 48 (669.6116) | 3 (177.1544) | 40 (161.0972) | 29 (166.8228) | 37 (164.5372) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest Peachtree City, GA | 12 / 31 (668.4916) | 29 (157.6800) | 10 (170.8572) | 1 (175.4172) | 16 (164.5372) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 55 / 72 (656.4912) | 56 (162.8456) | 62 (161.6684) | 45 (164.5716) | 39 (167.4056) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #544 (368 pts) | #486 (458 pts) | #451 (563 pts) | #593 (338 pts) | #540 (393 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #148 (1176 pts) | #173 (1061 pts) | #168 (1131 pts) | #160 (1121 pts) | #201 (971 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #335 (335 pts) | #290 (425 pts) | #233 (520 pts) | #388 (295 pts) | #387 (305 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #289 (1058 pts) | #215 (1238 pts) | #267 (1078 pts) | #205 (1278 pts) | #342 (958 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #103 (1893 pts) | #100 (1771 pts) | #92 (1758 pts) | #65 (1972 pts) | #70 (1947 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #102 (1919 pts) | #113 (1764 pts) | #70 (1968 pts) | #139 (1651 pts) | #226 (1375 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #134 (1783 pts) | #145 (1645 pts) | #136 (1658 pts) | #73 (1944 pts) | #173 (1597 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #37 (2365 pts) | #108 (1741 pts) | #27 (2350 pts) | #199 (1395 pts) | #53 (2105 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #285 (1229 pts) | #336 (1064 pts) | #219 (1394 pts) | #337 (1064 pts) | #323 (1104 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #213 (1349 pts) | #243 (1144 pts) | #300 (1004 pts) | #187 (1344 pts) | #232 (1204 pts) |