THE PIT CREW GA

THE PIT CREW GA is a competition barbecue team with 108 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 9 Grand Championships, most recently at the Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival (2021), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #806 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Pit Crew, Ga”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#806

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1627

peak 1812 · rated over 108 contests

Contests

108

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest May 13, 2022 · 9.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#37

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

63 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 108 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9656 / 720

Master · Blount County BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

666.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 678.87 (-12.73)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · GBC Throwdown

Consistency

±21.10

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.25 · weakest Brisket (169.41)

Road miles

17,561

across 108 mapped stops · furthest 359 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$339K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 25 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.87 / 720

108 Master contests · 9 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5832 points from the title

Came within 0.5832 points of the Grand Championship at Flames on the Flint (Mar 9, 2018).

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×2
Chicken ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival (Apr 9, 2021) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

59 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.

Mar 2, 2018

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Fitzgerald Pig Pickin is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 10%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) (Nov 13, 2015).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 87 of 108 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 108 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

703.9656 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9656 at Blount County BBQ Bash — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 23, 2017

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 25 entries at contests carrying the title.

25 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

TENACIOUS Q has finished one call ahead of THE PIT CREW GA 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 4 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.

15 contests
11 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 21%

A tough matchup

36–14 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 72% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 36 of their 50 shared contests.

The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival on Apr 9, 2021 — 12 contests and 5.5 years ago.

last GC Apr 9, 2021
5.5 years ago

A strong matchup

33–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 33 of their 35 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

36 of 58 shared pork ribs entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 36 of 58 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Feb 22, 2013).

Feb 22, 2013
29-team field

Going the wrong way

-100 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 100 points across 12 contests since Jun 18, 2021 — from 1727 down to 1627.

12 contests since Jun 18, 2021
now 1627

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

17,561 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 17,561 miles across 108 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 359 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

108 mapped stops
furthest 359 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#544 (368 pts)	#486 (458 pts)	#451 (563 pts)	#593 (338 pts)	#540 (393 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#148 (1,176 pts)	#173 (1,061 pts)	#168 (1,131 pts)	#160 (1,121 pts)	#201 (971 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#335 (335 pts)	#290 (425 pts)	#233 (520 pts)	#388 (295 pts)	#387 (305 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#285 (1,058 pts)	#215 (1,238 pts)	#265 (1,078 pts)	#205 (1,278 pts)	#336 (958 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#103 (1,893 pts)	#100 (1,771 pts)	#92 (1,758 pts)	#65 (1,972 pts)	#70 (1,947 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#102 (1,919 pts)	#113 (1,764 pts)	#70 (1,968 pts)	#139 (1,651 pts)	#226 (1,375 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#134 (1,783 pts)	#145 (1,645 pts)	#136 (1,658 pts)	#73 (1,944 pts)	#173 (1,597 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#37 (2,365 pts)	#108 (1,741 pts)	#27 (2,350 pts)	#199 (1,395 pts)	#53 (2,105 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#285 (1,229 pts)	#336 (1,064 pts)	#219 (1,394 pts)	#337 (1,064 pts)	#323 (1,104 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#213 (1,349 pts)	#243 (1,144 pts)	#300 (1,004 pts)	#187 (1,344 pts)	#232 (1,204 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE PIT CREW GA, each with one reason worth a look.

26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CRASH TEST SMOKERS

#808 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1702

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE PIT CREW GA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE PIT CREW GA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ

#813 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1634

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE PIT CREW GA)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before THE PIT CREW GA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 41 contests

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PIGGIN' OUT

#804 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1648

4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to THE PIT CREW GA)

Fewer contests behind them than THE PIT CREW GA has cooked, 28 to 108, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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2LiveQ

#809 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1637

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 49 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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Big Wigs BBQ

#812 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1689

They've been 1689 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que

#807 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1628

They turned up 9 years after THE PIT CREW GA did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	58	23	35	40%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	50	14	36	28%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	43	24	19	56%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	35	33	2	94%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	35	18	17	51%	⚔ compare
South Pork	34	17	17	50%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	33	20	13	61%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	33	17	16	52%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	33	15	18	45%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	33	14	19	42%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	32	11	21	34%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	28	20	8	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	28	14	14	50%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	27	26	1	96%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	108	52	1	11	180 🔥	20	169.74	top 37%
Pork Ribs	108	52	6	21	180 🔥	155.9428	170.25	top 35%
Pork	108	46	7	16	178.8572	150.8228	169.46	top 39%
Brisket	108	40	2	15	178.8572	151.9544	169.41	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	70	5	top 32%
Large (40+)	38	4	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	68	5	top 30%
AL	22	2	top 31%
TN	12	1	top 31%
MS	3	0	top 83%
FL	2	1	top 23%
SC	1	0	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	5	6	0	top 36%	Oct 8, 2021
BBQ Boogie & Blues	4	2	0	top 38%	Apr 29, 2022
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	4	7	0	top 27%	Jul 26, 2019
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	3	1	1	top 17%	Aug 4, 2017
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	11	0	top 35%	Mar 4, 2022
Rock'n Ribville	3	5	0	top 16%	Sep 21, 2018
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	3	8	0	top 34%	Aug 24, 2018
Flames on the Flint	3	2	0	top 20%	Mar 9, 2018
The National BBQ Cup	3	4	0	top 25%	Nov 20, 2015
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	3	4	0	top 18%	Aug 28, 2015
Blount County BBQ Bash	2	1	1	top 17%	Jun 22, 2018
Fitzgerald Pig Pickin	2	1	1	top 10%	Jun 10, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	1	1	top 27%	Feb 26, 2016
Poosa Q	2	31	0	top 70%	May 5, 2022
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	2	25	0	top 56%	May 24, 2019
World Barbecue Championship	2	23	0	top 33%	Nov 8, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	2	0	top 17%	May 22, 2015
Calhoun KOA's	2	11	0	top 24%	Dec 5, 2014
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2	4	0	top 18%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 17 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 10.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 68 of 108 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 75 19 of them more than once

First title Feb 22, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Opponents faced 1,594 finished ahead 3,127 times, behind 1,655

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

20221 milestone

May 13 Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off

20212 milestones

Apr 9 First state championship Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival
Aug 6 100th tracked contest Swine At the Shrine

20183 milestones

Mar 2 Biggest field won (59 teams) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Jul 13 10th category win Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1812) The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20171 milestone

Jun 23 Career-best overall score703.9656 Blount County BBQ Bash

20161 milestone

Nov 4 50th tracked contest Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier)

20155 milestones

May 22 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 24 25th tracked contest Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition
Aug 28 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 9 5th Grand Championship The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 13 First multi-meat day Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)

20138 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score689.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Dec 6 10th tracked contest Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 15, 2013
+16.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 22, 2013
+13.7	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	Jul 25, 2014
+13.2	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 3, 2015
+12.8	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 13, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-23	DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 18, 2021
-16.1	Poosa-Q	Jun 14, 2019
-16	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	May 13, 2022
-15.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 18, 2015
-15.1	Capital City Cook Off	Feb 21, 2020

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	4	0	0	0	25%	top 69%	94.3%	92.1%
2021	10	1	3	3	70%	top 46%	97.5%	92%
2020	2	0	0	0	100%	top 52%	94.6%	93.2%
2019	9	0	3	2	89%	top 41%	96%	93.6%
2018	17	1	10	3	100%	top 25%	96.7%	95.5%
2017	15	2	9	1	87%	top 27%	97.8%	94.9%
2016	17	0	11	0	82%	top 28%	96.7%	94.9%
2015	15	4	11	5	80%	top 21%	97.4%	95.4%
2014	9	0	5	0	78%	top 32%	96%	93.6%
2013	10	1	4	2	70%	top 36%	96.8%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2022	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	37 / 42 (636.3772)	38 (159.3484)	37 (159.3716)	32 (164.5372)	37 (153.1200)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	55 / 72 (660.9944)	45 (167.3828)	53 (163.9888)	62 (161.6572)	35 (167.9656)
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	20 / 37 (678.7544)	7 (175.4056)	16 (169.7144)	16 (170.8344)	28 (162.8000)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	42 / 73 (676.4344)	40 (168.5372)	41 (168.5372)	51 (166.2400)	15 (173.1200)
Nov 19, 2021	GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	15 / 28 (678.1484)	13 (170.8228)	1 (180)	27 (157.6456)	15 (169.6800)
Oct 8, 2021	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	15 / 26 (673.5772)	10 (173.1200)	18 (166.2516)	16 (166.2400)	16 (167.9656)
Sep 24, 2021	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	10 / 27 (681.6116)	10 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	19 (165.0972)	18 (164.5372)
Aug 20, 2021	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	11 / 26 (679.3144)	5 (174.8572)	12 (168.5372)	8 (170.8344)	18 (165.0856)
Aug 6, 2021	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	20 / 25 (659.2684)	17 (169.6684)	13 (169.1428)	23 (156.5144)	21 (163.9428)
Jul 30, 2021	GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	23 / 39 (668.4688)	21 (169.6800)	21 (167.3944)	24 (165.6800)	19 (165.7144)
Jun 25, 2021	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	4 / 32 (690.1940)	15 (169.6684)	6 (175.4056)	8 (172.5600)	8 (172.5600)
Jun 18, 2021	DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS	47 / 48 (503.3260)	47 (20)	18 (170.8688)	38 (160.5028)	44 (151.9544)
Apr 9, 2021	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL	1 / 40 (702.2860)	3 (177.7144)	10 (173.7144)	1 (178.8572)	9 (172)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	11 / 81 (685.6460)	51 (165.0972)	28 (169.1316)	6 (174.8572)	5 (176.5600)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	20 / 61 (681.0400)	6 (175.4172)	9 (173.7028)	40 (165.6800)	38 (166.2400)
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	18 / 25 (661.0056)	22 (157.6800)	12 (167.4288)	6 (173.1084)	21 (162.7884)
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	7 / 35 (691.3828)	5 (175.4056)	2 (176.5600)	23 (165.1316)	6 (174.2856)
Oct 11, 2019	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	6 / 27 (682.7544)	7 (171.9772)	9 (170.8228)	9 (170.8344)	11 (169.1200)
Aug 23, 2019	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	14 / 39 (673.6116)	14 (169.6800)	6 (174.2744)	31 (161.6572)	12 (168)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	15 / 45 (679.3712)	38 (164.5256)	16 (170.8572)	6 (173.7028)	15 (170.2856)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	7 / 27 (675.8968)	2 (176.5600)	22 (156.5256)	1 (176)	12 (166.8112)
Jul 19, 2019	Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS	15 / 28 (665.5656)	12 (168.5256)	19 (163.3944)	7 (170.2628)	18 (163.3828)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	31 / 48 (669.6116)	3 (177.1544)	40 (161.0972)	29 (166.8228)	37 (164.5372)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	12 / 31 (668.4916)	29 (157.6800)	10 (170.8572)	1 (175.4172)	16 (164.5372)
May 24, 2019	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)
Oct 12, 2018	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	7 / 26 (686.2288)	5 (173.7144)	9 (171.4172)	16 (168.5372)	8 (172.5600)
Sep 21, 2018	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	5 / 33 (687.8740)	22 (165.0740)	3 (176.5600)	4 (174.2628)	7 (171.9772)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	4 / 32 (693.0972)	9 (171.9656)	2 (176.5716)	14 (169.1200)	3 (175.4400)
Sep 7, 2018	Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA	6 / 31 (687.9428)	11 (170.8456)	6 (172.5716)	17 (169.1200)	4 (175.4056)
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	8 / 34 (681.6456)	9 (174.2628)	12 (169.1428)	1 (176.5600)	17 (161.6800)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	7 / 27 (686.7772)	10 (171.4172)	13 (169.6800)	4 (174.2628)	11 (171.4172)
Jul 14, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN	16 / 32 (689.0400)	4 (180)	27 (167.3944)	23 (169.6800)	13 (171.9656)
Jul 13, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN	12 / 40 (689.6916)	21 (170.8228)	10 (171.9888)	1 (178.8572)	23 (168.0228)
Jun 22, 2018	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	11 / 36 (675.8856)	27 (162.8228)	7 (171.9772)	20 (165.6800)	4 (175.4056)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	25 / 72 (679.8740)	33 (169.6684)	42 (166.2400)	36 (166.8228)	5 (177.1428)
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	13 / 39 (688.4684)	18 (171.4056)	18 (170.8344)	1 (178.8572)	25 (167.3712)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	9 / 61 (693.6684)	8 (176)	22 (170.2628)	19 (170.2628)	5 (177.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	6 / 42 (692.4684)	10 (174.2628)	26 (167.3944)	8 (173.1084)	2 (177.7028)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	17 / 38 (681.6112)	2 (177.7028)	24 (166.8228)	22 (166.2628)	16 (170.8228)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	21 / 49 (682.1828)	7 (177.1428)	33 (165.0972)	22 (170.8228)	22 (169.1200)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	2 / 42 (695.9428)	2 (178.8572)	7 (172)	15 (169.6800)	6 (175.4056)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	1 / 59 (691.9316)	29 (168.5256)	2 (173.7144)	3 (176.5600)	5 (173.1316)
Dec 1, 2017	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	9 / 27 (672.4456)	8 (170.8228)	10 (167.3828)	7 (169.1200)	12 (165.1200)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	23 / 93 (679.3600)	72 (164.5256)	13 (173.7144)	34 (169.1200)	20 (172)
Oct 13, 2017	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	12 / 29 (683.3140)	6 (171.9656)	13 (170.8228)	9 (170.8228)	14 (169.7028)
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	1 / 30 (701.7144)	12 (171.9772)	4 (177.7028)	7 (173.7372)	1 (178.2972)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	7 / 39 (685.6228)	5 (175.4056)	4 (174.2744)	14 (169.1200)	17 (166.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	18 / 37 (675.3256)	12 (171.4056)	7 (173.1544)	22 (165.0856)	23 (165.6800)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	9 / 35 (689.0512)	20 (170.2628)	2 (177.1544)	15 (171.9656)	20 (169.6684)
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	23 / 57 (676.4112)	12 (174.2628)	15 (171.9656)	17 (169.6800)	43 (160.5028)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	7 / 27 (686.7772)	10 (171.4172)	13 (169.6800)	4 (174.2628)	11 (171.4172)
Jun 23, 2017	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	1 / 35 (703.9656)	4 (177.1428)	6 (174.2744)	2 (177.7028)	3 (174.8456)
Jun 16, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	11 / 28 (678.1944)	6 (173.7028)	3 (176)	17 (165.6800)	22 (162.8116)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	3 / 37 (690.2284)	2 (178.2972)	5 (172)	11 (170.8112)	9 (169.1200)
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	2 / 26 (682.7428)	2 (175.4056)	6 (171.4172)	2 (174.2744)	20 (161.6456)
Apr 21, 2017	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	5 / 29 (689.0400)	11 (168.5372)	8 (171.9772)	3 (176.5600)	9 (171.9656)
Apr 7, 2017	Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA	17 / 25 (658.7084)	21 (164.5256)	3 (170.8228)	18 (162.8228)	19 (160.5372)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	36 / 89 (680.5028)	35 (171.9656)	44 (167.4172)	13 (172.5600)	38 (168.5600)
Nov 4, 2016	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	3 / 33 (691.9544)	18 (168.5372)	12 (171.4172)	4 (174.2972)	3 (177.7028)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	41 / 96 (673.1312)	44 (169.7256)	84 (157.7144)	18 (173.1084)	26 (172.5828)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	8 / 26 (682.7772)	7 (172.5600)	12 (168.5716)	17 (162.7884)	3 (178.8572)
Sep 23, 2016	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	5 / 25 (682.1712)	10 (168.5484)	6 (171.9772)	12 (166.2400)	5 (175.4056)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	6 / 39 (694.2056)	7 (173.7028)	3 (176.5600)	6 (176.5600)	18 (167.3828)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	11 / 38 (677.5656)	24 (167.3712)	11 (170.8228)	9 (169.6916)	14 (169.6800)
Aug 5, 2016	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	5 / 56 (695.9200)	6 (176.5600)	20 (169.6800)	5 (176.5600)	20 (173.1200)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	10 / 33 (687.9200)	7 (174.8456)	5 (176.5600)	7 (174.8572)	26 (161.6572)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	10 / 30 (685.0284)	25 (165.0856)	23 (166.8228)	3 (176.5600)	3 (176.5600)
Jun 10, 2016	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA	4 / 26 (681.0284)	10 (166.8344)	9 (170.8228)	2 (174.8456)	7 (168.5256)
Jun 3, 2016	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	12 / 32 (677.6228)	14 (171.9656)	16 (167.9772)	6 (173.1200)	17 (164.5600)
May 20, 2016	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	7 / 30 (691.9772)	7 (174.8572)	2 (178.8572)	14 (171.4172)	22 (166.8456)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	19 / 35 (670.6968)	11 (172.5484)	20 (166.2400)	28 (163.3828)	14 (168.5256)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	4 / 25 (683.9428)	4 (173.7372)	7 (170.8228)	6 (169.7028)	14 (169.6800)
Mar 4, 2016	Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL	5 / 25 (684.5140)	4 (175.4056)	22 (159.9772)	2 (176.5828)	8 (172.5484)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	15 / 30 (673.0400)	6 (174.2628)	7 (171.9772)	27 (162.2628)	17 (164.5372)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	19 / 39 (670.7884)	12 (170.8456)	21 (164)	21 (166.2628)	16 (169.6800)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	19 / 74 (685.0856)	11 (175.4056)	14 (172.5944)	17 (172.5600)	52 (164.5256)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	3 / 48 (693.0628)	15 (170.8228)	1 (178.8572)	38 (164.5256)	1 (178.8572)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	1 / 27 (698.8228)	2 (179.4400)	7 (169.6800)	4 (172)	2 (177.7028)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	1 / 41 (701.0972)	10 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)	14 (171.4172)	2 (178.8572)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	4 / 52 (693.1084)	31 (169.6800)	3 (176.5600)	11 (173.1428)	9 (173.7256)
Sep 18, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	29 / 30 (676.4568)	14 (171.4056)	4 (175.4400)	30 (162.7884)	28 (166.8228)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	4 / 41 (691.9544)	15 (171.9656)	1 (180)	24 (168.0116)	6 (171.9772)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	1 / 55 (698.2744)	2 (177.1544)	8 (174.2744)	9 (173.1200)	7 (173.7256)
Jul 24, 2015	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	6 / 28 (682.2520)	5 (174.2744)	1 (175.4516)	17 (166.2516)	10 (166.2744)
Jun 12, 2015	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	1 / 20 (697.6916)	7 (171.9772)	5 (174.2744)	2 (174.8572)	2 (176.5828)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	2 / 29 (689.1432)	14 (166.8344)	2 (177.7144)	8 (169.7144)	3 (174.8800)
May 8, 2015	Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL	5 / 21 (661.0512)	11 (162.8340)	2 (171.4172)	16 (156.5372)	3 (170.2628)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	9 / 38 (679.3600)	1 (178.2972)	23 (162.2284)	12 (170.2744)	18 (168.5600)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	18 / 72 (683.8972)	24 (173.1084)	21 (171.9888)	27 (170.2744)	41 (168.5256)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	11 / 38 (691.3368)	9 (173.7028)	14 (171.4056)	10 (173.1200)	11 (173.1084)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	39 / 86 (675.8744)	29 (171.9656)	50 (165.6916)	60 (165.0972)	19 (173.1200)
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	9 / 27 (679.3600)	6 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)	10 (170.2744)	22 (159.4172)
Sep 26, 2014	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	7 / 29 (671.3484)	6 (170.2628)	2 (169.7028)	12 (167.3828)	10 (164)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	9 / 39 (674.7200)	17 (169.6684)	25 (163.9544)	5 (171.9772)	15 (169.1200)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	4 / 49 (687.3600)	8 (173.7028)	9 (171.9772)	34 (163.9772)	2 (177.7028)
May 30, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	8 / 29 (671.3028)	18 (166.2284)	5 (171.4172)	9 (166.2628)	11 (167.3944)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	42 / 65 (646.6856)	53 (159.9772)	49 (155.9428)	24 (163.9428)	22 (166.8228)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	13 / 43 (666.2056)	26 (163.4056)	2 (174.8572)	14 (167.9772)	27 (159.9656)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	13 / 65 (685.0740)	18 (173.1200)	22 (169.7028)	22 (169.6912)	18 (172.5600)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	4 / 79 (697.0972)	33 (171.4056)	16 (172.5716)	3 (176.5600)	6 (176.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	26 / 30 (656.4340)	9 (171.9656)	23 (161.6800)	30 (150.8228)	15 (171.9656)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	20 / 41 (648.4344)	17 (162.8228)	18 (163.9544)	20 (164.5372)	29 (157.1200)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	15 / 54 (677.1312)	2 (174.2628)	31 (163.9884)	16 (170.2856)	23 (168.5944)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	20 / 39 (662.2856)	27 (163.4284)	20 (164)	1 (175.4284)	27 (159.4288)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	38 / 47 (648.5712)	17 (169.7142)	39 (160)	44 (154.2856)	25 (164.5714)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	8 / 37 (675.4282)	8 (172.5712)	23 (164.5712)	20 (165.1428)	5 (173.1430)
Apr 26, 2013	Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) Columbus, GA	5 / 26 (680.5710)	9 (169.1428)	14 (163.4284)	5 (171.9998)	4 (176)
Feb 22, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	1 / 29 (689.7142)	14 (168)	1 (177.7142)	6 (172)	3 (172)

THE PIT CREW GA

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 (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

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)