St. Louis Pit - Que

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1778

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1551 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2015-10-23

Best ToY finish

#639

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2632 / 720

Master · Char-Broil Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.56 (+6.09)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5716

Pork Ribs · Char-Broil Challenge

Consistency

±17.99

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.90 · weakest Brisket (163.54)

Road miles

1,730

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 268 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.56 / 720

18 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Against the odds

30-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 70 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Rock'n Ribville (2014-10-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TENACIOUS Q.

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2632 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2632 at Char-Broil Challenge — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-11-14

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

County Line Que has finished one call ahead of St. Louis Pit - Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Rock'n Ribville on 2014-10-10 — 8 contests and 11.9 years ago.

last GC 2014-10-10
11.9 years ago

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG ON FIRE in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Bald Hawg BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
18 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

BIG ROCK BBQ

#1783 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

LIL' SUMPIN BBQ

#1785 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Phantom Smoke & BBQ

#1773 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 63% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

OnlyCans Competition BBQ

#1781 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after St. Louis Pit - Que did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

K-10 BBQ

#1771 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Level with St. Louis Pit - Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY

#1777 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2015-09-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
County Line Que	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Nards Backyard BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Bubba & Son BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' GRILL	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	6	0	1	174.2628	153.6684	166.20	top 48%
Pork Ribs	18	6	1	2	176.5716	143.9088	163.92	top 45%
Pork	18	9	0	4	176.0000	153.7028	166.90	top 38%
Brisket	18	4	0	0	173.1200	153.0856	163.54	top 48%

“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
SC	7	0	top 50%
GA	7	1	top 43%
NC	3	0	top 29%
TN	1	0	top 70%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 51%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Squealin' on the Square	2	11	0	top 47%	2015-10-02
SC Festival of Discovery	2	45	0	top 61%	2014-07-10

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2015-10-23

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 6 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SC 7 of 18 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.90 · weakest Brisket (163.54)

Walk rate 72% a top-10 call in 13 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 28% 5 of 18 contests

Wins it all 6% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2014-10-10 Rock'n Ribville

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 660.56 out of 720 · 18 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 478 419–372 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,730 18 mapped stops · furthest 268 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1548 peak 1551 · #1778 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5716 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Jun 7 First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
2014
Oct 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Rock'n Ribville
Oct 10 First overall podium Rock'n Ribville
Oct 10 First Grand Championship Rock'n Ribville
Oct 10 10th tracked contest Rock'n Ribville
Nov 14 Career-best overall score698.2632 Char-Broil Challenge
Nov 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Char-Broil Challenge
2015
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1551) Squealin' on the Square
Oct 23 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Rock'n Ribville	2014-10-10
+8.8	Low Country Hog Fest	2015-09-04
+8.6	Char-Broil Challenge	2014-11-14
+8.5	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	2013-06-07
+8.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2013-06-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	2015-03-27
-6.4	SC Festival of Discovery	2013-07-11
-5.3	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	2013-08-23
-4	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2014-08-30
-3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2015-10-23

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	7	0	2	0	86%	top 49%	94.5%	92.5%
2014	5	1	2	1	80%	top 37%	97%	93%
2013	6	0	1	0	50%	top 46%	92.7%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-10-23	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	65 / 93 (661.6108)	61 (166.2284)	24 (171.4284)	78 (160.5256)	61 (163.4284)
2015-10-02	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	11 / 25 (662.7196)	9 (167.3712)	17 (160.5256)	15 (165.1084)	6 (169.7144)
2015-09-04	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	6 / 26 (680.5600)	11 (170.2972)	13 (164.5372)	2 (176.0000)	9 (169.7256)
2015-05-29	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	10 / 23 (661.6912)	17 (162.8228)	6 (168.0000)	6 (167.4284)	11 (163.4400)
2015-05-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	14 / 29 (666.6852)	5 (171.9656)	24 (159.3484)	10 (169.1084)	18 (166.2628)
2015-03-27	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	29 / 38 (656.4800)	34 (158.8000)	19 (162.8800)	6 (171.9656)	27 (162.8344)
2015-02-06	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	14 / 35 (673.0856)	21 (166.8228)	9 (170.3200)	12 (168.5256)	17 (167.4172)
2014-11-14	Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	5 / 20 (698.2632)	5 (173.7144)	3 (176.5716)	7 (174.8572)	7 (173.1200)
2014-10-10	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	1 / 20 (687.9312)	2 (174.2628)	1 (172.5600)	3 (173.1428)	8 (167.9656)
2014-08-30	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	27 / 39 (654.7084)	27 (165.0856)	28 (162.2744)	2 (174.2628)	32 (153.0856)
2014-07-10	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	45 / 86 (651.4284)	33 (166.8800)	44 (161.7144)	59 (157.1428)	24 (165.6912)
2014-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	15 / 42 (655.3144)	6 (173.1200)	21 (159.9772)	28 (159.3600)	12 (162.8572)
2013-10-04	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	14 / 28 (633.0164)	21 (155.9768)	7 (164.5256)	18 (156.5140)	14 (156.0000)
2013-08-23	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	28 / 41 (635.9196)	35 (153.6684)	33 (154.2400)	8 (168.5828)	22 (159.4284)
2013-07-11	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	54 / 78 (622.1144)	41 (162.2744)	75 (143.9088)	62 (153.7028)	30 (162.2284)
2013-06-14	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	24 / 97 (660.5708)	29 (167.9998)	25 (166.2854)	25 (167.4284)	51 (158.8572)
2013-06-07	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	9 / 34 (667.4282)	7 (170.2856)	7 (166.2856)	2 (176.0000)	22 (154.8570)
2013-04-19	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	19 / 55 (660.5716)	29 (164.0000)	23 (165.1428)	21 (164.5716)	20 (166.8572)

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

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
2015 ↗	Master	#639 (573 pts)	#709 (528 pts)	#676 (568 pts)	#466 (843 pts)	#733 (503 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#903 (329 pts)	#1000 (314 pts)	#956 (324 pts)	#777 (429 pts)	#1158 (249 pts)