PAPA'S PIT CREW WY
Rating
1566
peak 1570
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#202
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.02 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 671.37 (+12.65)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.85
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.15 · weakest Brisket (166.17)
Road miles
8631
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 1211 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ has finished one call ahead of PAPA'S PIT CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pig Pounda Kappa has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Chubby Cheeks BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 42% across 10 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 154.8000 | 169.10 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 176.5600 | 149.6456 | 167.13 | top 52% |
| Pork | 30 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9316 | 169.15 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 150.8000 | 166.17 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 11 | 0 | top 52% |
| MT | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
| SD | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WY (11 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (31 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 671.37
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 696.5144 | 680.94 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 698.2400 | 691.83 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 674.1368 | 664.83 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 673.6116 | 669.98 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 679.3260 | 679.33 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 674.2060 | 661.14 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 676.4684 | 657.58 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 18 / 29 (673.0976) | 8 (173.7144) | 23 (164.5372) | 16 (166.8344) | 12 (168.0116) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 17 / 48 (684.4684) | 8 (173.7028) | 28 (169.1200) | 32 (168.5256) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 62 / 82 (686.7312) | 11 (178.8572) | 32 (175.4172) | 73 (167.3712) | 74 (165.0856) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 23 / 117 (696.5144) | 49 (173.7028) | 48 (173.1200) | 12 (177.7144) | 43 (171.9772) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 27 / 71 (679.2796) | 36 (169.6684) | 31 (169.1200) | 38 (167.3828) | 15 (173.1084) |
| 2026-04-24 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 13 / 27 (665.5428) | 19 (160.5144) | 1 (173.7028) | 11 (167.3828) | 13 (163.9428) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 7 / 44 (690.8228) | 20 (171.9772) | 20 (170.2628) | 2 (176.0000) | 10 (172.5828) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 7 / 27 (694.8000) | 10 (169.1200) | 7 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5600) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2025-07-25 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off Laramie, WY | 2 / 26 (690.7772) | 7 (171.9772) | 10 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-06-13 | Montana BBQ Cookoff Absarokee, MT | 2 / 33 (684.5028) | 9 (174.2972) | 2 (173.1428) | 14 (166.2400) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 3 / 48 (698.2400) | 14 (172.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | 13 (173.1200) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 7 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 18 / 29 (674.1368) | 11 (173.1084) | 25 (162.2400) | 14 (166.8228) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 18 / 29 (670.7316) | 18 (166.8344) | 18 (169.1200) | 18 (166.2400) | 14 (168.5372) |
| 2024-07-12 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 22 / 26 (656.3888) | 16 (168.5372) | 17 (167.9772) | 23 (155.9316) | 21 (163.9428) |
| 2024-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 14 / 16 (658.0800) | 15 (161.6688) | 14 (162.8000) | 13 (166.2400) | 13 (167.3712) |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 14 / 26 (673.6116) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (165.7144) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 14 / 27 (663.8628) | 22 (154.8000) | 12 (168.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 16 (160.5028) |
| 2023-06-16 | Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT | 17 / 22 (672.4572) | 13 (170.8456) | 18 (164.5488) | 17 (168.5372) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 11 / 29 (679.3260) | 15 (169.6800) | 17 (164.5488) | 1 (178.8572) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 23 / 26 (644.3656) | 11 (171.9656) | 24 (149.6456) | 18 (165.6916) | 22 (157.0628) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 Casper, WY | 21 / 27 (662.6972) | 22 (163.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 21 (161.6572) | 20 (162.8000) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 13 / 30 (674.2060) | 16 (167.9772) | 12 (168.5484) | 1 (177.1544) | 19 (160.5260) |
| 2021-06-25 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 17 / 25 (663.2916) | 14 (170.8228) | 19 (161.6800) | 17 (166.2516) | 16 (164.5372) |
| 2019-09-13 | Smoke & Soul Fest Casper, WY | 16 / 28 (650.6744) | 6 (168.5600) | 17 (161.0972) | 14 (162.8000) | 17 (158.2172) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 9 / 31 (676.4684) | 21 (165.7028) | 17 (167.9656) | 4 (174.2628) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2019-08-16 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY | 12 / 30 (666.1600) | 9 (168.0000) | 18 (162.2400) | 12 (163.9544) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 9 / 29 (673.0744) | 7 (170.8572) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (176.0000) | 23 (150.8000) |
| 2019-06-14 | Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT | 18 / 28 (657.5656) | 20 (163.9428) | 19 (160.5372) | 15 (165.7028) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 30 / 40 (646.1944) | 20 (169.7028) | 32 (157.6572) | 27 (162.2400) | 31 (156.5944) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 33 / 38 (632.9140) | 31 (161.6684) | 35 (153.0972) | 25 (165.0856) | 32 (153.0628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #226 (491 pts) | #189 (636 pts) | #232 (581 pts) | #211 (526 pts) | #190 (581 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #202 (1066 pts) | #370 (626 pts) | #242 (1020 pts) | #250 (896 pts) | #311 (766 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #533 (340 pts) | #510 (400 pts) | #626 (330 pts) | #546 (360 pts) | #493 (420 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #574 (300 pts) | #568 (340 pts) | #688 (290 pts) | #460 (455 pts) | #610 (285 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #972 (124 pts) | #1178 (104 pts) | #1277 (94 pts) | #680 (279 pts) | #1117 (114 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #625 (248 pts) | #592 (288 pts) | #526 (378 pts) | #433 (438 pts) | #705 (228 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #471 (706 pts) | #444 (766 pts) | #490 (711 pts) | #368 (911 pts) | #493 (686 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #428 (827 pts) | #362 (957 pts) | #335 (997 pts) | #487 (757 pts) | #343 (992 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #570 (689 pts) | #570 (704 pts) | #428 (909 pts) | #659 (624 pts) | #684 (584 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1176 (253 pts) | #1305 (243 pts) | #1342 (233 pts) | #1091 (323 pts) | #1126 (293 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1544 (146 pts) | #1712 (131 pts) | #1559 (166 pts) | #1089 (306 pts) | #1759 (121 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2064 (95 pts) | #2644 (65 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2122 (80 pts) |