Pit Crew BBQ KS
Rating
1447
peak 1503
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-06-29
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#659
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
640.42 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 608.73 (+31.69)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±126.37
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.31 · weakest Brisket (156.59)
Road miles
8779
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 8497 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 63% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (Steak) (2022-04-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MAN MEAT BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 153.6684 | 164.31 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5716 | 147.8856 | 161.77 | top 64% |
| Pork | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.0512 | 162.21 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 140.4916 | 156.59 | top 76% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (11 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Spring (Steak) (2022-04-08)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 608.73
- 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 665.5660 | 642.69 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.9316 | 649.03 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 618.6516 | 618.65 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 645.6572 | 645.05 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 673.6112 | 540.35 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 642.7768 | 629.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 26 / 33 (665.5660) | 4 (176.5716) | 26 (168.5256) | 28 (163.9544) | 31 (156.5144) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 65 / 68 (619.8056) | 34 (169.1200) | 67 (150.2172) | 68 (149.0512) | 63 (151.4172) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 27 / 30 (638.1372) | 21 (163.9544) | 29 (154.2400) | 9 (170.8572) | 28 (149.0856) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 55 / 70 (659.9316) | 69 (154.2516) | 28 (171.4172) | 51 (169.1200) | 48 (165.1428) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 71 / 73 (618.6516) | 50 (162.2972) | 73 (147.8856) | 34 (167.9772) | 73 (140.4916) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 49 / 73 (645.6572) | 30 (169.1428) | 47 (162.8228) | 60 (156.5600) | 48 (157.1316) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 83 / 103 (644.4460) | 86 (160.5372) | 86 (159.9544) | 76 (161.6916) | 77 (162.2628) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 59 / 87 (643.3488) | 34 (168.5600) | 49 (161.6800) | 58 (160.5372) | 68 (152.5716) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 42 / 77 (669.0400) | 53 (164.5256) | 21 (172.5716) | 54 (161.0856) | 18 (170.8572) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 52 / 94 (673.6112) | 34 (171.4172) | 86 (153.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | 47 (168.5256) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS | 1 (175.4172) | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships Palmview, Su Qld 4553 | 20 / 26 (617.0628) | 21 (153.6684) | 3 (168.5600) | 20 (149.1316) | 24 (145.7028) |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 34 / 41 (642.7768) | 39 (157.6800) | 22 (162.2856) | 35 (156.5368) | 30 (159.3944) |
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 | #659 (118 pts) | #459 (268 pts) | #774 (118 pts) | #677 (118 pts) | #679 (118 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #942 (115 pts) | #910 (135 pts) | #1085 (115 pts) | #742 (200 pts) | #977 (115 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1326 (80 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1188 (95 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1401 (136 pts) | #1527 (131 pts) | #913 (341 pts) | #1494 (136 pts) | #1659 (116 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2127 (65 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) | #1977 (100 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2012 (95 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1200 (241 pts) | #1449 (201 pts) | #1092 (301 pts) | #1037 (326 pts) | #1427 (201 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1793 (125 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |