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PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS PA

Rating

1498
peak 1498

Contests

3
in the data

First seen

2019-04-26
latest 2026-05-22

Best ToY finish

#141
Backyard 2026

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podiums

Overall top-10s

2
of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 54%
overall standings

Best overall

643.8508

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

432.09
last 3 vs career avg 432.09 (+0.00)

Walk rate

67%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

2
and counting

Best single call

166.8344

Consistency

±149.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 165.66 · weakest Pork (154.29)

Road miles

111
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 3 2 0 0 166.8112 163.3712 165.66 top 52%
Pork Ribs 3 2 0 1 166.8344 151.9544 161.50 top 48%
Pork 1 0 0 0 154.2856 154.2856 154.29 top 77%
Brisket 1 0 0 0 160.4912 160.4912 160.49 top 65%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
PA20top 44%
OH10top 73%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 44%
Medium (20–39)10top 73%

The story so far

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

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2026100 333.6456 333.65
2025100 318.7656 318.77
2019100 643.8508 643.85

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-05-22 Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest Rochester, PA 3 / 14 (333.6456) 5 (166.8112) 3 (166.8344)
2025-05-23 Big Knob BBQ Fest Rochester, PA 8 / 12 (318.7656) 6 (166.8112) 9 (151.9544)
2019-04-26 Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH 19 / 26 (643.8508) 18 (163.3712) 12 (165.7028) 20 (154.2856) 17 (160.4912)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Backyard #141 (206 pts) #173 (156 pts) #154 (206 pts)
2025 ↗ Backyard #287 (131 pts) #265 (151 pts) #312 (121 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1811 (81 pts) #1883 (86 pts) #1693 (116 pts) #1931 (76 pts) #1802 (91 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1320 (196 pts) #1078 (326 pts) #1439 (196 pts) #1175 (281 pts) #1561 (171 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1113 (280 pts) #1058 (330 pts) #1346 (230 pts) #1637 (170 pts) #995 (350 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1147 (247 pts) #994 (337 pts) #1321 (227 pts) #1087 (307 pts) #1294 (222 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #2084 (75 pts) #2167 (75 pts) #2161 (75 pts) #2172 (75 pts) #2148 (75 pts)

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