BS PITMEISTERS

BS PITMEISTERS is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 33 at the Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #2393 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,393

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1565 · rated over 28 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 8, 2013

latest Nov 9, 2018 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#314

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1426 / 720

Master · Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.30 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 656.43 (-23.13)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

Consistency

±21.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.60)

Road miles

2,979

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Master avg

656.43 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

689.1426 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1426 at Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 19, 2013

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of BS PITMEISTERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

7 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

20–1 behind in the head-to-head

MIDNIGHT BURN ahead in 95% of their meetings

MIDNIGHT BURN has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAYOU POKER SMOKERS in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) (Nov 9, 2018).

last seen May 5, 2017
back Nov 9, 2018

Pork nemesis

19 of 25 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 19 of 25 shared pork entries.

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Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 33 at their very first tracked contest, Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) (Feb 8, 2013).

Feb 8, 2013
33-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DEEP SOUTH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 33% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 50% the rest of the year

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1240 (255 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1259 (250 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#891 (385 pts)	#935 (390 pts)	#857 (455 pts)	#974 (385 pts)	#867 (420 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#703 (505 pts)	#779 (475 pts)	#784 (465 pts)	#743 (505 pts)	#519 (725 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#669 (550 pts)	#626 (605 pts)	#767 (480 pts)	#613 (630 pts)	#530 (695 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#314 (980 pts)	#308 (960 pts)	#326 (925 pts)	#472 (690 pts)	#475 (675 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BS PITMEISTERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ

#2,382 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1524

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BS PITMEISTERS)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2015

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Gustoso BBQ

#2,395 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1524

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ

#2,391 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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RIBS N BIBS

#2,400 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1557

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2020

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Bay Brothers BBQ

#2,397 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1537

They turned up 9 years after BS PITMEISTERS did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2026

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Dirt Crüe BBQ

#2,403 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1540

Level with BS PITMEISTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	5	1	176	146.8000	164.17	top 53%
Pork Ribs	29	3	1	175.4400	145.0856	162.60	top 55%
Pork	29	2	1	177.1428	151.9084	165.53	top 47%
Brisket	29	5	1	176.5600	145.6228	164.13	top 47%

“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)	3	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	26	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	24	top 50%
GA	3	top 53%
SC	1	top 50%
TN	1	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	3	12	top 33%	Jun 10, 2016
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	27	top 56%	May 5, 2017
Hog Happnin'	2	5	top 40%	Nov 6, 2015
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	22	top 62%	Sep 18, 2015
WNC BBQ Festival	2	19	top 66%	Jul 24, 2015
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2	30	top 82%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 24 of 29 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 22 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 651 finished ahead 883 times, behind 792

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs May 5, 2017 → Nov 9, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Nov 9 Most recent contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)

20161 milestone

Jul 7 25th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery

20151 milestone

Jun 12 Peak power rating (1565) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

20141 milestone

Jul 25 10th tracked contest WNC BBQ Festival

20137 milestones

Feb 8 First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 First overall top-10 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 First overall podium Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 Career-best overall score689.1426 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	Hog Happnin'	Nov 1, 2013
+14	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)	Feb 8, 2013
+13.6	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 19, 2013
+12.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 10, 2016
+10.4	WNC Barbeque Festival	Jul 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 14, 2017
-13.4	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 18, 2015
-12.9	WNC BBQ Festival	Jul 24, 2015
-12.3	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 9, 2013
-9.7	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)	Feb 6, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 98%	83.5%	83.5%
2017	3	0	33%	top 78%	92.7%	88.7%
2016	5	0	20%	top 40%	95.1%	92.4%
2015	7	1	29%	top 64%	93.2%	90%
2014	6	0	67%	top 43%	92.8%	91.9%
2013	7	4	71%	top 29%	95.7%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	55 / 56 (600.9372)	55 (147.9316)	55 (145.0856)	49 (157.1200)	52 (150.8000)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	57 / 75 (635.2456)	69 (154.7656)	63 (156.5372)	24 (166.2628)	43 (157.6800)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	47 / 49 (612.8800)	47 (146.8000)	44 (146.7888)	24 (166.2400)	46 (153.0512)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	26 / 41 (667.3600)	10 (173.7028)	27 (164.5600)	13 (169.7028)	33 (159.3944)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	41 / 82 (650.0912)	43 (165.0972)	51 (159.3600)	41 (162.8456)	38 (162.7884)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	12 / 76 (684.4912)	11 (174.8456)	17 (171.9656)	51 (163.4172)	11 (174.2628)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	27 / 76 (665.6344)	54 (161.0856)	26 (168.0116)	12 (171.4056)	29 (165.1316)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	22 / 54 (675.3256)	21 (170.8456)	37 (165.0972)	21 (169.7028)	15 (169.6800)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	24 / 41 (651.3376)	28 (159.9656)	6 (171.4288)	26 (162.2516)	31 (157.6916)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	44 / 60 (649.5884)	53 (155.3600)	43 (161.0968)	29 (166.2972)	32 (166.8344)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	55 / 59 (616.3084)	57 (151.9200)	50 (151.9544)	56 (151.9084)	42 (160.5256)
Jul 24, 2015	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	44 / 49 (626.1828)	47 (150.2400)	37 (158.2628)	23 (166.8572)	45 (150.8228)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	36 / 78 (656.4460)	57 (161.0972)	62 (154.8116)	29 (166.8228)	9 (173.7144)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	27 / 74 (667.9084)	27 (169.1200)	40 (164.5600)	42 (164.5372)	16 (169.6912)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	9 / 41 (670.7312)	26 (162.8000)	16 (167.4172)	13 (165.6684)	3 (174.8456)
Feb 6, 2015	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	30 / 35 (647.9200)	14 (169.7144)	31 (160)	22 (164.5256)	30 (153.6800)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	18 / 53 (655.9312)	36 (157.1428)	22 (163.4172)	5 (170.8456)	21 (164.5256)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	23 / 64 (667.3940)	17 (172.5828)	31 (165.7028)	51 (158.2628)	10 (170.8456)
Aug 8, 2014	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	30 / 39 (650.1944)	36 (156.5372)	20 (166.2744)	29 (165.1200)	25 (162.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	19 / 46 (663.9884)	22 (165.7256)	41 (152.5600)	14 (169.1428)	5 (176.5600)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	27 / 73 (667.9316)	28 (168)	44 (161.1088)	22 (168.5256)	18 (170.2972)
Apr 18, 2014	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	17 / 55 (664.5144)	6 (173.7600)	24 (164.5372)	34 (162.2400)	24 (163.9772)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	5 / 75 (686.2512)	24 (169.7028)	2 (175.4400)	23 (167.4056)	12 (173.7028)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	45 / 97 (660.5144)	16 (170.8572)	83 (155.9656)	48 (165.0972)	23 (168.5944)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	22 / 72 (666.8000)	4 (175.4400)	35 (164)	24 (168.5484)	45 (158.8116)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	43 / 49 (637.0056)	44 (156.5600)	15 (170.8456)	31 (163.9772)	47 (145.6228)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	9 / 48 (673.0744)	15 (169.1200)	5 (173.1200)	23 (163.9772)	17 (166.8572)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	4 / 55 (689.1426)	4 (174.2856)	14 (169.7144)	3 (177.1428)	16 (167.9998)
Feb 8, 2013	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	3 / 33 (675.4284)	3 (176)	12 (165.7142)	13 (164.5714)	8 (169.1428)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BS PITMEISTERS

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)