The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
FOUR CROWS BBQ has finished one call ahead of PEACE PIT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
PEACE PIT BBQ
PEACE PIT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 6th of 68 at the Colorado Barbecue Challenge (2013). They are ranked #2273 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
peak 1528 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.32
last 5 Master vs avg 650.72 (-0.40)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.21 · weakest Brisket (157.04)
Road miles
1,285
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
650.72 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #659 (468 pts) | #775 (423 pts) | #684 (483 pts) | #943 (338 pts) | #834 (378 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PEACE PIT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1542
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 9 years after PEACE PIT BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1538
Level with PEACE PIT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1528
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1528
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G "QUE" | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7140 | 159.9656 | 163.90 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 157.1316 | 166.21 | top 29% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 154.2056 | 163.57 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 146.2744 | 157.04 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
CO
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
667
finished ahead 515 times, behind 365
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score661.1420 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- First category win (Pork) Bootleggin' BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Bootleggin' BBQ
- Peak power rating (1528) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Most recent contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +9.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 29, 2013 |
| +5.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +4.8 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.6 | Griller's Cup | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -1.1 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 146 / 174 (638.1828) | 141 (161.6456) | 64 (166.8800) | 101 (163.3828) | 167 (146.2744) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 170 / 535 (650.7772) | 298 (159.9656) | 58 (169.7144) | 176 (165.1200) | 303 (155.9772) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 9 / 16 (660.5260) | 10 (163.3944) | 10 (157.1316) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (162.2856) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 20 / 33 (640.9600) | 12 (165.1200) | 9 (169.1544) | 30 (154.2056) | 26 (152.4800) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 6 / 68 (661.1420) | 8 (169.7140) | 6 (170.8570) | 23 (159.4284) | 16 (161.1426) |
| May 3, 2013 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 14 / 38 (653.1428) | 17 (161.7142) | 15 (162.2858) | 17 (162.8572) | 8 (166.2856) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO | 7 / 30 (650.2856) | 8 (165.7144) | 5 (167.4286) | 8 (162.2856) | 16 (154.8570) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.