FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ

FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 61 at the Hog Happnin' (2014). They are ranked #3045 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,045

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1514 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Nov 6, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#879

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6344 / 720

Master · Hog Happnin'

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.42 (+6.16)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Hog Happnin'

Consistency

±19.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.10 · weakest Brisket (159.83)

Road miles

467

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

655.42 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.6344 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6344 at Hog Happnin' — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 31, 2014

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL ahead in 89% of their meetings

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.27 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 159.83
Pork Ribs avg 167.10
1 call in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of King's Cooking in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1259 (220 pts)	#1328 (220 pts)	#727 (525 pts)	#1472 (190 pts)	#1480 (175 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#909 (360 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#821 (445 pts)	#1563 (175 pts)	#997 (330 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#879 (338 pts)	#806 (403 pts)	#1043 (298 pts)	#720 (463 pts)	#897 (343 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

KREWE DU QUE

#3,058 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2021

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BLUE CLOUD BBQ

#3,041 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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GOLDEN TOAD

#3,034 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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Bailey Acres BBQ

#3,059 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

Level with FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 29, 2025

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NEW RIVER BOYS

#3,056 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1516

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 12, 2022

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STEVO'S BBQ

#3,047 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BS PITMEISTERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	0	173.1200	156.4912	166.25	top 52%
Pork Ribs	9	4	2	177.7028	146.8572	167.10	top 38%
Pork	9	1	1	170.2854	143.9084	162.24	top 60%
Brisket	9	1	1	177.7144	149.0628	159.83	top 64%

“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 53%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Happnin'	3	3	0	top 44%	Nov 6, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	14	0	top 53%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 224 finished ahead 194 times, behind 225

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

20152 milestones

Jun 5 Peak power rating (1514) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Nov 6 Most recent contest Hog Happnin'

20144 milestones

Oct 31 First overall top-10 Hog Happnin'
Oct 31 First overall podium Hog Happnin'
Oct 31 Career-best overall score689.6344 Hog Happnin'
Oct 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Hog Happnin'

20133 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 7 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.2800 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Hog Happnin'	Oct 31, 2014
+4.1	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 9, 2013
+3.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 13, 2014
+2	Hog Happnin'	Nov 1, 2013
+1.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	WNC Barbeque Festival	Jul 26, 2013
-5.3	Hog Happnin'	Nov 6, 2015
-4	WNC BBQ Festival	Jul 24, 2015
-1.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 7, 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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	0	67%	top 66%	93%	91.1%
2014	2	1	100%	top 26%	95.8%	93%
2013	4	0	50%	top 63%	93.2%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	45 / 60 (649.5428)	49 (159.9540)	4 (174.8572)	48 (160.5028)	52 (154.2288)
Jul 24, 2015	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	34 / 49 (648.9712)	32 (164.5484)	25 (165.6916)	28 (165.6684)	41 (153.0628)
Jun 5, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	16 / 30 (669.6228)	16 (170.2628)	2 (177.7028)	22 (163.4172)	27 (158.2400)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	3 / 61 (689.6344)	11 (173.1200)	6 (174.8572)	35 (163.9428)	2 (177.7144)
Jun 13, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	14 / 30 (650.1028)	9 (168.5372)	2 (171.4172)	16 (161.0856)	27 (149.0628)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	38 / 75 (659.8856)	35 (167.9656)	45 (161.7144)	47 (163.3828)	30 (166.8228)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	22 / 49 (671.2800)	10 (173.1200)	30 (166.2400)	22 (167.9656)	28 (163.9544)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	47 / 48 (617.4396)	46 (156.4912)	21 (164.5372)	48 (143.9084)	41 (152.5028)
Jun 7, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	15 / 26 (642.2850)	14 (162.2856)	24 (146.8572)	3 (170.2854)	11 (162.8568)

FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

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

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 — 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)