High-water mark
666.2400
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2400 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-20
FIRECHEF BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2015-10-03
Best ToY finish
#979
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.50 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 620.66 (-19.16)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±45.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.87)
Road miles
2,580
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 618 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
620.66 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.08 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.87
- Pork avg 160.95
- 1 calls in 10 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BBEEQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 7
shared pork entries lost
SMOKIN ELVISES ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN ELVISES has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.
An October team
Top 50%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 61% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FIRECHEF BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIRECHEF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to FIRECHEF BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1500
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FIRECHEF BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIRECHEF BBQ)
Level with FIRECHEF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET BEAVER BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GONNA GET MESSY | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| JAESTAR BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBEEQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 145.1428 | 157.70 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 135.3944 | 155.87 | top 67% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.9884 | 160.95 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.1088 | 159.76 | top 51% |
“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
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 59% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 62% | 2015-09-18 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
7 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.87)
Walk rate
30%
a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
620.66
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,198
913–1,109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,580
10 mapped stops · furthest 618 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4163 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2400 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score666.2400 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1500) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2013-09-20 |
| +10.9 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| +2.9 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2014-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2015-09-18 |
| -9.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-09-27 |
| -9 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2013-05-10 |
| -7.1 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2014-09-19 |
| -6.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
Category scores over time
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 85.6% | 76.5% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 89.8% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 63% | 92.5% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 87 / 606 (484.5368) | 323 (163.4060) | 325 (162.8572) | 522 (151.9884) | 539 (145.1088) |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 36 / 41 (616.4228) | 29 (161.0972) | 40 (135.3944) | 36 (155.9312) | 19 (164.0000) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 344 / 552 (645.0628) | 418 (158.3200) | 363 (159.3944) | 417 (157.6684) | 118 (169.6800) |
| 2014-09-19 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 38 / 49 (638.1256) | 29 (163.9428) | 32 (162.2400) | 43 (155.9772) | 34 (155.9656) |
| 2014-06-13 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 26 / 55 (646.2288) | 44 (155.9772) | 38 (154.2516) | 10 (173.1200) | 24 (162.8800) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 395 / 535 (617.6116) | 360 (156.5372) | 446 (147.9544) | 385 (154.8228) | 264 (158.2972) |
| 2013-09-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 26 / 29 (649.7028) | 27 (155.4400) | 24 (162.8572) | 9 (169.1428) | 21 (162.2628) |
| 2013-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 11 / 53 (666.2400) | 39 (160.5372) | 5 (170.8800) | 15 (166.2628) | 5 (168.5600) |
| 2013-06-14 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 37 / 68 (615.9996) | 51 (145.1428) | 36 (153.7140) | 21 (160.5714) | 25 (156.5714) |
| 2013-05-10 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 41 / 52 (623.9996) | 40 (156.5716) | 45 (149.1428) | 24 (163.9998) | 40 (154.2854) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #979 (295 pts) | #1237 (225 pts) | #902 (350 pts) | #1031 (300 pts) | #887 (350 pts) |