Happy hunting ground
Top 20%
average finish here
New Holland Summer Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 3 visits.
- 3 visits
- best finish 5th
- average top 20%
FIRECRAFT
FIRECRAFT is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 70 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2015). They are ranked #2190 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1533 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Apr 8, 2016 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.27 (+10.06)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.41 · weakest Brisket (152.49)
Road miles
555
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
636.27 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FIRECRAFT, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1538
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to FIRECRAFT)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIRECRAFT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1621
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to FIRECRAFT)
They've been 1621 at their best, 89 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careers#2,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1538
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1541
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with FIRECRAFT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Dog BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BOVINE & SWINE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SHADY CREW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYING PORKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Big D's BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 149.0856 | 164.41 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 148.5144 | 160.63 | top 39% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 144.5828 | 158.75 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 137.7144 | 152.49 | top 56% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 20% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
3 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
308
finished ahead 357 times, behind 250
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
20154 milestones
- First overall top-10 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score673.7484 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1533) New Holland Summer Fest
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9428 New Holland Summer Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- First call New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 28, 2015 |
| +12.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +5.2 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Oct 3, 2014 |
| +5.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +2.5 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | Apr 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2013 |
| -1.3 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | Apr 8, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 28% | 93.6% | 90.8% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 33% | 90.5% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 88.6% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 44 / 75 (631.9200) | 9 (170.8572) | 61 (148.5144) | 68 (144.5828) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 5 / 70 (673.7484) | 2 (176.5828) | 10 (169.1772) | 7 (168.5600) | 28 (159.4284) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 49 / 99 (634.1372) | 23 (167.4060) | 51 (158.2628) | 47 (159.9312) | 76 (148.5372) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 24 / 65 (639.9204) | 24 (161.1200) | 17 (163.4060) | 9 (167.4172) | 40 (147.9772) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 11 / 70 (651.9428) | 19 (164.5944) | 19 (163.4172) | 21 (161.1084) | 14 (162.8228) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 52 / 109 (623.2912) | 50 (157.6456) | 7 (168.5828) | 72 (151.3600) | 81 (145.7028) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 26 / 71 (637.6572) | 7 (167.9772) | 43 (153.1200) | 6 (166.8228) | 47 (149.7372) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 48 / 60 (597.5540) | 45 (149.0856) | 25 (160.5256) | 39 (150.2284) | 54 (137.7144) |