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BARN FIRE SMOKERS

BARN FIRE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 29th of 29 at The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South (2013). They are ranked #6067 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,067
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1431
peak 1431 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

6
in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1675
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 94%
overall standings

Best overall

620.9828 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

574.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 571.20 (+3.29)

Walk rate

0%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8684

Consistency

±23.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 146.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.48)

Road miles

64
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi

Schedule strength

20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

571.20 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.98 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 137.48
  • Pork avg 146.46
  • 0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE SHACKERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

  • 5 visits in all
  • best finish 51st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #2212 (60 pts) #2286 (60 pts) #2304 (60 pts) #2260 (60 pts) #2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #2274 (60 pts) #2124 (100 pts) #2349 (60 pts) #2326 (60 pts) #2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #2158 (60 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #2171 (70 pts) #2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #2084 (75 pts) #2167 (75 pts) #2161 (75 pts) #2172 (75 pts) #2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1675 (129 pts) #1746 (129 pts) #1756 (129 pts) #1776 (129 pts) #1599 (144 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BARN FIRE SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

K'S Q
#6,071 of the rated field
1431 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1431

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 6 contests
  • last seen May 6, 2016
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IRISH BREW BBQ
#6,065 of the rated field
1431 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1431

Level with BARN FIRE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Sep 15, 2017
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PIT FIENDS
#6,062 of the rated field
1431 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1431

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

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Sep 12, 2015
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Loaded Barrel BBQ
#6,061 of the rated field
1431 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1431

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 Sep 12, 2025
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LIP SMACKIN OINKERS
#6,072 of the rated field
1431 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1431

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 12, 2023
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Get Your Grill On
#6,064 of the rated field
1431 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1431

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
HAWG NATION BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
BABA AND THE PIG MAN 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
WHITE DOG BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
DIZZY PIG 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
FREE RANGE BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 6 0 0 0 166.8684 125.1084 143.70 top 84%
Pork Ribs 6 0 0 0 143.3600 126.8228 137.48 top 97%
Pork 6 0 0 0 163.4172 130.2172 146.46 top 77%
Brisket 6 0 0 0 157.0972 131.9656 143.57 top 77%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)10top 100%
Large (40+)50top 93%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
New Holland Summer Fest 5 51 0 top 93% Aug 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 2 contests
Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in PA 6 of 6 contests
Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once
Opponents faced 152 finished ahead 23 times, behind 341
Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 28, 2015

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

20171 milestone
  1. Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20162 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score620.9828 New Holland Summer Fest
  2. Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8684 New Holland Summer Fest
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
  2. Peak power rating (1485) The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South

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

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-15.2The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs SouthJul 12, 2013
-14.5New Holland Summer FestAug 23, 2013
-12New Holland Summer FestAug 22, 2014
-11.3New Holland Summer FestAug 28, 2015
-11.2New Holland Summer FestAug 25, 2017

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20171000 0% top 99% 80.2% 80.2%
20161000 0% top 77% 86.2% 86.2%
20151000 0% top 96% 78.3% 78.3%
20141000 0% top 96% 77.3% 77.3%
20132000 0% top 99% 77% 77%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 25, 2017 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 68 / 69 (577.6112) 64 (145.7256) 67 (143.3600) 57 (152.5828) 68 (135.9428)
Aug 26, 2016 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 51 / 66 (620.9828) 17 (166.8684) 63 (141.6228) 45 (155.3944) 28 (157.0972)
Aug 28, 2015 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 67 / 70 (563.8628) 70 (125.1084) 70 (139.3944) 23 (163.4172) 64 (135.9428)
Aug 22, 2014 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 67 / 70 (556.3540) 60 (147.3712) 70 (126.8228) 69 (130.2172) 41 (151.9428)
Aug 23, 2013 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 70 / 71 (553.6568) 70 (135.9772) 64 (140.5712) 61 (145.1428) 68 (131.9656)
Jul 12, 2013 The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA 29 / 29 (554.7544) 29 (141.1772) 29 (133.0856) 28 (131.9772) 22 (148.5144)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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