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.
BARN FIRE SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1431
peak 1431 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2017-08-25
Best ToY finish
#1675
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
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
Consistency
±23.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 146.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.48)
Road miles
64
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
571.20 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
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
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.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BARN FIRE SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BARN FIRE SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
Level with BARN FIRE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1431
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 5 | 51 | 0 | top 93% | 2017-08-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2017-08-25
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 146.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.48)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
571.20
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
167
23–352 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
64
6 mapped stops · furthest 53 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1431
peak 1431 · #6021 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- Peak power rating (1485) The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South
- 2016
- Career-best overall score620.9828 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8684 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2017
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | 2013-07-12 |
| -14.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2013-08-23 |
| -12.1 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2014-08-22 |
| -11.4 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2015-08-28 |
| -11.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2017-08-25 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 80.2% | 80.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 77.3% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 77% | 77% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 68 / 69 (577.6112) | 64 (145.7256) | 67 (143.3600) | 57 (152.5828) | 68 (135.9428) |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 51 / 66 (620.9828) | 17 (166.8684) | 63 (141.6228) | 45 (155.3944) | 28 (157.0972) |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 67 / 70 (563.8628) | 70 (125.1084) | 70 (139.3944) | 23 (163.4172) | 64 (135.9428) |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 67 / 70 (556.3540) | 60 (147.3712) | 70 (126.8228) | 69 (130.2172) | 41 (151.9428) |
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 70 / 71 (553.6568) | 70 (135.9772) | 64 (140.5712) | 61 (145.1428) | 68 (131.9656) |
| 2013-07-12 | 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |