A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
TROLLEY TIME BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-10-04
latest 2014-09-12
Best ToY finish
#1724
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.83
last 3 Master vs avg 615.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.91 · weakest Chicken (149.09)
Road miles
24
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
615.83 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
TROLLEY TIME BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 138 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after TROLLEY TIME BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with TROLLEY TIME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8116 | 137.0744 | 149.09 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 146.8000 | 156.91 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4512 | 146.8228 | 154.44 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 138.8000 | 155.39 | top 63% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 75% | 2014-09-12 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2013-10-04 → 2014-09-12
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.91 · weakest Chicken (149.09)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
615.83
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
58
13–58 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
24
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- First call Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Peak power rating (1488) Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- 2014
- Career-best overall score642.0800 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Most recent contest Biggest Buck and Best Rack
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2014-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2013-10-19 |
| -11.8 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2013-10-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 95% | 86.3% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 16 / 27 (642.0800) | 19 (158.8116) | 7 (169.1200) | 24 (149.0512) | 12 (165.0972) |
| 2013-10-19 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 25 / 25 (583.7944) | 23 (151.3716) | 25 (146.8000) | 25 (146.8228) | 24 (138.8000) |
| 2013-10-04 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 20 / 22 (621.6116) | 22 (137.0744) | 16 (154.8232) | 10 (167.4512) | 11 (162.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1963 (97 pts) | #2137 (82 pts) | #1621 (157 pts) | #2766 (57 pts) | #1926 (117 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1724 (122 pts) | #1792 (122 pts) | #1668 (142 pts) | #1453 (172 pts) | #1427 (172 pts) |