A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
FIRE HOUSE GRILL
FIRE HOUSE GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 39th of 41 at the 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off (2016). They are ranked #5910 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1439
peak 1439 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Apr 14, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±120.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.85 · weakest Brisket (133.41)
Road miles
3
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
524.11 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | — | — | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FIRE HOUSE GRILL, each with one reason worth a look.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before FIRE HOUSE GRILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,909 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Level with FIRE HOUSE GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,895 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1439
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EB'S BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBAJACK'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BS PITMEISTERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUE E PIGG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| King's Cooking | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7140 | 148.5484 | 154.85 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4284 | 132.0344 | 143.85 | top 95% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 134.8570 | 151.74 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.1430 | 120.4688 | 133.41 | top 98% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 6 times, behind 230
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score597.1424 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.7140 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1485) Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -13.3 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Apr 18, 2014 |
| -11.8 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -11.1 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 14, 2017 |
| -9.9 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 15, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 39.5% | 39.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2017 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 49 / 49 (284.4228) | — | — | 48 (154.2512) | 49 (130.1716) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 39 / 41 (582.1140) | 35 (157.1084) | 41 (132.0344) | 31 (157.6340) | 41 (135.3372) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 40 / 41 (586.1944) | 39 (152.0228) | 41 (141.1200) | 28 (161.1200) | 40 (131.9316) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 54 / 55 (570.6628) | 54 (148.5484) | 49 (150.8228) | 53 (150.8228) | 55 (120.4688) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 53 / 55 (597.1424) | 39 (161.7140) | 49 (151.4284) | 55 (134.8570) | 51 (149.1430) |