SMOKE & FIRE BBQ

SMOKE & FIRE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 28 at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (2015). They are ranked #6121 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,121

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1428

peak 1428 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Aug 18, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1035

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3368 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.99 (+7.81)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±24.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.29 · weakest Brisket (153.23)

Road miles

5,322

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,091 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

627.99 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.3368 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3368 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 2, 2016

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

HUG HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings

HUG HOGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.06 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 153.23
Pork avg 161.29
1 call in 13 entries

Pork nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.

The long haul

5,322 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,322 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,091 miles to Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival.

13 mapped stops
furthest 1,091 mi

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1624 (150 pts)	#1632 (170 pts)	#1542 (180 pts)	#1637 (170 pts)	#1729 (140 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1035 (292 pts)	#1094 (292 pts)	#914 (387 pts)	#811 (452 pts)	#1071 (292 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1726 (139 pts)	#1801 (139 pts)	#1781 (139 pts)	#1723 (149 pts)	#1606 (164 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1974 (90 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1867 (105 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE & FIRE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Overland Pig Committee

#6,126 of the rated field

1428 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Second Hand Smokers

#6,122 of the rated field

1428 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Rubbed the Right Way

#6,127 of the rated field

1428 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 4, 2022

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Poultrygeist BBQ

#6,123 of the rated field

1428 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

They turned up 9 years after SMOKE & FIRE BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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Dats Cool

#6,120 of the rated field

1428 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1428

Level with SMOKE & FIRE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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Smokin Budha with the Phat Daddyz

#6,116 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

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 Jun 23, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bluedog BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HUG HOGS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FRIENDS OF OBR	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	0	170.8684	132.5144	154.23	top 84%
Pork Ribs	13	0	0	172.5600	146.8232	159.23	top 66%
Pork	13	1	0	175.4172	154.2284	161.29	top 65%
Brisket	13	1	1	171.9772	127.4172	153.23	top 73%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 89%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	5	top 88%
OH	3	top 75%
KY	1	top 95%
MI	1	top 60%
SC	1	top 39%
CO	1	top 100%
NY	1	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	22	0	top 77%	May 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 5 of 13 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 357 finished ahead 107 times, behind 444

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

20171 milestone

Aug 18 Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20162 milestones

Aug 19 10th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval
Sep 2 Career-best overall score663.3368 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20153 milestones

Oct 16 First call Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1944 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
Oct 16 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20132 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 Peak power rating (1496) Buckeye State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	Nov 13, 2015
+2.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 2, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	Jun 26, 2015
-11.2	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
-10.1	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	Jul 17, 2015
-8.9	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval	Aug 19, 2016
-7.8	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Sep 30, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 91%	84.8%	84.8%
2016	3	0%	top 82%	92.1%	88.6%
2015	6	33%	top 80%	90.9%	86.8%
2014	2	0%	top 74%	88.4%	87.7%
2013	1	0%	top 63%	87.4%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	50 / 55 (610.5944)	49 (157.0744)	49 (147.9316)	37 (158.2056)	50 (147.3828)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	41 / 43 (638.6744)	40 (159.9312)	33 (164.5372)	34 (162.2744)	40 (151.9316)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	18 / 30 (663.3368)	14 (170.8684)	12 (166.2628)	14 (163.9656)	20 (162.2400)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	58 / 63 (611.6796)	61 (146.2056)	47 (159.3828)	42 (161.6340)	61 (144.4572)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	11 / 28 (654.7084)	21 (157.0628)	17 (158.8228)	12 (166.8456)	3 (171.9772)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	25 / 36 (654.1944)	33 (153.1084)	12 (172.5600)	6 (175.4172)	31 (153.1088)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	52 / 64 (630.0800)	50 (160.5028)	26 (166.2744)	56 (154.2284)	53 (149.0744)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	43 / 44 (623.8172)	43 (148.4684)	35 (162.2860)	43 (157.6456)	40 (155.4172)
Jun 26, 2015	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	27 / 27 (564.4576)	27 (132.5144)	20 (146.8232)	16 (157.7028)	27 (127.4172)
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	33 / 36 (620.4232)	35 (147.3716)	24 (160.5600)	30 (159.9888)	31 (152.5028)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	28 / 39 (626.1828)	29 (158.8228)	30 (153.7144)	23 (161.7028)	29 (151.9428)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	49 / 64 (636.5260)	62 (152.5372)	42 (159.4172)	47 (158.8688)	20 (165.7028)
May 17, 2013	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	22 / 35 (629.1424)	19 (160.5712)	30 (151.4286)	22 (158.2856)	16 (158.8570)

SMOKE & FIRE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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