A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FIREHOUSE SMOKER
FIREHOUSE SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at the Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships (2015). They finished #1722 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2015
latest Jun 3, 2017 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.81 · weakest Brisket (148.10)
Road miles
242
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
614.16 / 720
4 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 | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1084 (320 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2037 (100 pts) | #2178 (90 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1749 (135 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1871 (112 pts) | #2091 (82 pts) | #1262 (242 pts) | #1911 (117 pts) | #2027 (92 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 143.4400 | 155.13 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172.5828 | 140.3884 | 157.81 | top 47% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 139.9312 | 153.12 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 138.7888 | 148.10 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 38 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Apr 8, 2016 → May 6, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1502) NYC BBQ Cookoff
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- First call Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score634.2056 Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Apr 8, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 3, 2017 |
| -8 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 6, 2017 |
| -1.3 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships | Sep 5, 2015 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 83.2% | 82.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2017 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 66 / 73 (592.8224) | 36 (162.8228) | 66 (140.3884) | 71 (139.9312) | 58 (149.6800) |
| May 6, 2017 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 31 / 38 (598.8116) | 36 (143.4400) | 2 (172.0344) | 34 (144.5484) | 32 (138.7888) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 17 / 35 (630.8000) | 19 (159.9772) | 28 (146.2400) | 13 (162.8800) | 10 (161.7028) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Bear's Smokehouse New England BBQ Championships Hartford, CT | 11 / 17 (634.2056) | 17 (154.2628) | 2 (172.5828) | 10 (165.1200) | 15 (142.2400) |