The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
.Smokin J's has finished one call ahead of A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-01-17
latest 2016-08-05
Best ToY finish
#2158
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
580.24
last 3 Master vs avg 580.24 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.50
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.46 · weakest Brisket (135.97)
Road miles
1,783
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1764 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
580.24 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
TIE DYE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP 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.
#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with A.F.U. - ALL FIRED UP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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 | 141.1200 | 139.9772 | 140.74 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6916 | 138.8116 | 146.06 | top 95% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 154.8112 | 157.46 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.6916 | 133.1088 | 135.97 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2015-01-17 → 2016-08-05
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.46 · weakest Brisket (135.97)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
580.24
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
93
7–137 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,783
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,764 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Power rating
1463
peak 1463 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
- Peak power rating (1486) Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
- 2016
- Career-best overall score582.7088 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best single call (Pork)158.7884 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Most recent contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled | 2015-01-17 |
| -12 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
| -11.2 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2016-08-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.9% | 80.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-05 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 35 / 36 (582.7088) | 36 (141.1200) | 34 (149.6916) | 31 (158.7884) | 36 (133.1088) |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 70 / 75 (575.2916) | 74 (139.9772) | 73 (138.8116) | 63 (154.8112) | 71 (141.6916) |
| 2015-01-17 | Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL | 35 / 36 (582.7088) | 36 (141.1200) | 34 (149.6916) | 31 (158.7884) | 36 (133.1088) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |