A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
HAD A FEW... BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-10-11
latest 2017-06-16
Best ToY finish
#2051
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.64
last 4 Master vs avg 617.64 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.71 · weakest Brisket (147.12)
Road miles
74
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Master avg
617.64 / 720
4 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.
HAD A FEW... BBQ has 4 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.
#4916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 66
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1619
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to HAD A FEW... BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HAD A FEW... BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after HAD A FEW... BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with HAD A FEW... BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4940 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 148.5372 | 157.71 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 152.0116 | 156.00 | top 83% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 153.1084 | 156.82 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9884 | 142.2288 | 147.12 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2014-10-11 → 2017-06-16
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.71 · weakest Brisket (147.12)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
617.64
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
79
12–101 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
74
4 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2972 WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
- Peak power rating (1490) WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic
- 2016
- Career-best overall score624.5144 Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll | 2015-09-11 |
| -10.5 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic | 2014-10-11 |
| -9.2 | *Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) | 2017-06-16 |
| -5 | Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll | 2016-09-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | *Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) Beresford, SD | 16 / 17 (617.0624) | 16 (155.4056) | 16 (154.8456) | 14 (154.8228) | 14 (151.9884) |
| 2016-09-09 | Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 27 / 34 (624.5144) | 20 (160.5828) | 21 (160.0116) | 30 (158.2284) | 29 (145.6916) |
| 2015-09-11 | Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 30 / 32 (609.0060) | 31 (148.5372) | 25 (157.1200) | 22 (161.1200) | 32 (142.2288) |
| 2014-10-11 | WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA | 32 / 34 (619.9772) | 17 (166.2972) | 33 (152.0116) | 28 (153.1084) | 30 (148.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2051 (87 pts) | #2109 (87 pts) | #2150 (87 pts) | #2061 (97 pts) | #2052 (97 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2841 (59 pts) | #2219 (84 pts) | #2256 (79 pts) | #2863 (59 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2752 (57 pts) | #2749 (57 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) | #2163 (72 pts) | #2764 (57 pts) |