SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Bardo-Q BBQ Competition (2017). They are ranked #3083 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,083

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1561 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2015

latest Jul 21, 2018 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#595

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

56% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

690.8228 / 720

Master · Italian Barbecue Championship 2016

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.27 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.87 (-7.60)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±37.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.23 · weakest Pork (157.34)

Road miles

13,679

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 5,290 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

655.87 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.8228 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.8228 at Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 11, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM has finished one call ahead of SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

5 contests
4 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 20%

The weak link

−9.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.90 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 69%.

Pork avg 157.34
Pork Ribs avg 167.23
6 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURROS BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 13 shared pork ribs entries lost

STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared pork ribs entries.

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Going the wrong way

-57 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 57 points across 7 contests since Jul 22, 2017 — from 1560 down to 1503.

7 contests since Jul 22, 2017
now 1503

The long haul

13,679 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,679 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,290 miles to Cook-in Camargue.

16 mapped stops
furthest 5,290 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
2018 ↗	Master	#805 (405 pts)	#745 (465 pts)	#649 (565 pts)	#809 (425 pts)	#777 (445 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#778 (485 pts)	#1026 (360 pts)	#701 (575 pts)	#1051 (340 pts)	#741 (530 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#595 (660 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#927 (405 pts)	#610 (660 pts)	#367 (1,045 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

BIG STACKS BARBEQUE

#3,093 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1543

They've been 1543 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jan 26, 2024

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The Inked Pig

#3,071 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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PIGS ON THE RUN

#3,085 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1518

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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SMOKIN YETI BBQ

#3,072 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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BURNT WOOD BBQ

#3,077 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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JUST 4 FUN BBQ

#3,101 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1503

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Griller Unchained	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
BURROS BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BROS HOG	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
TORINO RIBS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GECKO BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BRIGBOYS BBQ TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FOUR STAR BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
THE BARKTENDERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
GRILLER INSTINCT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	1	2	176.6172	154.8000	166.11	top 59%
Pork Ribs	16	11	1	2	178.8572	157.1316	167.23	top 44%
Pork	16	6	2	2	179.4400	20	157.34	top 54%
Brisket	16	10	2	5	177.1428	145.0512	165.19	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 36%
Large (40+)	3	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IT	4	0	top 19%
NL	1	0	top 25%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2	10	top 87%	Jun 9, 2018
Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2	3	top 45%	Apr 21, 2018
Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	2	3	top 55%	Sep 9, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IT 4 of 16 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 189 finished ahead 232 times, behind 160

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

20181 milestone

Jul 21 Most recent contest 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

20173 milestones

Apr 22 Peak power rating (1561) Bardo-Q BBQ Competition
Jul 22 10th tracked contest 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 22 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

20166 milestones

Jan 15 First call W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jan 15 First category win (Brisket) W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jan 15 First overall top-10 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jan 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0972 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Jun 11 First overall podium Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
Jun 11 Career-best overall score690.8228 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016

20151 milestone

May 2 First tracked contest Smoke by the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016	Jun 11, 2016
+12.1	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	Apr 22, 2017
+11.4	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016	Jan 15, 2016
+10.2	Rugby Sound BBQ Competition	Jun 25, 2016
+9.6	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.2	Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	Sep 9, 2017
-11.7	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	Jun 9, 2018
-9.5	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	Apr 21, 2018
-8.1	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1)	Jun 8, 2018
-6.2	Cook-in Camargue	Jun 24, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	5	1	0	80%	top 78%	91.7%	90%
2017	5	4	2	100%	top 52%	95.7%	89.9%
2016	5	4	4	100%	top 20%	95.9%	94.1%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 60%	87.4%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	33 / 48 (631.3488)	15 (167.4628)	29 (157.1316)	32 (159.9428)	40 (146.8116)
Jun 9, 2018	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano	18 / 20 (646.7656)	11 (168.5828)	5 (171.4288)	15 (161.7028)	20 (145.0512)
Jun 8, 2018	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) Milano	10 / 12 (646.8228)	8 (167.4744)	8 (163.9772)	11 (164.5716)	12 (150.7996)
Apr 21, 2018	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia	12 / 15 (655.8856)	9 (168.5372)	7 (164.5256)	8 (163.9428)	12 (158.8800)
Mar 24, 2018	The War of Barbeque Noventa di Piave	12 / 18 (660.5024)	15 (164.0456)	10 (165.1200)	16 (161.0740)	5 (170.2628)
Sep 9, 2017	Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 Perugia	15 / 15 (527.9084)	3 (171.4056)	5 (169.1200)	15 (20)	5 (167.3828)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	9 / 40 (679.9544)	35 (161.1544)	3 (173.1200)	1 (179.4400)	18 (166.2400)
Jun 24, 2017	Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries	10 / 15 (663.9888)	11 (164.6172)	5 (173.7144)	13 (159.4172)	10 (166.2400)
May 27, 2017	Italian Hardcore Barbcue Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy	7 / 12 (674.7312)	5 (170.2628)	8 (169.7028)	7 (163.9428)	2 (170.8228)
Apr 22, 2017	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia	3 / 28 (689.0744)	18 (168.5372)	1 (178.8572)	16 (168.5256)	5 (173.1544)
Sep 10, 2016	Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, Italy	7 / 26 (678.2744)	16 (168.5600)	12 (166.2516)	15 (166.3200)	1 (177.1428)
Jun 25, 2016	Rugby Sound BBQ Competition Parabiago, Italy	3 / 15 (687.3944)	1 (176.6172)	8 (168.5372)	4 (173.1084)	5 (169.1316)
Jun 11, 2016	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, Italy	3 / 29 (690.8228)	27 (162.2400)	9 (173.7028)	1 (177.7372)	3 (177.1428)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	16 / 65 (662.2288)	55 (154.8000)	31 (162.3088)	13 (171.4172)	2 (173.7028)
Jan 15, 2016	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, Italy	6 / 30 (669.0972)	19 (162.2744)	18 (160.5600)	7 (169.1200)	1 (177.1428)
May 2, 2015	Smoke by the River Brugg	12 / 20 (629.0400)	11 (161.1316)	14 (157.6684)	11 (157.1200)	11 (153.1200)

SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Going the wrong way

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)