SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3051

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1561 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-02

latest 2018-07-21

Best ToY finish

#595

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±37.85

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.23 · weakest Pork (157.34)

Road miles

13,679

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 5290 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

655.87 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

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
2016-06-11

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.

Going the wrong way

-56 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 56 points across 7 contests since 2017-07-22 — from 1560 down to 1504.

7 contests since 2017-07-22
now 1504

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

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.

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

This Little Piggy Got Smoked

#3065 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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COLONIAL EMBERS

#3054 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

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WILD SHOOTERS BBQ

#3049 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

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POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

#3056 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1536 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

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SMOKIN YETI BBQ

#3066 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-05-25

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BURNT WOOD BBQ

#3059 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

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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	20.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2	10	top 87%	2018-06-09
Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2	3	top 45%	2018-04-21
*Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	2	3	top 55%	2017-09-09

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2015-05-02 → 2018-07-21

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IT 4 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.23 · weakest Pork (157.34)

Walk rate 88% a top-10 call in 14 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 56% 9 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 7 straight contests

Master average 655.87 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 190 232–160 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,679 16 mapped stops · furthest 5,290 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Power rating 1504 peak 1561 · #3051 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 2 First tracked contest Smoke by the River
2016
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
2017
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
2018
Jul 21 Most recent contest 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016	2016-06-11
+12.1	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2017-04-22
+11.4	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016	2016-01-15
+10.2	Rugby Sound BBQ Competition	2016-06-25
+9.6	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2017-07-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.1	*Italian Barbecue Championship 2017	2017-09-09
-11.7	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2018-06-09
-9.4	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2018-04-21
-8	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1)	2018-06-08
-6.1	Cook-in Camargue	2017-06-24

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	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
2018-07-21	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	33 / 48 (631.3488)	15 (167.4628)	29 (157.1316)	32 (159.9428)	40 (146.8116)
2018-06-09	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano, 20090	18 / 20 (646.7656)	11 (168.5828)	5 (171.4288)	15 (161.7028)	20 (145.0512)
2018-06-08	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 1) Milano, 20090	10 / 12 (646.8228)	8 (167.4744)	8 (163.9772)	11 (164.5716)	12 (150.7996)
2018-04-21	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	12 / 15 (655.8856)	9 (168.5372)	7 (164.5256)	8 (163.9428)	12 (158.8800)
2018-03-24	The War of Barbeque Noventa di Piave, 30020	12 / 18 (660.5024)	15 (164.0456)	10 (165.1200)	16 (161.0740)	5 (170.2628)
2017-09-09	*Italian Barbecue Championship 2017 Perugia, 06129	15 / 15 (527.9084)	3 (171.4056)	5 (169.1200)	15 (20.0000)	5 (167.3828)
2017-07-22	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79418	9 / 40 (679.9544)	35 (161.1544)	3 (173.1200)	1 (179.4400)	18 (166.2400)
2017-06-24	Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries, 11120	10 / 15 (663.9888)	11 (164.6172)	5 (173.7144)	13 (159.4172)	10 (166.2400)
2017-05-27	Italian Hardcore Barbcue Anzola dell'Emilia, Italy, 20015	7 / 12 (674.7312)	5 (170.2628)	8 (169.7028)	7 (163.9428)	2 (170.8228)
2017-04-22	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	3 / 28 (689.0744)	18 (168.5372)	1 (178.8572)	16 (168.5256)	5 (173.1544)
2016-09-10	Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, IT	7 / 26 (678.2744)	16 (168.5600)	12 (166.2516)	15 (166.3200)	1 (177.1428)
2016-06-25	Rugby Sound BBQ Competition Parabiago, IT	3 / 15 (687.3944)	1 (176.6172)	8 (168.5372)	4 (173.1084)	5 (169.1316)
2016-06-11	Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, IT	3 / 29 (690.8228)	27 (162.2400)	9 (173.7028)	1 (177.7372)	3 (177.1428)
2016-05-14	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)
2016-01-15	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, IT	6 / 30 (669.0972)	19 (162.2744)	18 (160.5600)	7 (169.1200)	1 (177.1428)
2015-05-02	Smoke by the River Brugg,	12 / 20 (629.0400)	11 (161.1316)	14 (157.6684)	11 (157.1200)	11 (153.1200)

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
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 (1045 pts)