On the rise
+35
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 35 points across 7 contests since 2016-06-10 — from 1506 up to 1541.
- 7 contests since 2016-06-10
- now 1541
FIRE & ICE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-06-10
latest 2017-06-02
Best ToY finish
#706
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.98
last 5 Master vs avg 668.93 (+0.05)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.98 · weakest Chicken (166.60)
Road miles
463
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Master avg
668.93 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
High-water mark
679.3256
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3256 at Smokin In Steele — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-06-02
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LUCKY BRISKET in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
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.
52 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before FIRE & ICE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Level with FIRE & ICE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after FIRE & ICE BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASE OF RIBS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY BRISKET | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CROIX VALLEY SAUCES | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 158.2628 | 166.60 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 154.8344 | 167.57 | top 34% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 165.1200 | 167.98 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 158.7884 | 166.77 | top 36% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 17% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2016-06-10 → 2017-06-02
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.98 · weakest Chicken (166.60)
Walk rate
86%
a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
2 of 7 contests
Master average
668.93
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
180–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
463
7 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Power rating
1541
peak 1541 · #1927 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest *Mankato Cookout Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6456 *Mankato Cookout Day 1
- First call *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard)
- First overall top-10 Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest
- 2017
- Career-best overall score679.3256 Smokin In Steele
- Peak power rating (1541) Smokin In Steele
- Most recent contest Smokin In Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Minnesota in May | 2017-05-12 |
| +11.3 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest | 2016-06-17 |
| +9.5 | Smokin In Steele | 2017-06-02 |
| +6.2 | *Mankato Cookout Day 1 | 2016-06-10 |
| +1.9 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off | 2016-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.4 | *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) | 2016-06-11 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.4% | 94.3% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | top 49% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN | 11 / 46 (679.3256) | 14 (171.4172) | 10 (168.5256) | 14 (169.1200) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2017-05-12 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 7 / 71 (678.8572) | 13 (169.7372) | 7 (171.4172) | 27 (165.1200) | 6 (172.5828) |
| 2016-09-16 | KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 15 / 29 (658.8456) | 24 (163.4400) | 11 (166.8572) | 8 (169.7600) | 22 (158.7884) |
| 2016-07-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 17 / 30 (657.6572) | 22 (163.3828) | 26 (154.8344) | 7 (170.8572) | 5 (168.5828) |
| 2016-06-17 | Treasure Island BBQ/ Steak Food Fest Red Wing, MN | 7 / 34 (670.2060) | 4 (172.5600) | 13 (163.9544) | 13 (166.2400) | 8 (167.4516) |
| 2016-06-11 | *Mankato Cookout Day 2 and( Back Yard) Mankato, MN | 23 / 32 (663.9656) | 31 (158.2628) | 1 (177.1544) | 14 (166.8228) | 22 (161.7256) |
| 2016-06-10 | *Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN | 15 / 33 (673.6456) | 22 (167.4172) | 13 (170.2628) | 13 (167.9656) | 13 (168.0000) |
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 | #1075 (295 pts) | #1303 (235 pts) | #1131 (300 pts) | #1536 (175 pts) | #1090 (310 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #706 (538 pts) | #823 (468 pts) | #587 (698 pts) | #613 (658 pts) | #672 (593 pts) |