A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
FIRE , FOOD & FLAVOR
FIRE , FOOD & FLAVOR is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 18 at the Delft BBQ Fest 2016 (2016). They finished #1689 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Fire, Food & Flavor”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 23, 2015
latest May 19, 2018 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.28 · weakest Brisket (146.10)
Road miles
38
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
618.34 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0112 | 158.8572 | 163.28 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 142.2400 | 150.85 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 155.3940 | 158.11 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4056 | 141.1200 | 146.10 | top 88% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 78% | May 14, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NL
2 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 38 times, behind 169
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jun 18, 2016 → May 19, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0112 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score636.0232 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1490) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Delft BBQ Fest 2016 | Jun 18, 2016 |
| -10.5 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 23, 2015 |
| -8.7 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 19, 2018 |
| -5.9 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 14, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.3% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2018 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 51 / 60 (615.2452) | 15 (168.0112) | 58 (142.2400) | 43 (155.9312) | 48 (149.0628) |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL | 18 / 18 (601.6228) | 17 (158.8572) | 18 (143.4172) | 17 (158.2284) | 18 (141.1200) |
| May 14, 2016 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 47 / 65 (636.0232) | 22 (166.8688) | 27 (163.4744) | 40 (162.8800) | 62 (142.8000) |
| May 23, 2015 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 57 / 68 (620.4568) | 45 (159.3828) | 53 (154.2744) | 55 (155.3940) | 53 (151.4056) |