The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT has finished one call ahead of SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS
SMOKE + FIRE CRAFT MEATS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 17 at The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest (2017). They finished #1252 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2015
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.69)
Road miles
339
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
624.26 / 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 143.4172 | 155.12 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 126.8228 | 145.69 | top 84% |
| Pork | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168.6172 | 162.3200 | 165.30 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.6288 | 154.2972 | 158.15 | top 54% |
“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 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
94
finished ahead 26 times, behind 74
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20174 milestones
- First overall top-10 The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5144 The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score652.5144 The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.6172 Pit at the Park
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White and Que
- First call Red, White and Que
- Peak power rating (1491) Red, White and Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest | Aug 25, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Red, White and Que | Sep 26, 2015 |
| -6.4 | Pit at the Park | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -6.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 9, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 90.6% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2017 | The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY | 5 / 17 (652.5144) | 6 (168) | 8 (157.7028) | 4 (167.4172) | 8 (159.3944) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 29 (629.6916) | 27 (155.9540) | 28 (150.2632) | 10 (162.8456) | 19 (160.6288) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pit at the Park Macungie, PA | 18 / 23 (624) | 20 (153.1084) | 21 (147.9772) | 6 (168.6172) | 17 (154.2972) |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 30 / 35 (590.8228) | 35 (143.4172) | 35 (126.8228) | 9 (162.3200) | 11 (158.2628) |