MESSIN WITH FIRE

MESSIN WITH FIRE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 12th of 20 at the Rock'n Ribville (2014). They finished #2274 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1491

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Nov 18, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2274

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8972 / 720

Master · Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Pork Ribs · Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

Consistency

±15.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.12 · weakest Brisket (157.65)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

646.86 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.8972 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8972 at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 15, 2014

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) (Nov 18, 2016).

last seen Oct 10, 2014
back Nov 18, 2016

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	2	0	172.5600	144.0112	163.27	top 54%
Pork Ribs	4	1	1	174.3200	159.9428	165.12	top 54%
Pork	4	1	0	167.4056	149.6456	160.82	top 62%
Brisket	4	0	0	165.1200	148.4800	157.65	top 62%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 63%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 127 finished ahead 55 times, behind 92

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Oct 10, 2014 → Nov 18, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Nov 18 Most recent contest Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)

20143 milestones

Aug 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8972 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 Career-best overall score667.8972 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 15 Peak power rating (1501) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)

20133 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 First call Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3200 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)	Aug 15, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)	Nov 18, 2016
-6.5	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival	Sep 13, 2013
-1.7	Rock'n Ribville	Oct 10, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0%	top 91%	89%	89%
2014	2	100%	top 44%	92.8%	91.7%
2013	1	100%	top 71%	86.9%	86.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	43 / 47 (640.9944)	28 (167.9888)	36 (163.4056)	35 (161.1200)	44 (148.4800)
Oct 10, 2014	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	12 / 20 (652.9368)	8 (168.5256)	17 (159.9428)	14 (165.0972)	13 (159.3712)
Aug 15, 2014	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA	12 / 43 (667.8972)	10 (172.5600)	22 (162.8116)	10 (167.4056)	12 (165.1200)
Sep 13, 2013	Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA	29 / 41 (625.6224)	39 (144.0112)	2 (174.3200)	33 (149.6456)	25 (157.6456)