High-water mark
662.7428
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7428 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2016
BORN OF FIRE!
BORN OF FIRE! is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 39th of 64 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff (2016). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2016
latest Sep 22, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.28 · weakest Pork (161.09)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
654.42 / 720
2 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 162.8456 | 166.28 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 157.6456 | 162.52 | top 73% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 154.1940 | 161.09 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 161.6572 | 164.53 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 22, 2017 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7428 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score662.7428 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 43 / 55 (646.0912) | 44 (162.8456) | 30 (167.3944) | 54 (154.1940) | 34 (161.6572) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 39 / 64 (662.7428) | 26 (169.7144) | 58 (157.6456) | 34 (167.9772) | 29 (167.4056) |