High-water mark
662.8570
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8570 at Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-05-10
FIRE IN THE HOLE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1505 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2018-05-11
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.67
last 4 Master vs avg 630.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.39 · weakest Brisket (152.24)
Road miles
0
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.67 / 720
4 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
YES, DEAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
YES, DEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWINE-O-MITE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (2015-05-08).
- last seen 2013-05-10
- back 2015-05-08
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.
FIRE IN THE HOLE BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 151 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after FIRE IN THE HOLE BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with FIRE IN THE HOLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.7656 | 159.09 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 151.3716 | 156.95 | top 68% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.1200 | 154.7884 | 162.39 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 133.0400 | 152.24 | top 72% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 79% | 2018-05-11 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2018-05-11
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.39 · weakest Brisket (152.24)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
630.67
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
102
49–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-05-08
Power rating
1485
peak 1505 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score662.8570 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1505) Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- 2015
- First call Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First category win (Pork) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- 2018
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-05-13 |
| -7.6 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 2018-05-11 |
| -4.8 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-05-08 |
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)
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 86% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 69% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-11 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 36 / 42 (615.7372) | 39 (150.7656) | 34 (153.6344) | 33 (157.0972) | 35 (154.2400) |
| 2016-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 34 / 41 (619.7140) | 39 (152.4684) | 25 (158.2172) | 31 (154.7884) | 31 (154.2400) |
| 2015-05-08 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 27 / 39 (624.3544) | 13 (166.8228) | 34 (151.3716) | 1 (173.1200) | 38 (133.0400) |
| 2013-05-10 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA | 15 / 41 (662.8570) | 22 (166.2858) | 17 (164.5714) | 18 (164.5714) | 13 (167.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |