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
- May 10, 2013
FIRE IN THE HOLE BBQ
FIRE IN THE HOLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 41 at the Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 11, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.39 · weakest Brisket (152.24)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.67 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (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% | May 11, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 49 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 10, 2013 → May 8, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF
20153 milestones
- 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)
20134 milestones
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 10, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 13, 2016 |
| -7.6 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | May 11, 2018 |
| -4.8 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 8, 2015 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2018 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 36 / 42 (615.7372) | 39 (150.7656) | 34 (153.6344) | 33 (157.0972) | 35 (154.2400) |
| May 13, 2016 | 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) |
| May 8, 2015 | 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) |
| May 10, 2013 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA | 15 / 41 (662.8570) | 22 (166.2858) | 17 (164.5714) | 18 (164.5714) | 13 (167.4284) |