Dreamfire BBQ Team

Dreamfire BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1433 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,433

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1569

peak 1569 · rated over 9 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2019

latest Aug 14, 2026 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#497

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

91% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

703.3940 / 720

Master · BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

685.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 680.58 (+5.29)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Cars & BBQ Festival 2026

Consistency

±13.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 173.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.67)

Road miles

3,528

across 11 mapped stops

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

680.58 / 720

10 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

10 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 10-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 10

The heartbreaker

0.0004 points from the title

Came within 0.0004 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia (Aug 16, 2024).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×2

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia (Aug 15, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BBQ+.

Signature meat

27% pork ribs entries won

3 wins from 11 entries

When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 27% of their entries (3 of 11).

best 178.8572
average 168.67
8 calls

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 11%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia (Aug 16, 2024).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

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They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.3940 career-best overall

97.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.3940 at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia — 97.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2024

A tough matchup

5–2 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ Symphony ahead in 71% of their meetings

BBQ Symphony has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.04 points below their pork, and turns into a call 73% of the time against 80%.

Pork Ribs avg 168.67
Pork avg 173.70
8 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Piiripealsed in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa (Aug 18, 2023).

last seen Aug 21, 2020
back Aug 18, 2023

Pork nemesis

3 of 4 shared pork entries lost

Woodquarter Smokerheads ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Woodquarter Smokerheads has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Festival 2019 (Aug 16, 2019).

Aug 16, 2019
18-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 20% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 20% across 6 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

6 August contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,528 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,528 miles across 11 mapped stops.

11 mapped stops

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.5% of a perfect score
11 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#497 (332 pts)	#475 (417 pts)	#777 (187 pts)	#418 (462 pts)	#608 (252 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#814 (141 pts)	#877 (151 pts)	#503 (450 pts)	#679 (236 pts)	#916 (121 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Dreamfire BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.

45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Money$hot BBQ

#1,436 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 90%
Peak: 1569

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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PARTTY ALL KNIGHT

#1,438 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1573

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Dreamfire BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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CIRCLE R COOKERS

#1,428 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1569

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 16 contests to 11.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

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Sunrise BBQ

#1,434 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1573

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 40% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2025

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PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ

#1,435 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1571

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Dreamfire BBQ Team's first contest.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 20, 2015

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SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA

#1,431 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1569

Level with Dreamfire BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ Symphony	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Piiripealsed	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Insomnia BBQ Team	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Sleeping Beauties of BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	7	1	2	178.8572	161.7256	170.05	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	8	3	3	178.8572	158.2400	168.67	top 45%
Pork	10	8	2	6	180 🔥	164.5256	173.70	top 32%
Brisket	10	9	0	4	178.2972	160.0228	169.18	top 43%

“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)	9	1	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 40%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia	2	1	1	top 11%	Aug 15, 2025
Vienna BBQ Days	2	7	0	top 70%	Oct 18, 2025

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Busiest season 2026 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 3 wins · 8 calls

First title Aug 15, 2025 BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia

Opponents faced 73 finished ahead 98 times, behind 43

Longest layoff 3 yrs Aug 21, 2020 → Aug 18, 2023

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

20263 milestones

Jul 18 10th tracked contest Open Barbecue Championship
Aug 14 Peak power rating (1569) Cars & BBQ Festival 2026
Aug 14 Most recent contest Cars & BBQ Festival 2026

20251 milestone

Aug 15 First Grand Championship BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia

20244 milestones

Aug 16 First Reserve Championship BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 16 First multi-meat day BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
Aug 16 Career-best overall score703.3940 BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia

20196 milestones

Aug 16 First tracked contest BBQ Festival 2019
Aug 16 First call BBQ Festival 2019
Aug 16 First category win (Pork) BBQ Festival 2019
Aug 16 First overall top-10 BBQ Festival 2019
Aug 16 First overall podium BBQ Festival 2019
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7028 BBQ Festival 2019

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia	Aug 15, 2025
+14.7	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia	Aug 16, 2024
+12.5	BBQ Festival 2019	Aug 16, 2019
+9	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa	Aug 18, 2023
+8.7	Cars & BBQ Festival 2026	Aug 14, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.8	Vienna BBQ Days 2023	Oct 21, 2023
-1	Vienna BBQ Days	Oct 18, 2025

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)
2026	3	0	3	1	100%	top 41%	97.1%	95.6%
2025	3	1	2	1	100%	top 36%	95.3%	94.7%
2024	1	0	1	2	100%	top 13%	97.7%	97.7%
2023	2	0	2	1	100%	top 52%	92.3%	91.9%
2020	1	0	1	0	100%	top 31%	93.3%	93.3%
2019	1	0	1	1	100%	top 17%	94.1%	94.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 14, 2026	Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 Tallinn	4 / 17 (698.8000)	1 (178.8572)	14 (167.9772)	2 (180)	8 (171.9656)
Jul 18, 2026	Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering	8 / 20 (682.7656)	7 (171.9772)	16 (165.7028)	3 (177.7144)	11 (167.3712)
Jul 17, 2026	European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Wilhering	10 / 17 (683.9316)	9 (173.7028)	6 (174.2860)	15 (167.3828)	8 (168.5600)
Oct 18, 2025	Vienna BBQ Days Vienna	7 / 11 (677.6116)	6 (170.2744)	4 (168.5372)	2 (176)	9 (162.8000)
Oct 18, 2025	Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna	—	—	1 (178.8572)	—	—
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue	1 / 11 (686.2512)	2 (173.1428)	5 (167.9884)	4 (172.5600)	2 (172.5600)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish	2 / 16 (703.3940)	13 (169.1084)	1 (176.5828)	1 (180)	2 (177.7028)
Oct 21, 2023	Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna	10 / 13 (664.4344)	12 (162.2516)	1 (174.8572)	12 (164.5256)	10 (162.8000)
Aug 18, 2023	BBQ Festival Vanamoisa Saue Parish	4 / 15 (658.9372)	5 (168.6172)	10 (159.4400)	4 (170.8572)	8 (160.0228)
Aug 21, 2020	BBQ Festival 2020 Saue Parish	4 / 13 (671.9884)	4 (170.8456)	7 (162.8800)	3 (168.5600)	3 (169.7028)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ Festival 2019 VanamÃµisa, Saue Parish	3 / 18 (677.7028)	14 (161.7256)	14 (158.2400)	1 (179.4400)	2 (178.2972)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Dreamfire BBQ Team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Signature meat

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)