High-water mark
671.8860
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.8860 at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 8, 2022
Firepower BBQ
Firepower BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 35 at the Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “Fire Power BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 13, 2021
latest Sep 8, 2022 · 1.1 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.60 · weakest Brisket (159.18)
Road miles
336
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.57 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 162.8000 | 166.83 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 154.2288 | 163.97 | top 60% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 159.3828 | 167.60 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 153.6344 | 159.18 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 51% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 105 times, behind 120
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.8860 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1497) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2916 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First call Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 12 / 35 (671.8860) | 23 (162.8000) | 15 (168.5372) | 3 (174.8572) | 13 (165.6916) |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 18 / 19 (645.5320) | 13 (169.1200) | 19 (154.2288) | 8 (168.5488) | 17 (153.6344) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 33 / 49 (655.2916) | 24 (168.5600) | 18 (169.1316) | 43 (159.3828) | 42 (158.2172) |