High-water mark
497.6116
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 497.6116 at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) — 92.2% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Apr 22, 2022
Sparks Gourmet Fire Pit
Sparks Gourmet Fire Pit is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 20th of 34 at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2022
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.70 · weakest Pork (163.95)
Purse competed for
$4,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 169.7028 | 169.70 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 163.9544 | 163.95 | top 65% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 163.9544 | 163.95 | top 74% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 20 / 34 (497.6116) | 13 (169.7028) | 22 (163.9544) | 25 (163.9544) | — |