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Men On Fire

Men On Fire is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 28 at the Chillin and Grillin (2015). They are ranked #4713 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,713
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1469
peak 1501 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013
latest May 7, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 67%
overall standings

Best overall

661.0288 / 720
Master · Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

611.67 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 618.08 (-6.40)

Walk rate

8%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5716
Pork Ribs · Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±40.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 161.92 · weakest Brisket (153.00)

Road miles

139
across 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength

34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Purse competed for

$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

618.08 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.92 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

  • Brisket avg 153.00
  • Pork Ribs avg 161.92
  • 0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Resource One in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival (May 7, 2021).

  • last seen May 3, 2019
  • back May 7, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Men On Fire, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ
#4,718 of the rated field
1469 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jul 11, 2026
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VALLEY SMOKE BBQ
#4,725 of the rated field
1468 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1468

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Sep 21, 2019
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BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ
#4,709 of the rated field
1469 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1503

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen May 28, 2021
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BULLY BBQ
#4,687 of the rated field
1469 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
7%
Peak
1514

Level with Men On Fire on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Feb 21, 2025
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MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ
#4,691 of the rated field
1469 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
7%
Peak
1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Jul 13, 2019
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BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA
#4,706 of the rated field
1469 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1469

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Men On Fire's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 14 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BUTCHER BBQ 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Butt Rubbers Anonymous 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
Eddie Frank's BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
RUB IT ALL OVER 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
OSOSLOW BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue Crue 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
Sweet Mesquiters 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 0 0 0 170.8572 140.5144 157.83 top 63%
Pork Ribs 12 1 0 0 172.5716 145.6800 161.92 top 51%
Pork 12 0 0 0 169.6916 147.3712 158.07 top 66%
Brisket 11 0 0 0 161.1426 143.9656 153.00 top 68%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)40top 73%
Large (40+)80top 64%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 3 29 0 top 62% May 4, 2018
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 2 38 0 top 75% May 3, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests
Contests a season 1.5 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OK 11 of 12 contests
Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 355 finished ahead 249 times, behind 454
Longest layoff 2 yrs May 3, 2019 → May 7, 2021

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

20211 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival
20182 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
  2. Career-best overall score661.0288 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20135 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
  2. First call Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5714 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
  4. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5716 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
  5. Peak power rating (1501) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+5.6Bixby BBQ'n Blues FestivalMay 4, 2018
+1Bixby BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 6, 2016
+0.6Bixby BBQ & Blues FestivalMay 3, 2013
+0.2Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 7, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.7Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)May 5, 2017
-9.2Bixby BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 2, 2014
-5.9Chillin and GrillinOct 9, 2015
-3.8Chillin & Grillin BBQ FestivalOct 11, 2013
-3.73rd Annual Smokin in SapulpaSep 30, 2016

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20211000 0% top 64% 88.7% 88.7%
20191000 0% top 68% 87% 87%
20181000 0% top 43% 91.8% 91.8%
20171000 0% top 88% 68.9% 68.9%
20162000 0% top 65% 88.3% 88%
20153000 0% top 71% 87.5% 87.1%
20141000 0% top 81% 81.2% 81.2%
20132000 50% top 57% 90.1% 87.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 7, 2021 Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK 34 / 53 (638.8000) 37 (160.5372) 24 (169.1428) 33 (162.8800) 44 (146.2400)
May 3, 2019 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅 38 / 56 (626.6972) 31 (161.1544) 37 (158.8000) 47 (149.6456) 38 (157.0972)
May 4, 2018 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK 29 / 68 (661.0288) 30 (166.8344) 29 (166.2856) 24 (169.6916) 40 (158.2172)
May 5, 2017 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK 60 / 68 (495.9660) 16 (170.8572) 37 (157.6688) 22 (167.4400) —
Sep 30, 2016 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK 28 / 37 (635.8740) 35 (150.2400) 16 (165.0972) 21 (166.2856) 29 (154.2512)
May 6, 2016 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 45 / 83 (631.8520) 45 (157.6572) 44 (161.1088) 31 (165.7260) 63 (147.3600)
Oct 16, 2015 Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK 27 / 38 (630.1252) 14 (169.1084) 14 (168.5256) 33 (148.5256) 35 (143.9656)
Oct 9, 2015 Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK 22 / 28 (625.6000) 25 (152.5484) 21 (157.6916) 25 (155.3944) 15 (159.9656)
May 1, 2015 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 51 / 81 (625.0512) 30 (166.2856) 51 (155.4056) 64 (152.5600) 55 (150.8000)
May 2, 2014 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 65 / 80 (584.3540) 72 (142.2172) 67 (145.6800) 67 (147.3712) 56 (149.0856)
Oct 11, 2013 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK 25 / 38 (613.0056) 34 (140.5144) 14 (165.1084) 31 (152.5028) 22 (154.8800)
May 3, 2013 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK 42 / 88 (648.5714) 63 (156) 9 (172.5716) 52 (158.8572) 39 (161.1426)

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