High-water mark
678.2516
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2516 at Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 29, 2016
FIRE & SMOKE SHAK
FIRE & SMOKE SHAK is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 15 at the Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest Nov 1, 2019 · 3.3 years on the trail
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 174.28 · weakest Brisket (163.01)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
93%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1639)
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
673.26 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 166.2744 | 168.75 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 162.8572 | 167.22 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 171.9772 | 174.28 | top 19% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.3712 | 163.01 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 73% | Nov 1, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
36
finished ahead 20 times, behind 29
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Nov 2, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1511) Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- First call Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2516 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- Career-best overall score678.2516 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2019 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake 🏅 Summerville, SC | 13 / 15 (667.3600) | 9 (170.3200) | 12 (164.5372) | 5 (171.9772) | 13 (160.5256) |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC | 9 / 15 (674.1712) | 10 (169.6684) | 6 (174.2744) | 2 (174.8572) | 13 (155.3712) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival Summerville, SC | 10 / 22 (678.2516) | 17 (166.2744) | 14 (162.8572) | 2 (176) | 5 (173.1200) |