A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smoklahoma
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1505 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-10-16
latest 2019-09-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.47
last 3 Master vs avg 632.47 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.42 · weakest Brisket (153.49)
Road miles
259
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.47 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
3.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019-09-12).
- last seen 2015-10-23
- back 2019-09-12
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Smoklahoma has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 137 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3773 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1551
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoklahoma)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoklahoma has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Smoklahoma did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoklahoma on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
9 contests to 3: their number has had years to settle where Smoklahoma's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 150.2400 | 154.83 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 154.8800 | 163.42 | top 54% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 150.2284 | 160.73 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 147.3944 | 153.49 | top 69% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2015-10-16 → 2019-09-12
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.42 · weakest Brisket (153.49)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
632.47
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
512
72–457 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
259
3 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
1586
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$68,425
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
2015-10-23 → 2019-09-12
Power rating
1488
peak 1505 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Grills and Grilles
- First call Grills and Grilles
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3372 Grills and Grilles
- Career-best overall score655.3372 Grills and Grilles
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Grills and Grilles
- Peak power rating (1505) Grills and Grilles
- 2019
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | Grills and Grilles | 2015-10-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -8.2 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | 2015-10-23 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 91% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 394 / 468 (624.5028) | 400 (155.9656) | 389 (154.8800) | 218 (166.2628) | 424 (147.3944) |
| 2015-10-23 | Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK | 23 / 26 (617.5656) | 19 (158.2744) | 19 (161.0972) | 24 (150.2284) | 21 (147.9656) |
| 2015-10-16 | Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK | 17 / 38 (655.3372) | 35 (150.2400) | 2 (174.2972) | 19 (165.7028) | 14 (165.0972) |