High-water mark
675.8860
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.8860 at 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 31, 2019
FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ
FARMHOUSE FIRE STARTERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 39 at the 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “FARMHOUSE FIRESTARTERS BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 20, 2018
latest May 31, 2019 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.27 · weakest Brisket (162.54)
Road miles
1,350
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 675 mi
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
662.46 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 166.8228 | 170.27 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 161.1200 | 165.12 | top 52% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.6572 | 163.95 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 155.3828 | 162.54 | top 53% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 39 times, behind 39
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.8860 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4288 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Q for a Cause
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0288 Q for a Cause
- First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 12 / 39 (675.8860) | 4 (175.4288) | 22 (166.8228) | 23 (163.9428) | 11 (169.6916) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 20 (166.8228) | 29 (161.1200) | 10 (170.2628) | — |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 29 / 41 (649.0288) | 17 (168.5716) | 12 (167.4172) | 35 (157.6572) | 32 (155.3828) |