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.
Smokin' Boys BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-10-04
latest 2018-07-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.43
last 4 Master vs avg 634.43 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.69 · weakest Brisket (155.39)
Road miles
100
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Master avg
634.43 / 720
4 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
2.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at *17th Annual Bordertown Bash (2018-07-13).
- last seen 2015-09-25
- back 2018-07-13
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.
Smokin' Boys BBQ has 4 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 143 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.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after Smokin' Boys BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' Boys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 153.6340 | 160.94 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 157.1544 | 161.69 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 151.9200 | 156.40 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 149.1200 | 155.39 | top 73% |
“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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 62% | 2014-09-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-10-04 → 2018-07-13
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.69 · weakest Brisket (155.39)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
634.43
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
92
32–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
100
4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2018-07-13
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- First call Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Career-best overall score645.0060 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8228 Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1497) Biggest Buck and Best Rack
- 2018
- Most recent contest *17th Annual Bordertown Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2014-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | *17th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2018-07-13 |
| -4.4 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | 2015-09-25 |
| -4.2 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2013-10-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | *17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 29 / 32 (628.4456) | 32 (153.6340) | 27 (164.5488) | 27 (161.1428) | 32 (149.1200) |
| 2015-09-25 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 25 / 35 (622.1256) | 25 (159.3712) | 20 (157.1544) | 27 (151.9200) | 23 (153.6800) |
| 2014-09-12 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 15 / 27 (642.1604) | 17 (163.9428) | 12 (165.1200) | 22 (154.2744) | 18 (158.8232) |
| 2013-10-04 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 15 / 22 (645.0060) | 10 (166.8228) | 14 (159.9544) | 18 (158.2744) | 13 (159.9544) |