A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MOE CASON BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MOE CASON BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Fire N' Smoke
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1511 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2018-02-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.72 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 614.53 (+1.19)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.04
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.98 · weakest Brisket (148.77)
Road miles
9,749
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 8618 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
614.53 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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 weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 148.77
- Pork Ribs avg 156.98
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Double Barrel Smokers in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Melbourne Barbecue Festival (2018-02-03).
- last seen 2016-04-22
- back 2018-02-03
Pork Ribs nemesis
3 of 4
shared pork ribs entries lost
Double Barrel Smokers ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Double Barrel Smokers has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork ribs entries.
The long haul
9,749
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,749 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 8,618 miles to Melbourne Barbecue Festival.
- 8 mapped stops
- furthest 8,618 mi
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Fire N' Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3761 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, 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 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 135.4056 | 155.14 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.4172 | 146.8228 | 156.98 | top 51% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 145.7028 | 153.64 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 134.8572 | 148.77 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 6 | 0 | top 46% |
| NM | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 34% | 2015-04-17 |
| Bliss, Brews & Que | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 44% | 2014-10-10 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2018-02-03
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 156.98 · weakest Brisket (148.77)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
614.53
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
280
159–190 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
9,749
8 mapped stops · furthest 8,618 mi
Schedule strength
1508
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2016-04-22 → 2018-02-03
Power rating
1488
peak 1511 · #3738 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First call Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- 2014
- Career-best overall score638.3768 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4628 Bliss, Brews & Que
- Peak power rating (1511) Bliss, Brews & Que
- 2018
- Most recent contest Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2014-04-25 |
| +6.1 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship | 2013-03-22 |
| +3.6 | Bliss, Brews & Que | 2014-10-10 |
| +2.4 | Bliss Brews & Que | 2013-10-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Smokin' On the Pecos | 2013-06-28 |
| -11.8 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival | 2018-02-03 |
| -10.7 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | 2016-04-22 |
| -0.1 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2015-04-17 |
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 88% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 82% | 82% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 88.7% | 88.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 56% | 88.3% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-03 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourn, 8008 | 23 / 26 (595.2112) | 21 (154.2512) | 22 (150.7656) | 22 (145.7028) | 24 (144.4916) |
| 2016-04-22 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 39 / 46 (590.7540) | 45 (135.4056) | 37 (146.8228) | 27 (158.8456) | 33 (149.6800) |
| 2015-04-17 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 22 / 44 (621.6344) | 14 (162.2972) | 29 (153.1088) | 31 (151.4284) | 24 (154.8000) |
| 2014-10-10 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 11 / 26 (632.6288) | 4 (167.4628) | 19 (153.1200) | 12 (160.5716) | 14 (151.4744) |
| 2014-04-25 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 11 / 62 (638.3768) | 7 (165.1656) | 18 (162.9028) | 33 (153.7256) | 19 (156.5828) |
| 2013-10-11 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 12 / 26 (635.9544) | 14 (163.3944) | 2 (167.4172) | 17 (154.2628) | 16 (150.8800) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 63 / 70 (585.1432) | 63 (145.7144) | 37 (158.2858) | 58 (146.2858) | 62 (134.8572) |
| 2013-03-22 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 19 / 59 (616.5714) | 39 (147.4282) | 7 (163.4290) | 21 (158.2858) | 34 (147.4284) |