Firehouse Barbecue

Firehouse Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Melbourne Barbecue Festival (2018).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1500

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 4, 2017

latest Feb 3, 2018 · 1 year on the trail

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

646.3084 / 720

Master · Melbourne Barbecue Festival

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork · Melbourne Barbecue Festival

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.58 · weakest Brisket (152.29)

Road miles

9,553

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 9,553 mi

Master avg

632.61 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The comeback

7.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.7 years, then back at Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Oct 18, 2025).

last seen Feb 3, 2018
back Oct 18, 2025

The long haul

9,553 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,553 miles across 3 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,553 miles to Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

3 mapped stops
furthest 9,553 mi

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	2	0	0	0	160.5828	157.7028	159.14	top 59%
Pork Ribs	3	1	0	0	165.7944	153.7256	159.66	top 46%
Pork	2	1	1	1	172.5600	156.5944	164.58	top 33%
Brisket	2	1	0	0	162.3200	142.2516	152.29	top 61%

“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

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 1 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 a different one every time

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 54 finished ahead 29 times, behind 38

Longest layoff 7.7 yrs Feb 3, 2018 → Oct 18, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Oct 18 Most recent contest Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20185 milestones

Feb 3 First call Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 3 First category win (Pork) Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 3 First overall top-10 Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 3 Career-best overall score646.3084 Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 3 Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Melbourne Barbecue Festival

20171 milestone

Feb 4 First tracked contest Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2025	Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL	—	—	4 (165.7944)	—	—
Feb 3, 2018	Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourn	9 / 26 (646.3084)	19 (157.7028)	19 (153.7256)	1 (172.5600)	8 (162.3200)
Feb 4, 2017	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne	31 / 43 (618.9032)	19 (160.5828)	18 (159.4744)	27 (156.5944)	39 (142.2516)