They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Pete's Firehouse BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1537 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2015-02-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.53 (+5.05)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.97
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.22)
Road miles
510
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
650.53 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
High-water mark
681.0972
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0972 at 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-06-20
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 29%.
- 3 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 29%
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings
Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.58 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 56%.
- Pork Ribs avg 159.22
- Brisket avg 164.80
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
6 of 8
shared brisket entries lost
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
All Sauced Up has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.80%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.80% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.4% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
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.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pete's Firehouse BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1552
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADY OF Q | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| All Sauced Up | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKETEERS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| D'S SMOKEHOUSE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL GRILLING | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS FLY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN MO'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 161.1200 | 164.63 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175.4400 | 154.2628 | 159.22 | top 57% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 153.1426 | 161.88 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 154.7888 | 164.80 | top 33% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2015-02-20
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.22)
Walk rate
78%
a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Master average
650.53
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
173
227–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
510
9 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1537
peak 1537 · #2032 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
- First call The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
- First overall top-10 High Desert BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1430 High Desert BBQ Showdown
- 2014
- First category win (Pork Ribs) 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score681.0972 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1537) The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
- Most recent contest The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | 2014-06-20 |
| +11.3 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) | 2014-02-21 |
| +7 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | 2013-04-20 |
| +3.3 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series | 2015-02-20 |
| +1.8 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.1 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship | 2013-12-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 29% | 94.6% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 48% | 91.3% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-20 | The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA | 21 / 49 (657.1204) | 36 (161.1200) | 41 (156.5716) | 12 (167.4516) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2014-06-20 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 10 / 65 (681.0972) | 32 (167.3944) | 1 (175.4400) | 19 (168.0000) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2014-05-02 | Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA | 14 / 27 (642.1488) | 16 (162.2628) | 11 (162.8572) | 16 (162.2400) | 17 (154.7888) |
| 2014-02-21 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA | 10 / 48 (651.3596) | 10 (167.4400) | 33 (154.8340) | 32 (156.5256) | 2 (172.5600) |
| 2013-12-27 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 17 / 28 (646.1940) | 12 (165.1656) | 22 (154.8456) | 18 (163.3828) | 17 (162.8000) |
| 2013-08-23 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA | 13 / 26 (639.8744) | 4 (170.8572) | 20 (154.2628) | 18 (155.9200) | 15 (158.8344) |
| 2013-08-02 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA | 24 / 46 (645.5772) | 25 (163.4400) | 34 (155.9200) | 29 (159.3600) | 8 (166.8572) |
| 2013-04-20 | High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 10 / 32 (657.1430) | 12 (162.8572) | 12 (161.7144) | 6 (170.8572) | 10 (161.7142) |
| 2013-04-05 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 23 / 48 (634.2850) | 21 (161.1428) | 24 (156.5712) | 32 (153.1426) | 10 (163.4284) |