The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Didsbury Lions BBQ (Jul 27, 2024).
- last seen Sep 3, 2022
- back Jul 27, 2024
Fire Bandit
Fire Bandit is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 28, 2022
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
—
overall standings
Best overall
—
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Road miles
351
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|
“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
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
6 of 6 contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Sep 3, 2022 → Jul 27, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 28, 2022 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB | — | — | — | — | — |