Ring Of Fire FL
Rating
1506
peak 1516 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2023-11-03
latest 2025-07-18
Best ToY finish
#714
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.59
last 3 Master vs avg 661.59 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.69 · weakest Brisket (159.69)
Road miles
1241
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 629 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.59 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
342.80 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Glamping Grillers has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 154.2172 | 166.11 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 165.0972 | 170.69 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 147.8972 | 165.68 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 155.4172 | 159.69 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (1 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 661.59 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 342.80 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-11-03 — First tracked contest · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- 📣 2023-11-03 — First call · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2023-11-03 — Career-best overall score (681.6116) · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- 📈 2024-01-26 — Peak power rating (1516) · Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
| +3.3 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2023-11-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2025-07-18 |
| -3.2 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 2023-11-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 7% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 64% | 94.7% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 32 / 34 (623.7948) | 34 (154.2172) | 27 (165.6916) | 33 (147.8972) | 32 (155.9888) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 4 / 61 (342.8000) | 17 (166.2400) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (165.6916) | 34 (155.4172) |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 15 / 19 (679.3488) | 15 (167.9772) | 17 (165.0972) | 1 (179.4400) | 14 (166.8344) |
| 2023-11-03 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 13 / 27 (681.6116) | 5 (176.0000) | 9 (175.4172) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (160.5144) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #714 (206 pts) | #662 (271 pts) | #777 (221 pts) | #529 (376 pts) | #781 (191 pts) |