FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN

FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN is a competition barbecue team with 67 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 35 at the Bar-B-Cure (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1177 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,177

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1588

peak 1636 · rated over 67 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jun 20, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#218

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

32 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 67 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9544 / 720

Master · Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.68 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.10 (+2.58)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Hog Happnin'

Consistency

±15.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.49)

Road miles

11,356

across 67 mapped stops · furthest 426 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$172K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.10 / 720

67 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1428 points from the title

Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) (Oct 3, 2015).

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 47 of 67 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 67 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.9544 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9544 at Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

EAST TENNESSE Q CREW has finished one call ahead of FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

6 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 38%

A tough matchup

29–4 behind in the head-to-head

Under the Radar ahead in 88% of their meetings

Under the Radar has come out ahead in 29 of their 33 shared contests.

A strong matchup

26–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 26 of their 33 shared contests.

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The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival (May 19, 2023).

last seen Jun 21, 2019
back May 19, 2023

Pork nemesis

23 of 37 shared pork entries lost

SMOKE ON THIS ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THIS has out-cooked them in 23 of 37 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Big Alz BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 20% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,356 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,356 miles across 67 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 426 miles to World Barbecue Championship.

67 mapped stops
furthest 426 mi

The metronome

±2.17% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.17% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
67 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#772 (164 pts)	#738 (219 pts)	#710 (259 pts)	#808 (169 pts)	#841 (154 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#546 (325 pts)	#365 (640 pts)	#695 (265 pts)	#623 (290 pts)	#557 (345 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#450 (435 pts)	#366 (620 pts)	#489 (490 pts)	#383 (560 pts)	#438 (460 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1209 (186 pts)	#1066 (251 pts)	#1689 (116 pts)	#1053 (261 pts)	#1242 (191 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#583 (600 pts)	#583 (640 pts)	#357 (970 pts)	#656 (565 pts)	#686 (530 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#600 (650 pts)	#824 (475 pts)	#718 (555 pts)	#603 (670 pts)	#267 (1,280 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#265 (1,280 pts)	#449 (886 pts)	#249 (1,325 pts)	#209 (1,406 pts)	#82 (1,979 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#218 (1,431 pts)	#266 (1,231 pts)	#215 (1,361 pts)	#237 (1,261 pts)	#209 (1,456 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#481 (801 pts)	#282 (1,186 pts)	#574 (671 pts)	#303 (1,146 pts)	#508 (736 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#570 (546 pts)	#558 (581 pts)	#555 (596 pts)	#304 (976 pts)	#448 (711 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN, each with one reason worth a look.

48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SNEAKY_CREEK_BBQ

#1,175 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1594

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 20, 2025

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NEVER EASY BBQ

#1,180 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1610

Careers of much the same size, 56 contests to 67, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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SEA SIDE SMOKERS

#1,178 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1606

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 30 contests

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THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE

#1,173 of the rated field

1589 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1589

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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RICE BROTHERS BBQ

#1,181 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1588

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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The King and His Q

#1,176 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1597

They turned up 6 years after FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 24, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE ON THIS	38	12	26	32%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	35	10	25	29%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	33	26	7	79%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	33	4	29	12%	⚔ compare
RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	22	13	9	59%	⚔ compare
Sons of Smoke	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
CAUGHT BY THE FIRE	19	18	1	95%	⚔ compare
Chairman of the Boar	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	67	16	0	6	176.5600	147.3600	167.78	top 52%
Pork Ribs	67	19	0	5	178.2972	147.4284	166.49	top 51%
Pork	67	19	3	9	179.4400	156.4912	168.07	top 47%
Brisket	67	22	2	12	178.8572	143.4284	167.75	top 45%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	38	top 52%
Large (40+)	27	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	32	top 50%
GA	12	top 48%
VA	5	top 47%
NC	5	top 57%
KY	4	top 52%
SC	4	top 37%
AL	2	top 46%
IN	1	top 69%
FL	1	top 51%
OH	1	top 29%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Big BBQ Bash	4	10	top 56%	Jun 20, 2025
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	4	5	top 48%	Jul 19, 2024
Blount County BBQ Bash	4	12	top 39%	Jun 21, 2019
Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival	3	22	top 77%	May 16, 2025
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	3	13	top 30%	May 18, 2018
Low Country Hog Fest	3	3	top 21%	Sep 2, 2016
Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2	17	top 66%	Jun 15, 2018
Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2)	2	14	top 48%	Jul 9, 2017
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2	13	top 51%	May 20, 2016
Hog Happnin'	2	29	top 45%	Nov 6, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 13 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 32 of 67 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 48 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,106 finished ahead 1,408 times, behind 1,285

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → May 19, 2023

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

20251 milestone

Jun 20 Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash

20181 milestone

Jun 15 50th tracked contest Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival

20171 milestone

Jul 14 Peak power rating (1636) The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig

20154 milestones

Sep 4 First overall podium Low Country Hog Fest
Oct 3 First Reserve Championship Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 Career-best overall score699.9544 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 9 25th tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill

20141 milestone

May 16 10th tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20136 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 19 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1712 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Nov 1 First category win (Pork) Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Hog Happnin'

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.2	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 3, 2015
+15.8	Bar-B-Cure	Nov 20, 2015
+13.7	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off	May 30, 2014
+13.6	Low Country Hog Fest	Sep 4, 2015
+12	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades	Jul 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018
-11.4	Big BBQ Bash	Jun 24, 2016
-10.6	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival	May 16, 2025
-9.6	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	Jun 15, 2018
-9.1	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	Jul 25, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	94.7%	92.7%
2024	4	0	0	50%	top 62%	95.1%	93.5%
2023	5	1	0	80%	top 55%	95.4%	93.9%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 60%	93.4%	92.9%
2018	7	0	0	57%	top 59%	95.1%	92.3%
2017	6	0	1	83%	top 38%	95.3%	94.5%
2016	13	4	1	85%	top 41%	95.8%	93.7%
2015	13	3	1	69%	top 38%	97.2%	94.1%
2014	7	2	1	71%	top 50%	95.1%	91.7%
2013	8	1	1	63%	top 62%	93.4%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 20, 2025	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	14 / 26 (681.6684)	15 (171.9772)	4 (176.5600)	17 (168)	16 (165.1312)
May 16, 2025	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	28 / 33 (652.9256)	13 (170.8228)	27 (163.9660)	21 (168.5256)	30 (149.6112)
Aug 16, 2024	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	34 / 49 (667.8284)	19 (171.4056)	35 (165.0972)	38 (163.9428)	29 (167.3828)
Jul 19, 2024	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	12 / 31 (684.4800)	14 (174.2628)	18 (169.6800)	16 (168.5600)	11 (171.9772)
Jun 21, 2024	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	20 / 33 (676.4804)	3 (176.5600)	25 (165.1088)	26 (163.9772)	16 (170.8344)
May 17, 2024	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	24 / 31 (663.2800)	4 (176.5600)	27 (159.3944)	22 (167.3828)	25 (159.9428)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	34 / 73 (677.0400)	9 (175.4172)	46 (166.2400)	18 (171.9772)	56 (163.4056)
Aug 25, 2023	TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN	13 / 23 (675.8856)	6 (176)	16 (164.5372)	19 (166.2284)	6 (169.1200)
Jul 14, 2023	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	27 / 36 (670.7428)	13 (171.9772)	23 (167.4400)	33 (159.3600)	16 (171.9656)
Jun 23, 2023	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	10 / 36 (686.7772)	20 (169.6800)	5 (174.2628)	5 (176.5600)	23 (166.2744)
May 19, 2023	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	22 / 32 (669.0172)	15 (169.6684)	20 (165.6800)	9 (170.8344)	24 (162.8344)
Jun 21, 2019	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	12 / 27 (672.4460)	9 (169.6916)	23 (161.6688)	4 (174.2628)	15 (166.8228)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	22 / 29 (665.6004)	13 (171.4172)	26 (159.9660)	24 (164.5372)	18 (169.6800)
Jul 20, 2018	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	17 / 29 (659.2684)	4 (173.7028)	19 (163.3944)	27 (160.5028)	21 (161.6684)
Jul 14, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN	21 / 32 (685.0284)	27 (168.5256)	3 (178.2972)	21 (169.6800)	20 (168.5256)
Jul 13, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN	20 / 40 (677.0628)	16 (174.2628)	18 (168.5828)	13 (169.6800)	26 (164.5372)
Jun 22, 2018	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	12 / 36 (674.7428)	25 (163.9428)	8 (171.4400)	17 (168.5372)	11 (170.8228)
Jun 15, 2018	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	27 / 34 (653.6112)	32 (162.2284)	3 (174.2972)	22 (164.5600)	33 (152.5256)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	17 / 43 (667.3028)	18 (167.3944)	15 (168.5716)	21 (166.8112)	24 (164.5256)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	75 / 87 (636.4228)	86 (147.3600)	59 (162.2516)	78 (159.9656)	42 (166.8456)
Jul 14, 2017	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	12 / 41 (681.0400)	23 (167.9772)	9 (171.4172)	21 (167.3828)	6 (174.2628)
Jul 9, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) Jamestown, TN	14 / 30 (686.1944)	15 (171.9656)	23 (166.8460)	11 (174.2628)	11 (173.1200)
Jul 8, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	18 / 36 (683.8740)	34 (159.9428)	16 (170.8228)	3 (175.4056)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 23, 2017	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	17 / 35 (677.0404)	13 (173.1316)	21 (165.0972)	28 (163.3944)	2 (175.4172)
May 19, 2017	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	14 / 49 (679.8856)	32 (165.0856)	17 (168.5372)	21 (167.9656)	1 (178.2972)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	16 / 62 (676.4912)	32 (168.5256)	46 (161.1200)	19 (170.2628)	6 (176.5828)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	41 / 89 (677.6228)	49 (169.1200)	69 (161.6800)	35 (169.6800)	6 (177.1428)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	19 / 26 (660.9600)	22 (161.6456)	22 (159.3716)	19 (161.0856)	5 (178.8572)
Sep 16, 2016	Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition Nebo, KY	5 / 20 (687.9428)	10 (166.2628)	6 (172.0116)	5 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)
Sep 2, 2016	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	6 / 26 (679.8740)	9 (166.2284)	3 (176)	14 (161.6456)	1 (176)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	14 / 38 (674.7544)	26 (166.2400)	19 (167.3944)	6 (171.9656)	15 (169.1544)
Jul 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	5 / 26 (670.2056)	10 (166.8228)	17 (161.6916)	6 (169.1428)	3 (172.5484)
Jun 24, 2016	Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	25 / 31 (660.4800)	24 (168.5372)	30 (155.9772)	22 (166.8112)	13 (169.1544)
Jun 17, 2016	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	17 / 32 (674.2516)	16 (171.9656)	18 (166.9032)	2 (177.7028)	27 (157.6800)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	8 / 39 (686.1828)	24 (169.6684)	3 (176.0116)	31 (162.8000)	2 (177.7028)
May 20, 2016	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	13 / 46 (689.6572)	30 (167.3828)	5 (176.0116)	27 (168.5600)	4 (177.7028)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	12 / 36 (671.3028)	19 (165.6800)	13 (169.1200)	28 (162.8000)	3 (173.7028)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	22 / 43 (674.8116)	34 (165.0856)	27 (166.3088)	2 (176)	23 (167.4172)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	40 / 89 (665.0744)	27 (169.7028)	31 (168.5944)	25 (168.5600)	65 (158.2172)
Nov 20, 2015	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	2 / 35 (695.4516)	3 (174.8572)	10 (169.7144)	4 (173.7028)	3 (177.1772)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	17 / 48 (676.4456)	40 (162.2400)	18 (171.9656)	30 (166.8228)	3 (175.4172)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	31 / 60 (663.8740)	26 (167.4056)	22 (166.8228)	30 (165.1200)	40 (164.5256)
Oct 9, 2015	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	13 / 45 (681.0512)	25 (166.8112)	9 (172.5600)	16 (169.6800)	12 (172)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	2 / 41 (699.9544)	4 (176)	12 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)	11 (173.1200)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	29 / 52 (667.8284)	21 (171.9656)	41 (161.1088)	29 (166.2284)	24 (168.5256)
Sep 4, 2015	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	3 / 26 (688.5028)	5 (176.5600)	3 (173.1200)	15 (162.8228)	3 (176)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	21 / 41 (671.8284)	23 (169.6800)	16 (169.6800)	14 (170.8228)	30 (161.6456)
Jul 24, 2015	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	21 / 49 (667.8396)	13 (171.9656)	30 (163.3828)	33 (163.9656)	16 (168.5256)
Jun 26, 2015	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	12 / 38 (679.8740)	11 (173.1200)	6 (174.2628)	32 (156.4912)	7 (176)
Jun 5, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	21 / 30 (660.4228)	20 (165.0972)	25 (159.3712)	6 (172.5600)	22 (163.3944)
May 29, 2015	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN	16 / 39 (687.8972)	23 (170.8228)	9 (174.2628)	18 (171.9772)	18 (170.8344)
May 15, 2015	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	27 / 44 (668.9944)	42 (157.6572)	10 (173.1316)	26 (168.5256)	23 (169.6800)
Aug 29, 2014	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	5 / 17 (665.0172)	2 (176.5600)	8 (161.6572)	10 (157.1200)	3 (169.6800)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	42 / 49 (635.7940)	42 (158.8228)	46 (152.5372)	35 (163.9312)	38 (160.5028)
Jun 27, 2014	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	12 / 39 (679.3140)	2 (175.4172)	29 (160.5028)	5 (174.2628)	13 (169.1312)
Jun 6, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	23 / 28 (649.0292)	26 (156.5372)	10 (168.5488)	15 (162.8000)	18 (161.1432)
May 30, 2014	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	7 / 48 (684.4688)	3 (175.4172)	14 (169.6916)	1 (174.2628)	22 (165.0972)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	13 / 56 (681.0400)	3 (176)	28 (164.5256)	3 (176.5600)	31 (163.9544)
Apr 3, 2014	Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA	25 / 30 (624.8572)	30 (149.0400)	23 (157.6572)	13 (162.8000)	22 (155.3600)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	32 / 65 (672.4572)	17 (173.1200)	57 (159.3828)	23 (169.6800)	24 (170.2744)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	29 / 75 (665.6572)	54 (161.6800)	40 (164.5372)	1 (179.4400)	50 (160)
Oct 12, 2013	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA	20 / 25 (664.9828)	24 (161.6572)	11 (170.8572)	23 (162.8000)	10 (169.6684)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	40 / 48 (635.2340)	45 (156.5256)	34 (159.3944)	22 (164.5256)	40 (154.7884)
Jul 19, 2013	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	7 / 16 (658.1712)	11 (158.2400)	8 (165.1200)	3 (169.6684)	7 (165.1428)
Jun 14, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	14 / 27 (630.8566)	21 (151.4284)	24 (147.4284)	12 (160.5712)	3 (171.4286)
May 17, 2013	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	35 / 47 (646.2856)	12 (170.8572)	16 (166.8572)	30 (165.1428)	47 (143.4284)
May 10, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	22 / 29 (638.2852)	29 (152)	20 (157.7142)	2 (176)	24 (152.5710)

FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)