FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN TN
Rating
1501
peak 1511
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-03-29
latest 2025-06-20
Best ToY finish
#218
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.68
last 5 vs career avg 672.63 (+0.05)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.91
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.73 · weakest Brisket (165.77)
Road miles
1834
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CONTAGIOUS Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Alz BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 47% across 4 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 169.6684 | 172.73 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.3944 | 166.12 | top 64% |
| Pork | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.3600 | 168.01 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 149.6112 | 165.77 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 9 | 0 | top 61% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (9 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 672.63
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.6684 | 667.30 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 684.4800 | 673.02 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 686.7772 | 675.89 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.4460 | 669.02 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 14 / 26 (681.6684) | 15 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (168.0000) | 16 (165.1312) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 28 / 33 (652.9256) | 13 (170.8228) | 27 (163.9660) | 21 (168.5256) | 30 (149.6112) |
| 2024-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN | 34 / 49 (667.8284) | 19 (171.4056) | 35 (165.0972) | 38 (163.9428) | 29 (167.3828) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 12 / 31 (684.4800) | 14 (174.2628) | 18 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5600) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 20 / 33 (676.4804) | 3 (176.5600) | 25 (165.1088) | 26 (163.9772) | 16 (170.8344) |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 24 / 31 (663.2800) | 4 (176.5600) | 27 (159.3944) | 22 (167.3828) | 25 (159.9428) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 34 / 73 (677.0400) | 9 (175.4172) | 46 (166.2400) | 18 (171.9772) | 56 (163.4056) |
| 2023-08-25 | TN River BBQ Fest Saltillo, TN | 13 / 23 (675.8856) | 6 (176.0000) | 16 (164.5372) | 19 (166.2284) | 6 (169.1200) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 27 / 36 (670.7428) | 13 (171.9772) | 23 (167.4400) | 33 (159.3600) | 16 (171.9656) |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 10 / 36 (686.7772) | 20 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (176.5600) | 23 (166.2744) |
| 2023-05-19 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 22 / 32 (669.0172) | 15 (169.6684) | 20 (165.6800) | 9 (170.8344) | 24 (162.8344) |
| 2019-06-21 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 12 / 27 (672.4460) | 9 (169.6916) | 23 (161.6688) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2019-03-29 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 22 / 29 (665.6004) | 13 (171.4172) | 26 (159.9660) | 24 (164.5372) | 18 (169.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #1214 (186 pts) | #1071 (251 pts) | #1693 (116 pts) | #1058 (261 pts) | #1248 (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 (1280 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #265 (1280 pts) | #449 (886 pts) | #249 (1325 pts) | #209 (1406 pts) | #82 (1979 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #218 (1431 pts) | #266 (1231 pts) | #215 (1361 pts) | #237 (1261 pts) | #209 (1456 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #481 (801 pts) | #282 (1186 pts) | #574 (671 pts) | #303 (1146 pts) | #508 (736 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #570 (546 pts) | #558 (581 pts) | #555 (596 pts) | #304 (976 pts) | #448 (711 pts) |