A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE & SHINE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE & SHINE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FAFO BBQ
FAFO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #274 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 15, 2026
latest Oct 2, 2026
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.69 · weakest Chicken (154.79)
Road miles
94
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
634.06 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 150.8116 | 154.79 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 155.3484 | 160.15 | top 72% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 160.5372 | 163.69 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 154.2172 | 156.50 | top 94% |
“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
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
69
finished ahead 5 times, behind 79
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1487) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- First call K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score638.0340 Keystone Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8344 Keystone Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Keystone Classic Cookoff 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 24 / 25 (638.0340) | 23 (157.0628) | 23 (155.3484) | 16 (166.8344) | 22 (158.7884) |
| Jul 11, 2026 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 11 / 15 (317.0860) | 12 (150.8116) | 6 (166.2744) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 25 / 25 (630.0800) | 25 (156.5028) | 21 (158.8228) | 18 (160.5372) | 25 (154.2172) |