Feathered Fire MI
Rating
1476
peak 1476
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2025-04-18
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#726
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.86 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 665.32 (-2.46)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.90 · weakest Brisket (164.93)
Road miles
1381
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 382 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 BOXERS Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sailor Nicks BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 159.9656 | 167.02 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 157.0628 | 168.90 | top 46% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.3944 | 166.07 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 157.1200 | 164.93 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| OH | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (5 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 665.32
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.5772 | 663.89 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 677.5996 | 666.03 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV | 24 / 29 (665.5772) | 26 (164.5372) | 12 (169.6916) | 26 (162.2400) | 18 (169.1084) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 24 / 34 (662.2056) | 4 (173.7144) | 22 (166.2856) | 33 (159.3944) | 28 (162.8112) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 24 / 30 (663.3140) | 21 (166.8456) | 19 (167.3828) | 18 (166.2628) | 23 (162.8228) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 31 / 42 (663.8628) | 34 (166.2400) | 34 (157.0628) | 10 (174.2628) | 21 (166.2972) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 31 / 40 (659.3600) | 35 (159.9656) | 3 (175.4172) | 24 (166.8572) | 37 (157.1200) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 6 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 35 / 56 (677.5996) | 28 (170.8456) | 34 (167.9656) | 43 (167.3828) | 23 (171.4056) |
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 | #726 (180 pts) | #778 (195 pts) | #560 (380 pts) | #604 (290 pts) | #714 (205 pts) |