FIRE & SHINE BBQ VA
Rating
1760
peak 1760
Contests
79
in the data
First seen
2023-04-28
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#3
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
9
4 reserve
Category wins
16
47 podiums
Overall top-10s
44
of 79 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Best overall
697.0856
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
417.90 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 362.79 (+55.11)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±83.95
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.44 · weakest Brisket (163.69)
Road miles
8642
mi across 79 mapped stops · furthest 584 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has finished one call ahead of FIRE & SHINE BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Capt. Blue BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BROCK'S BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All About the Wood in 26 of their 33 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Page County Heritage Festival - Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-10-11).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 12% across 9 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-09-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 72 | 55 | 11 | 29 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5144 | 172.44 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 69 | 43 | 4 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 168.52 | top 40% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6456 | 168.22 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 159.9772 | 163.69 | top 78% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 20 | 4 | top 28% |
| VA | 20 | 1 | top 46% |
| NJ | 8 | 1 | top 13% |
| DE | 3 | 2 | top 19% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| AL | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 20 | 3 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 6 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 21% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (34 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (25 of 79 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (72 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2025-04-25)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 362.79
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 697.0856 | 389.36 |
| 2025 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 670.1712 | 370.28 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 349.6800 | 335.14 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 343.4400 | 334.48 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 1 / 13 (356.5600) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 12 / 25 (338.7884) | 7 (173.7028) | 18 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 3 / 12 (347.3828) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (173.1200) | 3 (173.1544) | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 13 / 82 (349.6684) | 9 (176.5600) | 23 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 19 / 117 (697.0856) | 7 (178.8800) | 27 (175.4056) | 24 (176.5600) | 92 (166.2400) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 57 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 51 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 6 / 17 (342.2400) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 2 / 25 (348.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 4 / 59 (678.8000) | 17 (173.7028) | 28 (169.7028) | 22 (171.9772) | 44 (163.4172) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) New Paltz, NY | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) New Paltz, NY | — | — | 16 (165.1428) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 7 / 20 (342.7884) | 11 (166.2284) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 26 (347.4172) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 2 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 6 (168.5140) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 26 (335.9428) | 6 (167.9656) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 1 / 14 (347.3944) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 9 / 36 (337.6572) | 11 (169.6800) | 10 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 8 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 12 / 40 (333.0744) | 3 (174.2628) | 18 (158.8116) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 22 (156.5144) | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 17 / 44 (337.0512) | 14 (169.6684) | 17 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 3 / 32 (342.7884) | 3 (173.1084) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Jackson, NJ | — | 6 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 3 / 31 (344.5256) | 2 (175.4056) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-10-11 | Page County Heritage Festival - Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Luray, VA | 2 / 9 (346.2512) | 2 (174.8456) | 3 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 20 / 30 (665.5656) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (167.3828) | 26 (161.6456) | 28 (159.9772) |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 1 / 14 (352.0000) | 2 (175.4056) | 1 (176.5944) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 1 (176.0116) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 1 / 25 (348.5372) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | 7 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 14 (168.5140) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 1 / 29 (357.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 4 / 16 (343.9544) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 9 / 25 (338.7884) | 9 (170.8112) | 8 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Doswell, VA | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 12 / 25 (340.5028) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 3 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 8 / 27 (343.9428) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 11 / 30 (341.6916) | 3 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 7 / 12 (332.5032) | 4 (167.3828) | 8 (165.1204) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 2 / 10 (346.8344) | 9 (171.4172) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 4 / 26 (341.0972) | 9 (172.5484) | 4 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 15 / 18 (670.1712) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (167.4056) | 17 (157.6456) | 12 (165.1200) |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 3 / 15 (339.9428) | 3 (171.9656) | 3 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 1 / 21 (348.5372) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 1 / 28 (350.8228) | 5 (171.9656) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 1 / 34 (346.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 5 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 33 (334.8116) | 8 (163.3828) | 3 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 12 / 16 (337.0628) | 14 (167.3828) | 9 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 20 (356.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 10 / 43 (343.9544) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 1 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 7 / 45 (342.7884) | 13 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 4 / 11 (349.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 10 / 13 (338.8000) | 2 (177.7028) | 11 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 6 / 26 (341.6688) | 2 (176.5716) | 9 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 15 (160.5144) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 3 / 28 (335.9316) | 4 (170.8344) | 8 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 12 / 26 (318.1712) | 11 (161.6684) | 13 (156.5028) | — | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 2 / 28 (343.3944) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (169.1200) | 6 (161.0856) | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 3 / 32 (345.0856) | 4 (173.1200) | 5 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 25 / 35 (326.1828) | 12 (170.8228) | 35 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 8 / 19 (339.3600) | 13 (169.6684) | 7 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 10 / 29 (337.6456) | 3 (173.7144) | 16 (163.9312) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Catskills Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Liberty, NY | 5 / 9 (321.6000) | 4 (161.6572) | 5 (159.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 18 / 25 (330.8116) | 14 (167.9772) | 17 (162.8344) | 3 (173.1316) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 17 / 25 (328.5144) | 11 (169.7028) | 21 (158.8116) | 22 (158.8116) | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Mannington, WV | 6 / 11 (339.4404) | 8 (168.0116) | 4 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Mannington, WV | 5 / 12 (338.8228) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 6 / 11 (343.4400) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 12 / 40 (335.3716) | 4 (173.1200) | 16 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 7 / 51 (340.5944) | 3 (174.2972) | 17 (166.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 7 / 29 (337.1544) | 13 (166.8572) | 6 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 19 (314.1600) | 21 (152.5144) | 16 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 17 / 20 (326.8344) | 21 (160.5488) | 13 (166.2856) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #6 (1205 pts) | #2 (1289 pts) | #13 (1048 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #721 (90 pts) | #161 (712 pts) | #322 (432 pts) | #807 (65 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #3 (1351 pts) | #4 (1357 pts) | #11 (1280 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #752 (173 pts) | #76 (1702 pts) | #357 (731 pts) | #890 (138 pts) | #813 (163 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #31 (1030 pts) | #14 (1183 pts) | #55 (866 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #1127 (92 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #67 (838 pts) | #93 (705 pts) | — | — |