Fire Family BBQ PTY KS
Rating
1528
peak 1528
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2025-06-27
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#163
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.77 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 662.22 (-4.45)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±20.05
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.35 · weakest Brisket (162.06)
Road miles
5162
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2162 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Justice BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 88 BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 (2025-06-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Justice BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 (2025-06-27).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 175.4056 | 153.6800 | 166.40 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7600 | 153.6572 | 165.41 | top 58% |
| Pork | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.1772 | 161.6800 | 168.35 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7256 | 138.7884 | 162.06 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJ | 2 | 1 | top 19% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 1 | top 22% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (2 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 (2025-06-27)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 662.22
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 683.4284 | 661.40 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 681.7488 | 663.04 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 6 / 19 (682.8684) | 1 (175.4056) | 14 (167.4516) | 9 (170.8684) | 6 (169.1428) |
| 2026-05-01 | BBQ Fest Parque Tempisque Guanacaste, 50101 | 4 / 14 (683.4284) | 8 (165.6800) | 3 (173.7600) | 8 (170.2628) | 3 (173.7256) |
| 2026-03-21 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 4 / 23 (641.1312) | 2 (170.8800) | 6 (161.1084) | 3 (170.3544) | 20 (138.7884) |
| 2026-01-24 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui, +507 | 14 / 31 (638.1712) | 23 (153.6800) | 25 (153.6572) | 9 (169.1084) | 5 (161.7256) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 156 / 158 (646.6628) | 152 (159.3600) | 131 (166.2628) | 149 (161.6800) | 154 (159.3600) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 349 / 401 (643.2456) | 303 (164.5372) | 356 (158.7884) | 335 (161.6800) | 343 (158.2400) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 59 / 90 (680.4912) | 57 (170.2628) | 47 (171.9772) | 75 (165.6684) | 30 (172.5828) |
| 2025-06-27 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 1 / 16 (681.7488) | 3 (171.4172) | 6 (170.2628) | 2 (177.1772) | 10 (162.8916) |
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 ↗ | Master | #163 (657 pts) | #159 (717 pts) | #258 (532 pts) | #162 (627 pts) | #167 (627 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |