High-water mark
666.1600
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1600 at Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2015
All Fired Up
All Fired Up is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at the Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia (2017). They are ranked #6455 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1368
peak 1368 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
5% of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 595.30 (+11.87)
Walk rate
24%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.05 · weakest Brisket (139.87)
Road miles
14,302
across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1,370 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
595.30 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to All Fired Up, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1367
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1367
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before All Fired Up's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1367
Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 44
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
44 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1365
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to All Fired Up)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — All Fired Up ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1371
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| J Adams Rib | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 101.0856 | 152.68 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7488 | 139.4284 | 154.33 | top 70% |
| Pork | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 135.3828 | 156.05 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 20 | 139.87 | top 81% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 5 | 136 | 0 | top 91% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 147 | 0 | top 92% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 21 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
13
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
819
finished ahead 315 times, behind 1,909
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 12, 2018 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5828 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20171 milestone
- First overall top-10 Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1600 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score666.1600 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
20141 milestone
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1486) Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | May 15, 2015 |
| +5.3 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | May 16, 2014 |
| +4.5 | Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia | Jun 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship | May 17, 2013 |
| -13.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -12.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -12.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -11.6 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | Jun 26, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82% | 82% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 100% | 71.4% | 71.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 92.3% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 79% | 92.5% | 82.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 89.6% | 85% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.2% | 77.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 149 / 157 (582.5832) | 94 (162.2516) | 145 (149.6688) | 157 (135.3828) | 148 (135.2800) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 136 / 159 (627.3256) | 155 (149.7256) | 100 (162.2400) | 100 (161.7028) | 127 (153.6572) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 165 / 172 (579.8400) | 144 (154.2628) | 167 (139.9656) | 169 (142.2400) | 158 (143.3716) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 138 / 167 (621.0284) | 146 (149.6684) | 147 (152.5256) | 7 (176.5828) | 154 (142.2516) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 130 / 164 (625.0516) | 141 (153.6684) | 109 (158.2744) | 137 (154.8344) | 112 (158.2744) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 138 / 145 (590.7428) | 116 (154.8800) | 125 (150.2744) | 130 (147.9540) | 138 (137.6344) |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 19 / 19 (514.2744) | — | 6 (169.7488) | 8 (170.8228) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 134 / 184 (617.7256) | 162 (147.4400) | 74 (161.7028) | 87 (160.5712) | 140 (148.0116) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT | 8 / 15 (664.5832) | 8 (169.1544) | 11 (161.7488) | 4 (169.6800) | 9 (164) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 147 / 183 (611.4744) | 22 (168.6172) | 148 (150.3200) | 75 (161.7600) | 177 (130.7772) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 36 / 39 (624.5712) | 38 (151.4512) | 31 (158.8572) | 39 (149.7028) | 16 (164.5600) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 176 / 183 (569.5880) | 136 (153.7484) | 171 (145.6228) | 172 (144.0112) | 181 (126.2056) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 28 / 28 (505.0516) | 28 (101.0856) | 27 (142.8456) | 28 (136.5716) | 27 (124.5488) |
| May 15, 2015 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 15 / 53 (666.1600) | 3 (176.5600) | 27 (162.8344) | 5 (173.7144) | 35 (153.0512) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 45 / 52 (606.2288) | 42 (149.7028) | 27 (159.4288) | 36 (155.9888) | 48 (141.1084) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 175 / 184 (585.6000) | 166 (147.9428) | 81 (160.0228) | 175 (139.4056) | 172 (138.2288) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 25 / 56 (645.0172) | 29 (162.8116) | 10 (166.3088) | 27 (161.1200) | 34 (154.7768) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 174 / 183 (567.9994) | 172 (141.7142) | 172 (139.4284) | 137 (150.8570) | 173 (135.9998) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA | 29 / 36 (613.1428) | 32 (149.1432) | 31 (147.9998) | 17 (164) | 29 (151.9998) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 62 / 65 (488.0006) | 31 (157.1430) | 48 (146.8572) | 11 (164.0004) | 65 (20) |