Firekeeper BBQ
Firekeeper BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 21st of 32 at the Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2024). They finished #283 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2024
latest Jul 27, 2024
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.21)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
295.57 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #283 (129 pts) | #316 (114 pts) | #268 (154 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 149.6228 | 153.36 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 123.3140 | 142.21 | top 79% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 27, 2024 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score310.7316 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.1088 Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 21 / 32 (310.7316) | 24 (149.6228) | 16 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 38 / 35 (280.4112) | 33 (157.0972) | 38 (123.3140) | — | — |