High-water mark
665.6112
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6112 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 31, 2024
Brushfire
Brushfire is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 20th of 35 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual (2024). They finished #1080 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2021
latest May 31, 2024 · 2.7 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.58 · weakest Chicken (160.33)
Road miles
91
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
646.14 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 155.9084 | 160.33 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 154.2400 | 160.56 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 154.7884 | 161.68 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 150.8000 | 163.58 | top 49% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
517
finished ahead 308 times, behind 247
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Sep 16, 2021 → Aug 18, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- First category win (Brisket) McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- Career-best overall score665.6112 McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
- Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual
20231 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4804 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1506) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 20 / 35 (665.6112) | 30 (155.9084) | 17 (166.2972) | 17 (167.4056) | 1 (176) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 39 / 57 (656.4804) | 29 (168.5600) | 43 (161.1316) | 45 (162.8344) | 34 (163.9544) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 108 / 467 (479.3828) | 384 (156.5144) | 403 (154.2400) | 395 (154.7884) | 395 (150.8000) |