High-water mark
665.1426
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1426 at Smokin' on the River — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 14, 2013
Sweet Fire BBQ
Sweet Fire BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 12th of 32 at the Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness (2013). They finished #973 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Jun 28, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.52 · weakest Chicken (159.81)
Road miles
2,174
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,782 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
648.00 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #973 (296 pts) | #1278 (216 pts) | #979 (316 pts) | #852 (386 pts) | #1129 (256 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 153.1424 | 159.81 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1430 | 150.2858 | 162.67 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 155.4284 | 165.52 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 153.1428 | 160.00 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 61 times, behind 53
Longest layoff
10.9 yrs
Jun 28, 2013 → May 31, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1426 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best overall score665.1426 Smokin' on the River
- First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1430 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Peak power rating (1503) Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | Smokin' on the River | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +4.8 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Jun 28, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | Jun 7, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 92.4% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 12 / 32 (658.2850) | 29 (153.1424) | 6 (173.1430) | 5 (171.4286) | 17 (160.5710) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN | 17 / 52 (665.1426) | 23 (164.5714) | 24 (164.5712) | 11 (169.7146) | 20 (166.2854) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 27 / 34 (620.5710) | 22 (161.7140) | 24 (150.2858) | 26 (155.4284) | 25 (153.1428) |