A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DILLIGAF
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2023-10-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.58 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 648.41 (-0.83)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.46 · weakest Brisket (158.84)
Road miles
886
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.41 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.62 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 158.84
- Chicken avg 166.46
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
4.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.7 years, then back at Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB (2023-10-27).
- last seen 2019-02-15
- back 2023-10-27
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 93
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1624
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DILLIGAF)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DILLIGAF has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after DILLIGAF did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Level with DILLIGAF on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3631 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before DILLIGAF's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before DILLIGAF's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 154.2516 | 166.46 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 155.3600 | 163.99 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 147.9312 | 159.12 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 153.1200 | 158.84 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 60% | 2017-10-06 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.5 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2023-10-27
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.46 · weakest Brisket (158.84)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
648.41
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
197
85–136 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
886
6 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$50,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.7 yrs
2019-02-15 → 2023-10-27
Power rating
1490
peak 1507 · #3623 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokelawn
- First call Smokelawn
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Smokelawn
- Career-best overall score661.0512 Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1507) Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- 2023
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | Smokelawn | 2013-05-03 |
| +2.3 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | 2013-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB | 2023-10-27 |
| -4.8 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2019-02-15 |
| -4 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2017-10-06 |
| -0.1 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2016-10-07 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 91.8% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR | 45 / 49 (636.4912) | 26 (169.6912) | 37 (164.0000) | 48 (149.6800) | 46 (153.1200) |
| 2019-02-15 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 26 / 33 (642.1944) | 32 (154.2516) | 29 (155.3600) | 9 (173.1428) | 29 (159.4400) |
| 2017-10-06 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 20 / 30 (649.6340) | 19 (164.5256) | 17 (163.9884) | 20 (161.1428) | 19 (159.9772) |
| 2016-10-07 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 11 / 21 (648.5140) | 3 (172.5828) | 4 (170.8572) | 19 (147.9312) | 13 (157.1428) |
| 2013-09-20 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 25 / 53 (661.0512) | 21 (168.5600) | 17 (168.5828) | 37 (162.8228) | 30 (161.0856) |
| 2013-05-03 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 15 / 41 (652.5712) | 7 (169.1428) | 19 (161.1430) | 23 (159.9998) | 18 (162.2856) |