A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
Fire in the Hole
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1390
peak 1502 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2023-06-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
554.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 588.59 (-34.51)
Walk rate
7%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±54.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.17 · weakest Brisket (145.20)
Road miles
3,963
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1097 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$79K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
588.59 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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
−8.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.98 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 145.20
- Pork avg 153.17
- 0 calls in 14 entries
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of RAW DAWGIN BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2021-06-25
Pork nemesis
10 of 10
shared pork entries lost
Four Men and A Pig ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Four Men and A Pig has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork entries.
Boom or bust
±7.52%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.52% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 81.7% of a perfect score
- best 88.3%
The long haul
3,963
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,963 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,097 miles to Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo.
- 14 mapped stops
- furthest 1,097 mi
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 83rd
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.
#6332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1523
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to Fire in the Hole)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — PORK 'N MINDY ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 111 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#6334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1390
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 32 contests to 14.
⚔ Head-to-head#6336 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1389
No shared contest yet.
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1391
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1392
No shared contest yet.
Level with Fire in the Hole on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nice Rack | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE LICKS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Five Guys and a Grill | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| EXPOSED BONE BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 137.1316 | 151.33 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 130.8000 | 149.70 | top 78% |
| Pork | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 139.4056 | 153.17 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1430 | 119.3256 | 145.20 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 12 | 0 | top 85% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 83 | 0 | top 74% | 2016-06-24 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 128 | 0 | top 87% | 2023-06-23 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2023-06-30
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 10 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
12 of 14 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 153.17 · weakest Brisket (145.20)
Walk rate
7%
a top-10 call in 1 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 14 contests
Master average
588.59
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
623
337–1,575 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,963
14 mapped stops · furthest 1,097 mi
Schedule strength
1530
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$78,960
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 12 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25
Power rating
1390
peak 1502 · #6333 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1502) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2014
- First call Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score635.8288 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- 2021
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2022
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2023
- Most recent contest Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
| -11.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| -10.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
| -10.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
| -10 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.5% | 79.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.9% | 70.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.5% | 82.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 33 / 33 (594.1716) | 33 (144.5144) | 32 (157.1544) | 33 (145.1428) | 33 (147.3600) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 160 / 167 (556.4112) | 161 (143.3600) | 163 (141.7484) | 149 (151.9772) | 164 (119.3256) |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 24 / 24 (410.1712) | — | 24 (130.8000) | 23 (139.4056) | 23 (139.9656) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 149 / 164 (611.4172) | 162 (137.1316) | 152 (146.2628) | 33 (170.8800) | 118 (157.1428) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 136 / 145 (598.2056) | 133 (150.2744) | 113 (153.1428) | 118 (151.9656) | 131 (142.8228) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 128 / 183 (629.7144) | 117 (157.7144) | 87 (161.1428) | 112 (159.3828) | 135 (151.4744) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 63 / 66 (562.7768) | 61 (139.4400) | 65 (137.1084) | 50 (152.5828) | 63 (133.6456) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 162 / 185 (600.4796) | 143 (152.5712) | 171 (142.8000) | 97 (158.8800) | 158 (146.2284) |
| 2017-06-23 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 168 / 184 (595.9428) | 179 (143.4172) | 139 (151.9428) | 163 (148.0000) | 116 (152.5828) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 156 / 183 (605.1316) | 98 (157.7256) | 125 (154.8688) | 156 (147.4056) | 150 (145.1316) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 169 / 183 (595.9776) | 121 (156.5944) | 173 (143.9772) | 167 (146.8344) | 146 (148.5716) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 135 / 184 (612.0004) | 104 (159.3944) | 97 (157.7144) | 136 (150.8800) | 154 (144.0116) |
| 2014-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 23 / 42 (635.8288) | 25 (164.5372) | 8 (165.6800) | 30 (158.2516) | 33 (147.3600) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 83 / 183 (632.0004) | 78 (160.5716) | 140 (151.4286) | 64 (162.8572) | 91 (157.1430) |