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FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK

FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) (2017). They are ranked #1271 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,271
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1581
peak 1581 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014
latest Nov 16, 2018 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#999
Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

5
13 podiums

Overall top-10s

8
67% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

4
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%
overall standings

Best overall

690.8116 / 720
Master · Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

673.64 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 669.76 (+3.88)

Walk rate

92%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400
Pork · Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

Consistency

±13.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 171.98 · weakest Brisket (164.07)

Road miles

910
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 402 mi

Schedule strength

42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

669.76 / 720
12 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Signature meat

25% pork entries won

3 wins from 12 entries

When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (3 of 12).

  • best 179.4400
  • average 171.98
  • 10 calls

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 5 visits.

  • 5 visits
  • best finish 1st
  • average top 10%

They almost always walk

92% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 92% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

Backwoods BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

Backwoods BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.90 points below their pork, and turns into a call 58% of the time against 83%.

  • Brisket avg 164.07
  • Pork avg 171.98
  • 7 calls in 12 entries
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A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of QUEOLOGY in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

A November team

Top 10% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 10% across 5 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

  • 5 November contests
  • top 34% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.0% of a perfect score
  • 12 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

  • 5 visits in all
  • best finish 1st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2015 ↗ Master #999 (307 pts) #1414 (197 pts) #1206 (257 pts) #844 (432 pts) #1339 (207 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1960 (98 pts) #2158 (78 pts) #2674 (63 pts) #1163 (278 pts) #1970 (108 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK, each with one reason worth a look.

49 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THE LOONEY PIT
#1,267 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1583

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jul 27, 2018
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WILD BLUE
#1,260 of the rated field
1582 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
53%
Peak
1603

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jul 16, 2021
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SLICKS BAR-B-QUE
#1,261 of the rated field
1582 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1593

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen May 19, 2017
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KAVE DWELLERS
#1,274 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1584

Level with FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Aug 24, 2018
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PACS BBQ
#1,277 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
1
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1581

They turned up 9 years after FIRE AND SMOKE SHAK did, first appearing in 2023.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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Big Smoke BBQ Australia
#1,265 of the rated field
1581 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
3
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1581

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Sep 29, 2022
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
QUEOLOGY 9 7 2 78% ⚔ compare
Smokin Gringos BBQ 8 6 2 75% ⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BBQ SC 6 6 0 100% ⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
JB'S SMOKESHACK 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
POTBELLY COOKERS 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
MR.GOODTIME'S BBQ CLUB 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 6 0 3 173.7372 162.2512 167.84 top 39%
Pork Ribs 12 6 1 1 175.4172 154.7884 165.87 top 45%
Pork 12 10 3 6 179.4400 165.0856 171.98 top 17%
Brisket 12 7 1 3 174.8800 150.2400 164.07 top 45%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 24%
Medium (20–39)101top 30%
Large (40+)10top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
SC111top 29%
TN10top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown 5 1 1 top 10% Nov 16, 2018
Low Country Hog Fest 3 4 0 top 26% Sep 2, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 16 0 top 63% Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests
Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in SC 11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once
First title Nov 10, 2017 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Opponents faced 241 finished ahead 220 times, behind 154

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1581) Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown
  2. Most recent contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown
20174 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
  2. 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
  3. Career-best overall score690.8116 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
  4. Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
20146 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1712 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. First overall top-10 Low Country Hog Fest
  6. First overall podium Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.8Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)Nov 14, 2014
+14.4Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)Nov 10, 2017
+13.9Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdownNov 16, 2018
+12.9Smoke on the Harbor BBQ ThrowdownNov 13, 2015
+12.9Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdownNov 11, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-5.3Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)Oct 26, 2018
-4.8Sam's Club National BBQ TourJun 12, 2015
-4.6Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)Jul 28, 2017
-0.1Sam's Club National BBQ TourJun 6, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20182011 50% top 46% 95.5% 92.9%
20172111 100% top 38% 95.9% 94.2%
20162021 100% top 19% 93.8% 93.6%
20153020 100% top 36% 94% 92.1%
20143022 100% top 30% 93.6% 92.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Nov 16, 2018 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC 3 / 25 (687.9084) 7 (170.8228) 11 (165.6684) 1 (178.8572) 2 (172.5600)
Oct 26, 2018 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN 81 / 102 (650.2172) 75 (162.8228) 84 (162.2400) 32 (169.7144) 88 (155.4400)
Nov 10, 2017 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Mt. Pleasant, SC 1 / 25 (690.8116) 3 (171.4172) 4 (175.4172) 1 (179.4400) 9 (164.5372)
Jul 28, 2017 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Summerville, SC 18 / 25 (666.2284) 2 (173.7372) 19 (165.7028) 7 (172.5600) 24 (154.2284)
Nov 11, 2016 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC 3 / 25 (673.0396) 5 (168.5484) 14 (158.7884) 3 (170.8228) 1 (174.8800)
Sep 2, 2016 Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC 7 / 26 (675.3140) 15 (164.5256) 8 (167.9656) 6 (170.8228) 3 (172)
Nov 13, 2015 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC 3 / 28 (670.1256) 13 (163.9428) 4 (167.9656) 5 (170.8228) 8 (167.3944)
Sep 4, 2015 Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC 7 / 26 (677.0400) 12 (169.7028) 4 (172.5716) 12 (165.0856) 10 (169.6800)
Jun 12, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC 20 / 29 (643.2684) 19 (162.8344) 25 (154.7884) 2 (171.9656) 24 (153.6800)
Nov 14, 2014 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014) Charleston, SC 3 / 30 (674.1944) 6 (169.6800) 10 (168) 4 (169.1200) 8 (167.3944)
Aug 29, 2014 Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC 4 / 17 (666.8000) 3 (173.7372) 1 (172.5600) 3 (170.2628) 12 (150.2400)
Jun 6, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC 16 / 28 (662.1712) 20 (162.2512) 23 (158.8000) 1 (174.2628) 14 (166.8572)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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