SMOKIN FYRPIT

SMOKIN FYRPIT is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 5th of 50 at the Up In Smoke On The Square (2014). They are ranked #1850 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,850

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1546

peak 1556 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Jul 24, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#328

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

54% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0628 / 720

Master · Cookeville Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 652.66 (-19.16)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±48.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.80)

Road miles

2,019

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

652.66 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.0628 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0628 at Cookeville Cookoff — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 6, 2013

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.13 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 67%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.80
Brisket avg 168.94
5 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN BULLETS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 6 shared brisket entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared brisket entries.

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
2015 ↗	Master	#902 (358 pts)	#888 (403 pts)	#932 (378 pts)	#1189 (273 pts)	#871 (408 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#828 (408 pts)	#1401 (213 pts)	#837 (438 pts)	#693 (548 pts)	#768 (468 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#328 (935 pts)	#343 (890 pts)	#387 (800 pts)	#283 (1,020 pts)	#297 (1,015 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN FYRPIT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS

#1,848 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1566

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN FYRPIT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN FYRPIT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS BBQ TEAM

#1,860 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1545

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN FYRPIT)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN FYRPIT has cooked, 8 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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403 BBQ CO

#1,839 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1552

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 3, 2022

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PORKARITAVILLE

#1,845 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1548

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ

#1,853 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1545

They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN FYRPIT did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Big Juicy BBQ

#1,855 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1545

Level with SMOKIN FYRPIT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BONEHEAD BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	4	0	1	171.9998	155.9544	165.96	top 46%
Pork Ribs	13	5	0	2	174.2744	149.7144	163.80	top 46%
Pork	13	5	1	2	175.4172	157.6688	166.97	top 39%
Brisket	12	8	1	2	177.7028	147.9088	168.94	top 31%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 39%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 40%
Large (40+)	7	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	7	top 48%
MO	5	top 37%
TN	1	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In Smoke On The Square	3	5	0	top 63%	Jun 5, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	9	0	top 48%	May 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 7 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 327 finished ahead 284 times, behind 195

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

20152 milestones

May 15 Peak power rating (1556) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 24 Most recent contest Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship

20142 milestones

Aug 22 First category win (Pork) Up In Smoke On The Square
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square

20136 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 First call Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score684 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Sep 6 Career-best overall score689.0628 Cookeville Cookoff
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Cookeville Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Up In Smoke On The Square	Aug 22, 2014
+12.5	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2013
+11.5	Legacy BBQ Championship	Jun 27, 2013
+11.3	Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013
+7.9	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off	Jul 5, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.9	Up In Smoke On The Square	Jun 5, 2015
-9.9	Up In Smoke on the Square	Aug 23, 2013
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 9, 2014
-0.9	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	2	1	100%	top 54%	92.9%	84.5%
2014	3	2	1	67%	top 43%	93.6%	92.5%
2013	7	3	0	71%	top 36%	95.7%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 24, 2015	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	6 / 18 (669.0400)	6 (171.4056)	7 (163.3944)	14 (158.8000)	1 (175.4400)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	40 / 40 (493.0632)	9 (169.1200)	17 (166.2744)	30 (157.6688)	—
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	9 / 30 (662.7544)	16 (164.5600)	10 (167.3828)	13 (161.6800)	9 (169.1316)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	5 / 50 (673.6116)	30 (160.5372)	12 (169.1316)	1 (175.4172)	12 (168.5256)
Jun 26, 2014	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	8 / 18 (669.0628)	17 (155.9544)	3 (172)	6 (167.4056)	2 (173.7028)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	22 / 30 (654.7088)	26 (159.9428)	20 (164.5600)	18 (167.3944)	19 (162.8116)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	40 / 76 (652.9828)	29 (167.3944)	44 (161.6572)	45 (161.0740)	41 (162.8572)
Sep 6, 2013	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	7 / 42 (689.0628)	23 (165.1200)	2 (174.2744)	16 (171.9656)	4 (177.7028)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	37 / 46 (630.0688)	19 (166.8112)	37 (150.1944)	21 (165.1544)	42 (147.9088)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	11 / 40 (673.1426)	22 (164.5714)	24 (161.7144)	2 (174.2856)	6 (172.5712)
Jun 27, 2013	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	5 / 28 (676.5712)	4 (171.9998)	20 (156.5714)	4 (173.7144)	8 (174.2856)
May 3, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	12 / 30 (656.5712)	3 (171.4284)	27 (149.7144)	8 (166.8568)	9 (168.5716)
Apr 5, 2013	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	6 / 44 (684)	14 (168.5714)	6 (172.5716)	14 (169.1428)	6 (173.7142)

SMOKIN FYRPIT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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