SMOKIN FYRPIT

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1834

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1555 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2015-07-24

Best ToY finish

#328

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±48.34

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.80)

Road miles

2,019

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

652.66 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

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
2013-09-06

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.

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.

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

SALT - PEPPER & 2 SHAKERS

#1843 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1545

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 11 contests
last seen 2014-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS

#1839 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

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

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

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 29 contests to 13.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

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MUSIC CITY PIG PALS

#1840 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1579

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

They've been 1579 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2017-05-19

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BLACKSTRAP BBQ

#1828 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-06-16
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY

#1838 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

LATE NIGHT HOGGERS

#1836 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
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
BONEHEAD BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ 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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2015-06-05
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	9	0	top 48%	2015-05-15

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2015-07-24

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 7 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 168.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.80)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 10 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 54% 7 of 13 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 652.66 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 329 284–195 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,019 13 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Power rating 1545 peak 1555 · #1834 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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 score684.0000 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
2014
Aug 22 First category win (Pork) Up In Smoke On The Square
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
2015
May 15 Peak power rating (1555) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 24 Most recent contest Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Up In Smoke On The Square	2014-08-22
+12.5	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	2013-04-05
+11.5	Legacy BBQ Championship	2013-06-27
+11.3	Cookeville Cookoff	2013-09-06
+7.9	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off	2013-07-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.9	Up In Smoke On The Square	2015-06-05
-9.9	Up In Smoke on the Square	2013-08-23
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-09
-0.9	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	2013-09-19

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2015-07-24	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	6 / 18 (669.0400)	6 (171.4056)	7 (163.3944)	14 (158.8000)	1 (175.4400)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	40 / 40 (493.0632)	9 (169.1200)	17 (166.2744)	30 (157.6688)	—
2015-05-15	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)
2014-08-22	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	5 / 50 (673.6116)	30 (160.5372)	12 (169.1316)	1 (175.4172)	12 (168.5256)
2014-06-26	Legacy State BBQ Championship Cook-Off Effingham, IL	8 / 18 (669.0628)	17 (155.9544)	3 (172.0000)	6 (167.4056)	2 (173.7028)
2014-05-09	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)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	40 / 76 (652.9828)	29 (167.3944)	44 (161.6572)	45 (161.0740)	41 (162.8572)
2013-09-06	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	7 / 42 (689.0628)	23 (165.1200)	2 (174.2744)	16 (171.9656)	4 (177.7028)
2013-08-23	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	37 / 46 (630.0688)	19 (166.8112)	37 (150.1944)	21 (165.1544)	42 (147.9088)
2013-07-05	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	11 / 40 (673.1426)	22 (164.5714)	24 (161.7144)	2 (174.2856)	6 (172.5712)
2013-06-27	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	5 / 28 (676.5712)	4 (171.9998)	20 (156.5714)	4 (173.7144)	8 (174.2856)
2013-05-03	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)
2013-04-05	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	6 / 44 (684.0000)	14 (168.5714)	6 (172.5716)	14 (169.1428)	6 (173.7142)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 (1020 pts)	#297 (1015 pts)