FIRE AND DESIRE

FIRE AND DESIRE is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 10th of 25 at the Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship (2013). They are ranked #4885 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,885

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 15, 2013

latest May 1, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#417

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

665.7028 / 720

Master · Show Low BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.16 (-3.65)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1544

Pork Ribs · 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)

Consistency

±17.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (154.37)

Road miles

2,460

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 359 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

636.16 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

665.7028 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.7028 at Show Low BBQ Throwdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 1, 2015

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 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 ribs, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 58%.

Brisket avg 154.37
Pork Ribs avg 162.27
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Your Behind BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork ribs 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 pork ribs entries.

A May team

Top 55% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 55% across 4 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 66% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
12 contests

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1483 (173 pts)	#1570 (173 pts)	#1380 (213 pts)	#1616 (163 pts)	#1534 (178 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#417 (734 pts)	#373 (829 pts)	#275 (1,079 pts)	#375 (829 pts)	#494 (644 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE

#4,875 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2017

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Juggy's Juicers

#4,897 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4,896 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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BBQ JUNKIES

#4,900 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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Lucky 13 BBQ

#4,898 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1465

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

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V Licious BBQ

#4,899 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TOYS 4 BBQ'N	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
I.A.B. 30 BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 13 BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	0	169.1428	147.9772	159.52	top 65%
Pork Ribs	12	7	1	169.1544	146.2172	162.27	top 47%
Pork	12	3	0	168.5828	149.1428	159.99	top 58%
Brisket	12	1	0	168.5828	142.8000	154.37	top 67%

“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)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	5	top 60%
NV	4	top 74%
CA	2	top 70%
NM	1	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	2	10	0	top 59%	May 1, 2014
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	16	0	top 57%	Feb 16, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 5 of 12 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 232 finished ahead 130 times, behind 277

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

20152 milestones

May 1 Career-best overall score665.7028 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 Most recent contest Show Low BBQ Throwdown

20141 milestone

May 1 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship

20136 milestones

Feb 15 First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 15 First call Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
Feb 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7140 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
May 2 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
May 2 Peak power rating (1500) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
Dec 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1544 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 1, 2015
+4.5	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	May 2, 2013
+0.3	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	Feb 16, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	Aug 31, 2013
-9.4	3rd Annual Holbrook	Jul 12, 2013
-6.9	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	Dec 28, 2013
-6.4	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 30, 2014
-5	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	May 1, 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	100%	top 43%	92.5%	92.5%
2014	2	0	50%	top 83%	89.1%	88.5%
2013	9	1	78%	top 65%	91.3%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	15 / 35 (665.7028)	24 (165.1428)	16 (166.2516)	15 (165.7256)	10 (168.5828)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	69 / 79 (633.0628)	76 (147.9772)	78 (149.0628)	26 (168.5828)	36 (167.4400)
May 1, 2014	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	14 / 18 (641.6228)	14 (159.9772)	8 (167.4400)	16 (158.8228)	13 (155.3828)
Dec 28, 2013	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA	21 / 25 (629.0972)	22 (157.1428)	7 (169.1544)	15 (160)	24 (142.8000)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	48 / 54 (593.0516)	47 (148.5944)	51 (146.2172)	43 (153.6800)	44 (144.5600)
Jul 12, 2013	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	23 / 27 (621.6228)	20 (159.4056)	19 (158.2400)	22 (152.5484)	21 (151.4288)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	17 / 29 (648.5712)	20 (160.5714)	18 (158.8570)	9 (166.8570)	12 (162.2858)
May 2, 2013	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	10 / 25 (639.4290)	6 (166.8572)	3 (165.7146)	4 (164.0002)	22 (142.8570)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	27 / 48 (629.1428)	31 (154.2858)	8 (167.4286)	36 (149.1428)	21 (158.2856)
Mar 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	11 / 20 (637.7138)	11 (162.2858)	7 (164.5712)	8 (162.2854)	17 (148.5714)
Feb 16, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	16 / 31 (657.7140)	10 (169.1428)	9 (168.5714)	20 (164)	23 (155.9998)
Feb 15, 2013	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	18 / 29 (637.1428)	13 (162.8572)	8 (165.7144)	25 (154.2856)	22 (154.2856)

FIRE AND DESIRE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

A May team

The metronome

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)