FIRE AND DESIRE

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

Power ranking

#4860

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-02-15

latest 2015-05-01

Best ToY finish

#417

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (154.37)

Road miles

2,460

mi 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

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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.

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
2015-05-01

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 calls 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

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

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.

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

Ribs For Your Pleasure

#4880 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1504 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIT POSSE

#4854 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-04-14

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN ARMADILLOS

#4875 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2015-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky 13 BBQ

#4876 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2018-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN SOMBRERO

#4851 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-08-13

⚔ Head-to-head

STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4873 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1505 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	top 77%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2014-05-01
Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2	16	0	top 57%	2013-02-16

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2013-02-15 → 2015-05-01

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AZ 5 of 12 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.27 · weakest Brisket (154.37)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 9 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 12 contests

Master average 636.16 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 233 130–277 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,460 12 mapped stops · furthest 359 mi

Schedule strength 1528 average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests

Power rating 1465 peak 1465 · #4860 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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)
2014
May 1 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
2015
May 1 Career-best overall score665.7028 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 Most recent contest Show Low BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	2015-05-01
+4.5	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	2013-05-02
+0.3	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash	2013-02-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	2013-08-31
-9.4	3rd Annual Holbrook	2013-07-12
-6.9	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2013-12-28
-6.5	USA Barbecue Championship	2014-10-30
-5	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship	2014-05-01

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	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
2015-05-01	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	15 / 35 (665.7028)	24 (165.1428)	16 (166.2516)	15 (165.7256)	10 (168.5828)
2014-10-30	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	69 / 79 (633.0628)	76 (147.9772)	78 (149.0628)	26 (168.5828)	36 (167.4400)
2014-05-01	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)
2013-12-28	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA	21 / 25 (629.0972)	22 (157.1428)	7 (169.1544)	15 (160.0000)	24 (142.8000)
2013-08-31	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	48 / 54 (593.0516)	47 (148.5944)	51 (146.2172)	43 (153.6800)	44 (144.5600)
2013-07-12	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	23 / 27 (621.6228)	20 (159.4056)	19 (158.2400)	22 (152.5484)	21 (151.4288)
2013-05-24	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	17 / 29 (648.5712)	20 (160.5714)	18 (158.8570)	9 (166.8570)	12 (162.2858)
2013-05-02	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)
2013-04-05	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)
2013-03-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM	11 / 20 (637.7138)	11 (162.2858)	7 (164.5712)	8 (162.2854)	17 (148.5714)
2013-02-16	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	16 / 31 (657.7140)	10 (169.1428)	9 (168.5714)	20 (164.0000)	23 (155.9998)
2013-02-15	Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ	18 / 29 (637.1428)	13 (162.8572)	8 (165.7144)	25 (154.2856)	22 (154.2856)

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
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 (1079 pts)	#375 (829 pts)	#494 (644 pts)