High-water mark
678.2858
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2858 at Treasure Island International BBQ Championship — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 15, 2013
THE HEAT IS ON
THE HEAT IS ON is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 5th of 22 at the Great Northern Barbeque (2013). They are ranked #3142 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1511 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest May 16, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.93 (-0.70)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.90 · weakest Brisket (160.34)
Road miles
1,540
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 544 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
651.93 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #630 (501 pts) | #636 (511 pts) | #652 (511 pts) | #520 (636 pts) | #473 (676 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE HEAT IS ON, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1504
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE HEAT IS ON)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE HEAT IS ON has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with THE HEAT IS ON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,135 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2854 | 156.5600 | 163.33 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 145.7140 | 160.36 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 158.8456 | 167.90 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 140.4800 | 160.34 | top 52% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
250
finished ahead 149 times, behind 184
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4280 Minnesota in May
- First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score678.2858 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Great Northern Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1511) Great Northern Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Great Northern Barbeque | Aug 2, 2013 |
| +8.1 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | Jun 15, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -5.2 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | Sep 19, 2013 |
| -3.4 | Minnesota in May | May 16, 2014 |
| -0.9 | Minnesota in May | May 17, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 50% | 94.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 37 / 58 (629.0400) | 30 (162.8800) | 36 (156.5600) | 10 (169.1200) | 56 (140.4800) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 53 / 76 (640.4912) | 64 (156.5600) | 13 (168.5600) | 51 (158.8456) | 56 (156.5256) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN | 5 / 22 (671.3716) | 8 (167.9772) | 7 (166.8228) | 8 (164.0116) | 2 (172.5600) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 49 / 66 (636.9828) | 45 (161.7028) | 52 (156.5144) | 20 (169.1200) | 59 (149.6456) |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 19 / 68 (678.2858) | 52 (160.5714) | 31 (168) | 7 (176) | 11 (173.7144) |
| May 17, 2013 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 27 / 49 (655.4280) | 11 (170.2854) | 48 (145.7140) | 12 (170.2856) | 13 (169.1430) |