High-water mark
676.5712
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5712 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 12, 2013
FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW
FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #2098 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.68
last 5 Master vs avg 665.30 (+0.38)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.23)
Road miles
359
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
665.30 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2112 (85 pts) | #2207 (85 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #1799 (125 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1343 (205 pts) | #1430 (205 pts) | #1462 (195 pts) | #1281 (245 pts) | #1083 (295 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #695 (449 pts) | #883 (364 pts) | #1064 (289 pts) | #836 (394 pts) | #613 (529 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1543
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1535
Level with FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1547
They turned up 10 years after FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1535
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 165.7028 | 167.71 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 151.9656 | 161.23 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.1200 | 166.56 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 162.8344 | 169.81 | top 25% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 25% | Jul 18, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
158
finished ahead 157 times, behind 82
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jul 18, 2014 → Aug 26, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1535) 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First call Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4284 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score676.5712 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7372 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 12, 2013 |
| +10.9 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +4.2 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +2.2 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off | Jun 28, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.3 | Minnesota in May | May 16, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 92.5% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 94% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 20 / 48 (664.4684) | 20 (169.6684) | 29 (161.1316) | 29 (163.9656) | 12 (169.7028) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 10 / 30 (665.6572) | 16 (165.7028) | 12 (164.5600) | 6 (172.5600) | 13 (162.8344) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 30 / 58 (645.6796) | 19 (166.3084) | 46 (151.9656) | 43 (157.1200) | 7 (170.2856) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 9 / 50 (676.0232) | 26 (166.2856) | 25 (163.4172) | 19 (168.5832) | 3 (177.7372) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 5 / 29 (676.5712) | 7 (169.1428) | 8 (170.2972) | 8 (166.2628) | 7 (170.8684) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 14 / 30 (663.4284) | 10 (169.1428) | 23 (156) | 9 (170.8570) | 12 (167.4286) |