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
- 2013-07-12
FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-28
latest 2016-08-26
Best ToY finish
#695
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
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
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.23)
Road miles
359
mi 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
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 83% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 50%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.23
- Brisket avg 169.81
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG CITY BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 9th Annual Big Island BBQ (2016-08-26).
- last seen 2014-07-18
- back 2016-08-26
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.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Level with FIRE FIGHTIN' COOKIN' CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2014-07-18 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2016-08-26
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 169.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.23)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
665.30
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
159
157–82 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
359
6 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2014-07-18 → 2016-08-26
Power rating
1535
peak 1535 · #2080 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1535) 9th Annual Big Island BBQ
- Most recent contest 9th 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 | 2013-07-12 |
| +10.9 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
| +6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-07-18 |
| +4.2 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2016-08-26 |
| +2.2 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off | 2013-06-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.3 | Minnesota in May | 2014-05-16 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-26 | 9th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 20 / 48 (664.4684) | 20 (169.6684) | 29 (161.1316) | 29 (163.9656) | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2014-07-18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 10 / 30 (665.6572) | 16 (165.7028) | 12 (164.5600) | 6 (172.5600) | 13 (162.8344) |
| 2014-05-16 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 30 / 58 (645.6796) | 19 (166.3084) | 46 (151.9656) | 43 (157.1200) | 7 (170.2856) |
| 2013-08-23 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 9 / 50 (676.0232) | 26 (166.2856) | 25 (163.4172) | 19 (168.5832) | 3 (177.7372) |
| 2013-07-12 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 5 / 29 (676.5712) | 7 (169.1428) | 8 (170.2972) | 8 (166.2628) | 7 (170.8684) |
| 2013-06-28 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 14 / 30 (663.4284) | 10 (169.1428) | 23 (156.0000) | 9 (170.8570) | 12 (167.4286) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |