FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE

FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 9th of 35 at the National Bar-B-Que Derby (2013). They are ranked #4016 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,016

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1483 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest May 8, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#719

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8000 / 720

Master · Cowley County BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.57 (+4.42)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4286

Chicken · Ol' Glory BBQ Bash

Consistency

±13.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.13 · weakest Pork (161.13)

Road miles

848

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

650.57 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

670.8000 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8000 at Cowley County BBQ Contest — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 11, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS has finished one call ahead of FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS ahead in 100% of their meetings

RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE 'N' RUB in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

GREAT PLAINS BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREAT PLAINS BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
11 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
2015 ↗	Master	#2022 (82 pts)	#1925 (112 pts)	#2164 (67 pts)	#2053 (92 pts)	#2764 (57 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#782 (436 pts)	#780 (471 pts)	#710 (531 pts)	#779 (476 pts)	#761 (476 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#719 (435 pts)	#567 (575 pts)	#401 (785 pts)	#811 (405 pts)	#610 (530 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Disco Balls BBQ

#4,027 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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Team BS BBQ

#4,018 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1483

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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SMOKIN DOPES BBQ

#4,012 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 2, 2018

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BULLETS AND BUTTS

#4,025 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1500

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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honey b-b-q

#4,006 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1483

They turned up 8 years after FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2024

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BONES BRIGADE

#4,022 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1483

Level with FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 24, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
POK N DA RIBS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROUGHNECKS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE 'N' RUB	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LONGBONE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	1	179.4286	153.6572	164.13	top 57%
Pork Ribs	11	4	2	174.8572	139.9428	163.93	top 48%
Pork	11	2	0	167.9772	145.1428	161.13	top 64%
Brisket	11	3	0	169.6800	153.0628	161.38	top 58%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	19	0	top 60%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 167 finished ahead 130 times, behind 197

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

20151 milestone

May 8 Most recent contest Wheatstock Grill Off

20142 milestones

Jul 11 Career-best overall score670.8000 Cowley County BBQ Contest
Oct 17 10th tracked contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20136 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 First call R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1490) R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9996 Valley Center Spring Fling
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4286 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Sep 6 First overall top-10 National Bar-B-Que Derby

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.3	National Bar-B-Que Derby	Sep 6, 2013
+2.7	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 22, 2014
+2.5	Cowley County BBQ Contest	Jul 11, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2013
-6.4	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ	May 16, 2014
-6.2	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 14, 2013
-3.4	Valley Center Spring Fling	May 31, 2013
-2.3	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 23, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0%	top 63%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	5	0	40%	top 62%	93.2%	90.5%
2013	5	1	100%	top 63%	92.4%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	20 / 32 (654.1712)	14 (169.1200)	23 (163.9772)	18 (165.1312)	25 (155.9428)
Oct 17, 2014	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	19 / 30 (626.1712)	12 (162.2628)	28 (139.9428)	14 (158.8572)	11 (165.1084)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	23 / 38 (657.6116)	31 (161.0972)	17 (169.1316)	24 (164.5600)	25 (162.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	19 / 36 (666.2400)	16 (167.9772)	11 (170.2972)	27 (162.2628)	20 (165.7028)
Jul 11, 2014	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	11 / 20 (670.8000)	9 (169.1200)	8 (169.1428)	16 (162.8572)	8 (169.6800)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	21 / 27 (638.1716)	27 (153.6572)	15 (162.8344)	8 (167.9772)	23 (153.7028)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	9 / 35 (665.0400)	19 (162.8228)	3 (172)	18 (162.8228)	7 (167.3944)
Aug 23, 2013	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	20 / 30 (635.8284)	18 (161.0856)	8 (165.6684)	27 (156.0116)	25 (153.0628)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	23 / 31 (643.4284)	2 (179.4286)	28 (151.4286)	28 (145.1428)	7 (167.4284)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	22 / 34 (651.9996)	19 (164)	18 (164)	10 (167.4286)	21 (156.5710)
Apr 26, 2013	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	21 / 25 (646.8566)	25 (154.8568)	2 (174.8572)	22 (159.4284)	21 (157.7142)

FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE

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 (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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

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)