BURDETTE BARBEQUE

BURDETTE BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 42 at the Smokefest (2015). They are ranked #3673 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,673

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Mar 3, 2017 · 3.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#881

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9200 / 720

Master · Smokefest

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.34 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.07 (+7.27)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Bend of the River CookOut

Consistency

±12.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.19 · weakest Chicken (161.69)

Road miles

1,055

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

648.07 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.9200 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9200 at Smokefest — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 21, 2015

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM PIT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

11 of 12 shared brisket entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Good Ol Boys BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.74% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.74% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
14 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1970 (115 pts)	#2008 (105 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2316 (65 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#949 (331 pts)	#1096 (291 pts)	#1008 (341 pts)	#921 (391 pts)	#829 (436 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1096 (276 pts)	#1253 (251 pts)	#1116 (291 pts)	#834 (441 pts)	#849 (406 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#881 (337 pts)	#845 (382 pts)	#835 (387 pts)	#921 (347 pts)	#827 (382 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BURDETTE BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE

#3,666 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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Beware of the Hog BBQ

#3,682 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

They've been 1530 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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MARIE'S

#3,684 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

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THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT

#3,654 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1512

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS

#3,690 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1489

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 22, 2026

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Old Man Joes

#3,669 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hogline	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Good Ol Boys BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Subtle Smoke	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SONS OF BUTCHERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Harry's Bar All Sauced Up & Smokin	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	0	169.1084	150.8228	161.69	top 66%
Pork Ribs	14	0	0	169.7144	156.5256	162.11	top 56%
Pork	14	2	1	177.7028	150.2400	162.09	top 61%
Brisket	14	1	1	173.1428	147.3600	162.19	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)	6	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	16	top 63%	Sep 18, 2015
Smokefest	2	14	top 54%	Aug 21, 2015
Bend of the River CookOut	2	23	top 53%	Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 14 of 14 contests

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 247 finished ahead 246 times, behind 332

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

20171 milestone

Mar 3 Most recent contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

20152 milestones

Jun 12 10th tracked contest Bend of the River CookOut
Aug 21 Career-best overall score667.9200 Smokefest

20142 milestones

Jun 27 First call Bend of the River CookOut
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Bend of the River CookOut

20133 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 17 Peak power rating (1495) Minnesota in May
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3996 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Smokefest	Aug 21, 2015
+7.2	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 12, 2014
+4.6	Bend of the River CookOut	Jun 27, 2014
+3	Minnesota in May	May 15, 2015
+2.6	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 3, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	Jul 12, 2013
-7.5	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off	Jun 28, 2013
-5.5	Smokefest	Aug 16, 2013
-4.9	Minnesota in May	May 17, 2013
-2.8	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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 53%	90.5%	90.5%
2016	1	0%	top 61%	89.2%	89.2%
2015	4	25%	top 51%	92.8%	91.7%
2014	3	67%	top 51%	92.1%	90.3%
2013	5	0%	top 75%	90.1%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 3, 2017	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	25 / 47 (651.3716)	35 (161.7028)	14 (167.9772)	16 (167.4172)	29 (154.2744)
Mar 4, 2016	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	36 / 59 (642.1828)	35 (162.2400)	39 (158.8228)	36 (158.8228)	24 (162.2972)
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	16 / 26 (660.5144)	20 (159.9656)	17 (164.5600)	7 (169.7144)	16 (166.2744)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	14 / 42 (667.9200)	28 (165.1200)	14 (166.8572)	14 (167.9772)	13 (167.9656)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	25 / 42 (654.7080)	18 (168.5484)	26 (163.9772)	40 (151.3368)	12 (170.8456)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	29 / 60 (656.4688)	36 (161.0972)	22 (166.2972)	43 (161.6572)	18 (167.4172)
Sep 12, 2014	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	14 / 36 (658.2172)	25 (159.4172)	21 (157.1200)	14 (168.5372)	3 (173.1428)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	23 / 50 (663.3028)	17 (168.5256)	13 (169.7144)	3 (177.7028)	49 (147.3600)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	39 / 58 (628.3768)	51 (150.8228)	37 (156.5256)	49 (154.7884)	21 (166.2400)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	25 / 39 (648.3996)	16 (169.1084)	31 (157.0972)	23 (162.8228)	25 (159.3712)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	23 / 31 (626.8116)	27 (154.8228)	18 (161.1316)	29 (150.2400)	14 (160.6172)
Jul 12, 2013	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	21 / 23 (635.3372)	17 (162.8572)	21 (156.5716)	21 (157.6456)	19 (158.2628)
Jun 28, 2013	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	23 / 30 (636.5706)	27 (158.2856)	18 (161.1426)	21 (161.1426)	25 (155.9998)
May 17, 2013	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	33 / 49 (642.8570)	32 (161.1430)	28 (161.7142)	41 (159.4284)	29 (160.5714)

BURDETTE BARBEQUE

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

By field size and state

By contest size

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)