BRISKET BURNERS

BRISKET BURNERS is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 46 at the Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #755 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#755

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1633

peak 1669 · rated over 39 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 26, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#391

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

676.4568 / 720

Master · Twin Valley Fire And Smoke

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.67

last 5 Master vs avg 652.84 (-0.17)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Pork · Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±13.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.78)

Road miles

3,262

across 39 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$37K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.84 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 16% average finish here

Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 16%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 39 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 39 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

676.4568 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.4568 at Twin Valley Fire And Smoke — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 18, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOG STREET BULLIES has finished one call ahead of BRISKET BURNERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 17%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 17%

A tough matchup

22–3 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 25 shared contests.

A strong matchup

20–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' TEX BBQ in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

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Going the wrong way

-36 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 36 points across 7 contests since Jul 27, 2018 — from 1669 down to 1633.

7 contests since Jul 27, 2018
now 1633

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 25% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

7 October contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,262 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,262 miles across 39 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 98 miles to Que by the Sea.

39 mapped stops
furthest 98 mi

The metronome

±1.81% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.81% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
39 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Que by the Sea every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#796 (370 pts)	#773 (425 pts)	#698 (485 pts)	#783 (410 pts)	#908 (330 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#391 (875 pts)	#614 (605 pts)	#561 (670 pts)	#303 (1,070 pts)	#442 (820 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#746 (505 pts)	#980 (390 pts)	#569 (705 pts)	#732 (560 pts)	#701 (565 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#438 (903 pts)	#567 (713 pts)	#800 (498 pts)	#389 (998 pts)	#258 (1,288 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#425 (892 pts)	#493 (782 pts)	#368 (997 pts)	#424 (882 pts)	#432 (877 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#621 (598 pts)	#981 (358 pts)	#814 (448 pts)	#531 (723 pts)	#554 (668 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1044 (274 pts)	#924 (349 pts)	#956 (324 pts)	#1375 (189 pts)	#854 (369 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS

#754 of the rated field

1633 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1648

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 39, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Smokin Highwaymen

#757 of the rated field

1632 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1658

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 54 contests, alongside a 35% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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THE TWISTED TAIL

#753 of the rated field

1633 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1634

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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GRILLIN' BEAVERS

#756 of the rated field

1633 power rating

Contests: 160
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1717

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

rated over 158 contests
last seen Jun 30, 2023

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GRATE SMOKE

#752 of the rated field

1633 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1641

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

rated over 37 contests
last seen Nov 6, 2020

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DAD BOD BARBEQUE

#764 of the rated field

1632 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1655

Careers of much the same size, 40 contests to 39, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	16	14	53%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	24	20	4	83%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	22	13	9	59%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	7	0	2	173.7028	153.0856	162.76	top 47%
Pork Ribs	39	11	1	2	171.4172	134.2856	161.78	top 41%
Pork	39	16	0	6	175.4056	143.9428	164.33	top 34%
Brisket	39	16	1	3	175.4056	136.5144	163.97	top 32%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 46%
Large (40+)	34	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	22	top 33%
NJ	10	top 31%
DE	7	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	6	4	top 33%	Sep 22, 2018
Smoke in the Grove	3	16	top 44%	Jul 26, 2019
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	7	top 32%	May 17, 2019
Que for the Troops	3	5	top 21%	Jun 1, 2018
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	3	top 19%	Oct 2, 2015
New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	16	top 42%	Apr 27, 2019
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	7	top 25%	Jun 8, 2018
Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	2	8	top 16%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 22 of 39 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 23 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 576 finished ahead 1,364 times, behind 658

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

20191 milestone

Jul 26 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

20182 milestones

May 18 Career-best overall score676.4568 Twin Valley Fire And Smoke
Jul 27 Peak power rating (1669) Smoke in the Grove

20171 milestone

Jun 9 25th tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

20161 milestone

Oct 8 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

20153 milestones

May 8 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival
Sep 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Que by the Sea
Oct 9 First Reserve Championship Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
May 10 First call Green Lane Fire CO's
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 4 First overall podium Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8688 Keystone Classic Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 4, 2013
+13.7	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	Oct 9, 2015
+12.5	Que by the Sea	Sep 19, 2015
+11.7	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
+10.8	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	May 9, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 26, 2019
-12.9	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2018
-7.3	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2019
-7	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-5	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 19, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0	0	25%	top 47%	93.1%	90.8%
2018	7	3	0	86%	top 33%	94%	91.2%
2017	6	0	0	67%	top 43%	91.7%	90.7%
2016	7	3	1	100%	top 25%	92.9%	91.5%
2015	7	3	1	86%	top 38%	93.5%	90.5%
2014	5	2	0	80%	top 21%	90.9%	89.9%
2013	3	1	0	100%	top 17%	92.6%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	36 / 53 (640.4456)	44 (156.5600)	15 (167.9884)	19 (166.8228)	43 (149.0744)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	19 / 36 (650.7428)	13 (166.2972)	17 (162.8572)	12 (167.3828)	25 (154.2056)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	11 / 44 (670.1944)	10 (168.5600)	8 (168.5372)	10 (170.2628)	19 (162.8344)
Apr 27, 2019	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	19 / 43 (653.5312)	15 (167.4056)	13 (164.5372)	30 (155.3600)	13 (166.2284)
Oct 5, 2018	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	19 / 42 (648.4344)	34 (154.7884)	26 (159.3944)	3 (171.4172)	17 (162.8344)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	33 / 43 (627.3144)	35 (155.4172)	24 (157.1200)	33 (156.5372)	20 (158.2400)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	16 / 54 (658.7316)	41 (155.3484)	17 (166.8688)	9 (168.5372)	12 (167.9772)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	7 / 42 (664.4340)	21 (162.8112)	24 (158.8228)	3 (170.8228)	5 (171.9772)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	5 / 61 (669.6572)	13 (169.7372)	10 (165.6800)	10 (168)	15 (166.2400)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	7 / 47 (676.4568)	7 (171.9656)	6 (171.4172)	14 (168.5484)	20 (164.5256)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	16 / 40 (652.4800)	33 (155.4056)	23 (161.6572)	9 (168)	11 (167.4172)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	18 / 39 (653.5660)	32 (159.3600)	9 (165.7260)	24 (163.9428)	17 (164.5372)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	20 / 43 (650.1144)	21 (165.1200)	7 (168.5372)	17 (161.6572)	26 (154.8000)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	18 / 51 (657.0172)	47 (153.0856)	9 (168.5488)	6 (170.2628)	19 (165.1200)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	15 / 46 (660.4112)	23 (161.6456)	16 (162.2744)	18 (165.6800)	6 (170.8112)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	27 / 63 (648.5256)	26 (164.5256)	20 (163.4628)	24 (162.2744)	31 (158.2628)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	30 / 53 (647.8172)	35 (164.5488)	37 (159.3600)	38 (159.3828)	21 (164.5256)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	10 / 48 (664.4800)	22 (165.1544)	18 (163.9772)	2 (175.4056)	31 (159.9428)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	7 / 44 (656.4344)	15 (164)	19 (161.6456)	31 (155.9316)	1 (174.8572)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	15 / 33 (654.7656)	4 (173.7028)	28 (156.5256)	23 (157.0972)	4 (167.4400)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	16 / 39 (651.3368)	16 (163.9884)	23 (162.2628)	31 (155.9656)	4 (169.1200)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	13 / 67 (654.1488)	23 (165.0972)	55 (153.0744)	3 (169.7144)	19 (166.2628)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	8 / 47 (668.5372)	20 (164.5600)	24 (161.1428)	4 (171.9772)	6 (170.8572)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	14 / 75 (661.6344)	32 (162.8456)	46 (157.1088)	16 (166.2744)	2 (175.4056)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	2 / 46 (673.1084)	10 (169.1084)	16 (159.9888)	3 (173.1428)	4 (170.8684)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	12 / 57 (665.0056)	24 (164.5600)	37 (157.0628)	5 (171.4056)	4 (171.9772)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	4 / 41 (661.0516)	2 (173.7028)	1 (169.6800)	24 (155.9772)	13 (161.6916)
Jun 27, 2015	Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park Allentown, PA	10 / 17 (653.0404)	15 (157.0744)	6 (165.1200)	8 (165.7144)	6 (165.1316)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	26 / 54 (658.2056)	49 (154.2400)	8 (170.8572)	13 (171.4056)	27 (161.7028)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	34 / 57 (630.1484)	15 (167.3828)	6 (170.2628)	51 (143.9428)	41 (148.5600)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	67 / 99 (620.9944)	38 (162.8572)	57 (157.0628)	21 (164.5600)	92 (136.5144)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	16 / 53 (654.7540)	37 (154.8456)	15 (165.1200)	9 (169.1200)	10 (165.6684)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 48 (642.7656)	14 (164.5716)	17 (159.4284)	14 (162.8228)	21 (155.9428)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	7 / 65 (649.7256)	24 (161.0972)	44 (151.4628)	2 (169.7256)	4 (167.4400)
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	8 / 54 (644.5484)	34 (153.0856)	13 (160.5828)	9 (164.5944)	5 (166.2856)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	21 / 109 (643.3596)	30 (161.6684)	59 (152.5600)	42 (158.2628)	5 (170.8684)
Oct 4, 2013	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	3 / 55 (666.8688)	7 (167.4516)	16 (161.1428)	12 (165.1316)	2 (173.1428)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	11 / 49 (627.9312)	27 (153.0856)	3 (166.2972)	30 (149.6800)	11 (158.8684)
May 10, 2013	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	14 / 58 (627.9996)	2 (170.8570)	55 (134.2856)	17 (155.9998)	4 (166.8572)

BRISKET BURNERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)