High-water mark
662.7772
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7772 at Smokin' On The River — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-06-13
FEEL THE BURN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1511 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2016-09-30
Best ToY finish
#723
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.76 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.59 (-0.83)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.72 · weakest Brisket (158.45)
Road miles
1,073
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
649.59 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Pappy Q has finished one call ahead of FEEL THE BURN BBQ 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 48%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 48%
A tough matchup
11–0
behind in the head-to-head
YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
YELLOW RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.27 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 158.45
- Chicken avg 165.72
- 0 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DERBY CITY SMOKERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
10 of 11
shared chicken entries lost
YELLOW RIVER BBQ ahead 91% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, YELLOW RIVER BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.31%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.2% of a perfect score
- 15 contests
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.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1518 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4490 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#4503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with FEEL THE BURN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUG HOGS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Bluedog BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM RINE-O | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.9200 | 165.72 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 155.9884 | 163.09 | top 56% |
| Pork | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 153.6800 | 162.33 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 146.2400 | 158.45 | top 66% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 9 | 0 | top 63% |
| OH | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2016-09-30
Busiest season
2015
8 contests
Contests a season
3.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
9 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
15
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.72 · weakest Brisket (158.45)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 6 of 15 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 15 contests
Master average
649.59
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
285
247–390 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,073
15 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Power rating
1472
peak 1511 · #4512 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First call Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3140 Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off
- 2014
- Career-best overall score662.7772 Smokin' On The River
- Peak power rating (1511) Smokin' On The River
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' On The River
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off | 2013-07-12 |
| +5.9 | Smokin' On The River | 2014-06-13 |
| +2.1 | Smokin' On The River | 2015-06-12 |
| +1.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
| +0.1 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2013-09-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley | 2015-05-08 |
| -8.4 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2016-09-30 |
| -6.5 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff | 2015-07-10 |
| -6.2 | Smokin' on the Water | 2015-05-02 |
| -4.2 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | 2015-05-15 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 90.2% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | top 69% | 91.3% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 91% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 40 / 43 (642.1032) | 43 (155.9200) | 39 (157.6688) | 39 (159.9772) | 24 (168.5372) |
| 2016-08-19 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN | 41 / 63 (649.4856) | 49 (160.5028) | 50 (158.2056) | 50 (158.8000) | 18 (171.9772) |
| 2016-08-05 | Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 14 / 23 (647.8288) | 17 (155.9316) | 4 (172.5716) | 9 (166.2284) | 17 (153.0972) |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 37 / 64 (657.6000) | 38 (164.5600) | 50 (159.3828) | 3 (175.4172) | 43 (158.2400) |
| 2015-07-10 | 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH | 30 / 39 (646.8000) | 11 (171.9772) | 35 (155.9884) | 14 (170.2628) | 36 (148.5716) |
| 2015-06-12 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 31 / 59 (657.0172) | 35 (161.6572) | 26 (165.1316) | 38 (164.5256) | 24 (165.7028) |
| 2015-05-15 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 25 / 36 (657.1084) | 7 (174.2628) | 15 (167.4516) | 32 (155.4056) | 25 (159.9884) |
| 2015-05-08 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN | 24 / 27 (627.2800) | 15 (161.6456) | 23 (157.0972) | 22 (157.7028) | 22 (150.8344) |
| 2015-05-02 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 28 / 36 (655.3372) | 28 (164.5716) | 6 (171.9772) | 24 (165.1200) | 31 (153.6684) |
| 2015-05-01 | Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN | 23 / 37 (657.0628) | 24 (166.2744) | 17 (168.5600) | 30 (158.8228) | 22 (163.4056) |
| 2015-04-10 | CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | 27 / 39 (643.3372) | 23 (165.7028) | 24 (162.8116) | 33 (153.6800) | 27 (161.1428) |
| 2014-06-13 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 19 / 52 (662.7772) | 21 (169.1200) | 24 (164.5372) | 20 (165.7028) | 22 (163.4172) |
| 2013-09-06 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 18 / 34 (655.2228) | 12 (169.6800) | 19 (163.9428) | 18 (163.9428) | 21 (157.6572) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 35 / 60 (633.6116) | 6 (173.7144) | 39 (158.2516) | 44 (155.4056) | 51 (146.2400) |
| 2013-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH | 13 / 41 (651.3140) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (162.8456) | 23 (163.9884) | 34 (154.2172) |
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 | #1287 (223 pts) | #1418 (208 pts) | #1082 (318 pts) | #1278 (253 pts) | #1255 (248 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #723 (487 pts) | #547 (712 pts) | #557 (692 pts) | #539 (722 pts) | #727 (507 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1920 (105 pts) | #2064 (95 pts) | #2141 (80 pts) | #2040 (100 pts) | #2058 (90 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1881 (94 pts) | #1780 (124 pts) | #1969 (89 pts) | #1988 (94 pts) | #2016 (79 pts) |