BURNT SIDE DOWN

BURNT SIDE DOWN is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 17 at the Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #5663 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,663

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1447

peak 1447 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Sep 22, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#767

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

647.8976 / 720

Master · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.68 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 617.18 (+7.50)

Walk rate

26%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±17.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 156.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.69)

Road miles

1,956

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

617.18 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HERM'S HOGS has finished one call ahead of BURNT SIDE DOWN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.02 points below their pork, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 9%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.69
Pork avg 156.72
3 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 14 shared pork entries lost

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has out-cooked them in 12 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Hot Rod's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 59% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 59% across 4 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 68% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.7% of a perfect score
23 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Que by the Sea every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 24th

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	#1096 (285 pts)	#1251 (250 pts)	#726 (550 pts)	#1082 (325 pts)	#1187 (265 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1046 (305 pts)	#1024 (340 pts)	#975 (375 pts)	#988 (375 pts)	#1078 (310 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1139 (250 pts)	#1254 (240 pts)	#1286 (235 pts)	#1015 (335 pts)	#1022 (320 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#767 (445 pts)	#744 (505 pts)	#891 (410 pts)	#670 (565 pts)	#656 (565 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BURNT SIDE DOWN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Porkosaurus

#5,653 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BURNT SIDE DOWN)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BURNT SIDE DOWN ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2023

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BOOBY - Q

#5,675 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BURNT SIDE DOWN)

Fewer contests behind them than BURNT SIDE DOWN has cooked, 6 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2016

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SWINE AND CHEESE

#5,644 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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GRIZZLY PAW SMOKERS

#5,655 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1447

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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LWS Smokin Aces

#5,673 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1447

They turned up 9 years after BURNT SIDE DOWN did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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TORNADO BBQ

#5,676 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

Level with BURNT SIDE DOWN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	1	0	0	168.5372	141.6800	155.30	top 68%
Pork Ribs	23	3	0	1	172.0228	132.4572	151.69	top 69%
Pork	23	2	1	2	170.8344	142.8000	156.72	top 57%
Brisket	23	2	1	1	177.1428	138.2854	153.47	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 66%
Large (40+)	19	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	10	top 70%
PA	9	top 70%
CT	4	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	5	24	top 72%	Sep 22, 2017
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	4	7	top 60%	May 6, 2017
New Holland Summer Fest	4	37	top 67%	Aug 26, 2016
Que for the Troops	3	33	top 81%	Jun 2, 2017
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	40	top 67%	Oct 3, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 10 of 23 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 409 finished ahead 372 times, behind 808

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

20171 milestone

Sep 22 Most recent contest Que by the Sea

20152 milestones

May 2 10th tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 New Holland Summer Fest

20143 milestones

May 3 First category win (Pork) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 3 First overall top-10 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 3 Career-best overall score647.8976 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

20133 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Que for the Troops
May 31 First call Que for the Troops
May 31 Peak power rating (1494) Que for the Troops

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.2	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 6, 2017
+7	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	May 3, 2014
+6.5	Que for the Troops	Jun 3, 2016
+4.6	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	Oct 9, 2015
+3.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014
-10	Que by the Sea	Sep 21, 2013
-7.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013
-6.6	Que for the Troops	Jun 5, 2015
-6.5	Que for the Troops	May 31, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	0	0	50%	top 66%	88.6%	87%
2016	5	0	0	20%	top 66%	88.7%	86.6%
2015	5	0	1	20%	top 69%	87.8%	86.7%
2014	5	1	1	20%	top 65%	90%	85.6%
2013	4	0	0	25%	top 76%	83.4%	82.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	32 / 43 (626.1828)	40 (147.3828)	8 (168)	18 (161.1200)	30 (149.6800)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	28 / 42 (637.6340)	32 (154.8228)	17 (165.7028)	31 (156.5600)	20 (160.5484)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	50 / 63 (613.5660)	53 (152.5372)	41 (158.2400)	57 (148.4800)	41 (154.3088)
May 6, 2017	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	16 / 38 (628.9940)	23 (155.3712)	3 (172.0228)	15 (160.5256)	30 (141.0744)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	41 / 48 (617.0284)	38 (158.8572)	44 (149.0856)	29 (159.9884)	42 (149.0972)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	24 / 44 (626.7316)	17 (163.9656)	10 (165.7260)	30 (155.9656)	37 (141.0744)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	47 / 66 (624.9596)	38 (159.3484)	49 (154.7772)	13 (168.5712)	59 (142.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	28 / 67 (638.7660)	46 (157.7260)	44 (155.9428)	22 (161.1200)	23 (163.9772)
Apr 30, 2016	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	30 / 39 (609.0860)	32 (151.3944)	31 (151.4516)	25 (153.1428)	25 (153.0972)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	23 / 46 (631.9544)	28 (159.3944)	37 (145.7144)	11 (168)	19 (158.8456)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	33 / 41 (610.1256)	24 (157.6800)	29 (153.0972)	28 (154.8456)	35 (144.5028)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	37 / 70 (631.9428)	50 (154.8456)	60 (146.8000)	50 (153.1544)	1 (177.1428)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	45 / 54 (630.7432)	44 (157.6688)	26 (164.5600)	50 (149.0628)	36 (159.4516)
May 2, 2015	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	24 / 30 (617.6460)	29 (143.4288)	27 (152.5144)	19 (160)	14 (161.7028)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	40 / 65 (617.0740)	42 (155.9656)	53 (143.4056)	55 (150.8456)	13 (166.8572)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	32 / 48 (611.8976)	23 (156.5372)	44 (143.9316)	33 (153.6800)	18 (157.7488)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	47 / 70 (617.5088)	11 (168.5372)	63 (144.5144)	65 (145.6344)	23 (158.8228)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	59 / 65 (586.0688)	50 (151.4172)	64 (132.4572)	61 (142.8000)	20 (159.3944)
May 3, 2014	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	7 / 17 (647.8976)	9 (165.0972)	11 (151.4060)	1 (170.8344)	8 (160.5600)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	61 / 85 (599.3032)	51 (155.3944)	61 (147.9660)	43 (153.7028)	65 (142.2400)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	42 / 49 (574.1484)	42 (141.6800)	41 (138.2744)	22 (153.1084)	39 (141.0856)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	54 / 71 (600.4000)	55 (151.9428)	60 (143.3944)	34 (157.0972)	54 (147.9656)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	33 / 46 (595.4278)	32 (150.8572)	39 (139.9998)	3 (166.2854)	38 (138.2854)

BURNT SIDE DOWN

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 (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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 — 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)