A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BURNING SENSATIONS
BURNING SENSATIONS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 51 at the 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off (2015). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest May 18, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.41 · weakest Brisket (149.95)
Road miles
29
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
637.04 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 161.6800 | 166.41 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 156.5256 | 159.99 | top 65% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 157.6800 | 160.70 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 133.0172 | 149.95 | top 71% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
139
finished ahead 68 times, behind 114
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 13, 2016 → May 18, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3256 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score659.3256 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5828 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1504) 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
- First call Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 15, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort | May 13, 2016 |
| -4.1 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -4.1 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 18, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 27 / 37 (631.3144) | 23 (167.4056) | 31 (156.5256) | 28 (159.4288) | 31 (147.9544) |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 45 / 51 (615.8056) | 13 (168.5484) | 37 (156.5600) | 40 (157.6800) | 51 (133.0172) |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 16 / 51 (659.3256) | 36 (161.6800) | 14 (168.5828) | 20 (165.6800) | 15 (163.3828) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 31 / 49 (641.7136) | 10 (167.9998) | 38 (158.2856) | 33 (159.9998) | 35 (155.4284) |