Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 45%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10
- 1 category win
- average top 45%
BURNT BOAR
BURNT BOAR is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 15 at the George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge (2014). They are ranked #4464 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Oct 20, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.83 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 643.30 (-4.47)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.73)
Road miles
545
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
643.30 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1867 (113 pts) | #1638 (148 pts) | #1705 (138 pts) | #1441 (203 pts) | #1935 (113 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #881 (378 pts) | #1180 (273 pts) | #931 (388 pts) | #746 (508 pts) | #915 (368 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2386 (72 pts) | #1150 (252 pts) | #2639 (57 pts) | #2050 (82 pts) | #2704 (52 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BURNT BOAR, each with one reason worth a look.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with BURNT BOAR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1474
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RED EYED SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET DREAMS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 146.7884 | 160.71 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 143.3600 | 158.73 | top 69% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 172.0116 | 148.5600 | 164.72 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.9200 | 159.14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 63% | May 1, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 54 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Oct 20, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Downtown BBQ Showdown
20144 milestones
- First category win (Pork) George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score660.4800 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1502) Downtown BBQ Showdown
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
- First call Roast n' Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8400 Roast n' Boast
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Roast n' Boast
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | May 2, 2014 |
| +2.7 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Oct 3, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | May 1, 2015 |
| -9.5 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -8.4 | Roast n' Boast | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -6 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | May 29, 2015 |
| -2.5 | 'Que at the View | Apr 4, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 87.7% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 45% | 91.7% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2017 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 17 / 19 (612.3888) | 17 (151.9544) | 18 (143.3600) | 15 (159.3944) | 15 (157.6800) |
| May 29, 2015 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 24 / 31 (629.0856) | 17 (163.4400) | 19 (163.4172) | 29 (148.5600) | 25 (153.6684) |
| May 1, 2015 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS | 27 / 27 (631.7824) | 27 (146.7884) | 26 (154.2172) | 8 (171.4056) | 24 (159.3712) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 12 / 27 (660.4232) | 15 (167.3828) | 20 (157.6688) | 13 (167.3828) | 12 (167.9888) |
| May 2, 2014 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS | 4 / 15 (660.4800) | 11 (160.5256) | 7 (159.3828) | 1 (172.0116) | 4 (168.5600) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 23 / 36 (653.0972) | 32 (158.2972) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (169.1544) | 31 (154.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS | 21 / 27 (655.8400) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (162.2400) | 19 (165.1200) | 25 (151.9200) |