A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
LIP SMACKIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-06-27
latest 2018-08-31
Best ToY finish
#2084
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
605.30
last 5 Master vs avg 605.30 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.77 · weakest Brisket (147.40)
Road miles
1,981
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1503 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
605.30 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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 weak link
−8.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.37 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 147.40
- Pork avg 155.77
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (2018-08-31).
- last seen 2016-08-19
- back 2018-08-31
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with LIP SMACKIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#5086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5712 | 141.1428 | 149.25 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 148.5256 | 152.88 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.9372 | 141.6800 | 155.77 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 136.5256 | 147.40 | top 79% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 3 | 49 | 0 | top 96% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.2 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2018-08-31
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.77 · weakest Brisket (147.40)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
605.30
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
227
42–249 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,981
5 mapped stops · furthest 1,503 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-08-19 → 2018-08-31
Power rating
1460
peak 1506 · #5091 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score629.2572 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.9372 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1506) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.4 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2014-06-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2014-08-15 |
| -11.1 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2015-08-14 |
| -11.1 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2016-08-19 |
| -10.8 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2018-08-31 |
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)
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 95% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 87.4% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 70 / 74 (607.8168) | 68 (151.9428) | 50 (159.3828) | 67 (154.8112) | 72 (141.6800) |
| 2016-08-19 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 / 56 (601.6228) | 56 (141.1428) | 52 (151.9428) | 39 (162.8572) | 51 (145.6800) |
| 2015-08-14 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 63 / 67 (591.8968) | 63 (150.2972) | 59 (148.5256) | 49 (156.5484) | 65 (136.5256) |
| 2014-08-15 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 49 / 51 (595.8972) | 50 (146.2744) | 46 (149.6800) | 50 (141.6800) | 32 (158.2628) |
| 2014-06-27 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 17 / 48 (629.2572) | 18 (156.5712) | 24 (154.8916) | 11 (162.9372) | 22 (154.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |