BURNIN BELLIES

BURNIN BELLIES is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 36 at the Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1072 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,072

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1597

peak 1597 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 27, 2015

latest Jan 17, 2020 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#789

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

693.1544 / 720

Master · Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.42 (+7.83)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±17.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.21 · weakest Brisket (164.52)

Road miles

6,314

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1,343 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$74K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.42 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+30 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 5 contests since Jan 18, 2019 — from 1567 up to 1597.

5 contests since Jan 18, 2019
now 1597

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 4th
average top 14%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.1544 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.1544 at Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 29, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BUTTHEAD BBQ has finished one call ahead of BURNIN BELLIES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

12–5 behind in the head-to-head

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 17 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 164.52
Pork avg 169.21
6 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

11–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 14 shared pork entries lost

KNIFE PORK AND SPOON ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, KNIFE PORK AND SPOON has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared pork entries.

A January team

Top 14% average finish in January

Something about January: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

3 January contests
top 43% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,314 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,314 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,343 miles to Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival.

20 mapped stops
furthest 1,343 mi

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
20 contests

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	#1351 (189 pts)	#1446 (194 pts)	#1701 (144 pts)	#938 (399 pts)	#1667 (149 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1305 (216 pts)	#1108 (306 pts)	#1205 (271 pts)	#1248 (261 pts)	#1403 (211 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#789 (438 pts)	#950 (358 pts)	#770 (483 pts)	#819 (443 pts)	#920 (378 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BURNIN BELLIES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

IN DEEP SAUCE

#1,074 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 106
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1694

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BURNIN BELLIES)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNIN BELLIES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 106 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Walk The Swine

#1,071 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1597

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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R&R BBQ

#1,076 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1632

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Chompa Q

#1,078 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1598

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 53% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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ZZ-QUE

#1,079 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1621

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before BURNIN BELLIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

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Alderfire BBQ

#1,069 of the rated field

1597 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1597

Level with BURNIN BELLIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
SHIG NINJA BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
All About Smokin Q	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
STEEL CITY BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	4	1	1	179.4400	149.6800	168.09	top 49%
Pork Ribs	20	7	0	0	175.4172	150.8116	165.59	top 50%
Pork	20	6	0	2	177.7372	156.5372	169.21	top 35%
Brisket	20	6	0	2	177.7372	150.8000	164.52	top 50%

“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)	10	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AZ	16	top 45%
CA	3	top 26%
NV	1	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	3	4	0	top 14%	Jan 17, 2020
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	19	0	top 71%	Mar 17, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 16 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 349 finished ahead 547 times, behind 353

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

20202 milestones

Jan 17 Peak power rating (1597) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 17 Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

20182 milestones

May 4 First category win (Chicken) City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown

20174 milestones

May 5 10th tracked contest City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
Sep 29 First overall podium Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival
Sep 29 First Reserve Championship Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival
Sep 29 Career-best overall score693.1544 Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival

20154 milestones

Feb 27 First tracked contest 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Mar 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 1 First call Show Low BBQ Throwdown
May 1 First overall top-10 Show Low BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.4	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival	Sep 29, 2017
+16.2	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 18, 2019
+14.6	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
+13.1	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 17, 2020
+12.3	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Feb 27, 2015
-7.6	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle	Feb 19, 2016
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 20, 2015
-5.9	Holbrook	Jul 10, 2015
-5.5	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 27, 2016

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)
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 12%	94.7%	94.7%
2019	4	2	0	75%	top 29%	95%	93.6%
2018	4	0	1	75%	top 35%	94.8%	94.3%
2017	3	1	0	100%	top 39%	96.3%	93.6%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 70%	90.9%	89.9%
2015	5	2	0	60%	top 54%	95.8%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 17, 2020	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	7 / 59 (681.6572)	25 (170.2628)	39 (162.8116)	7 (170.8456)	2 (177.7372)
Sep 27, 2019	Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ	8 / 33 (675.9544)	18 (165.7028)	8 (171.9888)	17 (166.8228)	7 (171.4400)
May 3, 2019	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	25 / 45 (659.9088)	25 (168.5372)	41 (152.5144)	25 (165.6800)	4 (173.1772)
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	15 / 49 (674.7312)	15 (170.2628)	11 (172.5600)	17 (170.8228)	39 (161.0856)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	4 / 63 (684.0228)	4 (174.2972)	35 (162.8572)	11 (172.5828)	4 (174.2856)
Dec 28, 2018	Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ	16 / 47 (681.6684)	31 (168.5600)	9 (174.2972)	15 (170.8228)	16 (167.9884)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	25 / 52 (670.1712)	1 (179.4400)	34 (165.7028)	38 (160.5028)	27 (164.5256)
Feb 23, 2018	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	17 / 47 (682.8000)	30 (169.6800)	8 (175.4172)	5 (175.4400)	42 (162.2628)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	16 / 70 (682.1940)	33 (169.1084)	15 (170.8572)	13 (172.5484)	27 (169.6800)
Sep 29, 2017	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	2 / 36 (693.1544)	12 (167.3828)	10 (170.2972)	2 (177.7372)	2 (177.7372)
May 5, 2017	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	16 / 36 (665.0856)	14 (170.2628)	26 (163.4516)	9 (169.6800)	18 (161.6912)
Mar 17, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	19 / 29 (662.7428)	20 (166.8344)	19 (165.7028)	2 (177.7028)	28 (152.5028)
Nov 4, 2016	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	17 / 31 (654.7888)	9 (171.9884)	27 (155.9660)	13 (166.8800)	19 (159.9544)
Oct 27, 2016	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	28 / 36 (651.3944)	16 (170.8572)	8 (172.6172)	32 (156.5372)	33 (151.3828)
Feb 19, 2016	The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	29 / 37 (635.3828)	25 (162.2512)	34 (150.8116)	20 (163.4628)	24 (158.8572)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	8 / 75 (689.7028)	8 (176.5944)	9 (174.3200)	44 (164.5256)	10 (174.2628)
Jul 10, 2015	Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	22 / 29 (652.5140)	21 (165.1428)	27 (156.0344)	9 (172.5484)	20 (158.7884)
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	9 / 35 (670.7884)	22 (166.8112)	4 (173.7028)	13 (169.1428)	20 (161.1316)
Mar 20, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	22 / 29 (649.6572)	26 (158.2400)	21 (162.3200)	11 (167.9772)	20 (161.1200)
Feb 27, 2015	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	68 / 82 (630.1144)	76 (149.6800)	52 (157.6572)	12 (171.9772)	70 (150.8000)

BURNIN BELLIES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A January team

The long haul

The metronome

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)