The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Mar 27, 2015).
- last seen Aug 23, 2013
- back Mar 27, 2015
BURNIN RING OF FIRE
BURNIN RING OF FIRE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 49 at the Smoke on the River (2015). They finished #2127 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 18, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.67)
Road miles
1,780
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1,775 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
613.83 / 720
3 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 | #2127 (65 pts) | #1669 (140 pts) | #2785 (55 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 147.9772 | 159.61 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 139.3600 | 149.67 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5944 | 150.2968 | 152.75 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 140.5144 | 151.79 | top 59% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
113
finished ahead 41 times, behind 78
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Mar 27, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8456 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score644.5028 Smoke on the River
- Most recent contest Smoke on the River
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1489) Grill Games
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 22 / 49 (644.5028) | 15 (164.0116) | 11 (165.6800) | 38 (151.3712) | 11 (163.4400) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 23 / 30 (597.0168) | 9 (166.8456) | 29 (139.3600) | 21 (150.2968) | 25 (140.5144) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 36 / 43 (599.9660) | 39 (147.9772) | 36 (143.9772) | 22 (156.5944) | 30 (151.4172) |