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 (2015-03-27).
- last seen 2013-08-23
- back 2015-03-27
BURNIN RING OF FIRE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2015-09-18
Best ToY finish
#2127
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.83
last 3 Master vs avg 613.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.67)
Road miles
1,780
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1775 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
613.83 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BURNIN RING OF FIRE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 137 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after BURNIN RING OF FIRE did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with BURNIN RING OF FIRE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
9 contests to 3: their number has had years to settle where BURNIN RING OF FIRE's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-09-18
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.67)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
613.83
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
41–78 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,780
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,775 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-03-27
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1489) Grill Games
- 2015
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Smoke on the River | 2015-09-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Grill Games | 2013-08-23 |
| -5.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-03-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 89.5% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-18 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 22 / 49 (644.5028) | 15 (164.0116) | 11 (165.6800) | 38 (151.3712) | 11 (163.4400) |
| 2015-03-27 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 23 / 30 (597.0168) | 9 (166.8456) | 29 (139.3600) | 21 (150.2968) | 25 (140.5144) |
| 2013-08-23 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 36 / 43 (599.9660) | 39 (147.9772) | 36 (143.9772) | 22 (156.5944) | 30 (151.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2127 (65 pts) | #1669 (140 pts) | #2785 (55 pts) | #2139 (75 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |