A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings
Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PORK BUTT BANDITS
PORK BUTT BANDITS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 27th of 32 at the 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ (2014). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Jul 28, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.25)
Road miles
11
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
627.93 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 157.1540 | 163.00 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 134.7656 | 150.25 | top 82% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 146.8456 | 158.86 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 145.0744 | 155.82 | top 73% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 40 times, behind 142
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 24, 2015 → Jul 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9884 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1492) 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
- Career-best overall score646.8340 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -8.2 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ | Jun 6, 2014 |
| -6 | 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Jul 24, 2015 |
| -3.7 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic | Jul 25, 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 90% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.8% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2017 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 36 / 40 (615.8624) | 34 (157.1540) | 40 (134.7656) | 30 (162.8456) | 25 (161.0972) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 42 / 54 (624.4684) | 30 (167.9884) | 51 (143.9772) | 30 (167.4284) | 48 (145.0744) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA | 41 / 60 (646.8340) | 47 (162.2512) | 36 (162.8456) | 48 (158.3200) | 34 (163.4172) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA | 27 / 32 (624.5596) | 17 (164.5940) | 23 (159.4172) | 32 (146.8456) | 27 (153.7028) |