They almost always walk
100%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 100% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Burnt Bros BBQ Team
Burnt Bros BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 8 at the Caput Mundi BBQ Competition (2019). They are ranked #2853 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Apr 21, 2018
latest Oct 12, 2019 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.16 (+1.19)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Pork (160.29)
Road miles
2,539
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Master avg
651.16 / 720
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #747 (403 pts) | #641 (533 pts) | #687 (493 pts) | #772 (418 pts) | #758 (433 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Burnt Bros BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,856 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1515
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Burnt Bros BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with Burnt Bros BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,842 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Burnt Bros BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Burnt Bros BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Squirrel BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BROS HOG | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GECKO BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FRIULI VIOLENT GRILLERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLER INSTINCT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DRAGON BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 154.2396 | 164.55 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 169.7144 | 155.9544 | 162.27 | top 57% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.3088 | 152.5600 | 160.29 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7600 | 154.2628 | 164.05 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 68% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
6 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 66 times, behind 108
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- Career-best overall score665.6232 The War of Barbeque
- First overall podium Caput Mundi BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1510) Caput Mundi BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Caput Mundi BBQ Competition
20186 milestones
- First tracked contest Bardo-Q BBQ Competition
- First call Bardo-Q BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4056 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7600 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Bataille Sur La Sorgue
- First overall top-10 Bataille Sur La Sorgue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Caput Mundi BBQ Competition | Oct 12, 2019 |
| +8.8 | Bataille Sur La Sorgue | Oct 13, 2018 |
| +4 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 22, 2019 |
| +1.3 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 | Mar 23, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition | Apr 21, 2018 |
| -2.7 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 | Mar 22, 2019 |
| -1.6 | Brew N Q Open | May 25, 2019 |
| -0.1 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) | Jun 9, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 92.4% | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 64% | 92.1% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2019 | Caput Mundi BBQ Competition Rome | 3 / 8 (655.3488) | 3 (168) | 4 (161.1544) | 5 (162.2400) | 4 (163.9544) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | The War of Barbeque Jesolo, Venezia | 9 / 19 (665.6232) | 8 (169.6684) | 4 (169.7144) | 4 (170.3088) | 17 (155.9316) |
| May 25, 2019 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire | 23 / 34 (647.8744) | 27 (159.3828) | 25 (158.2172) | 22 (160.5600) | 8 (169.7144) |
| May 24, 2019 | Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire | 22 / 26 (630.1604) | 19 (157.6688) | 20 (155.9544) | 26 (152.5600) | 7 (163.9772) |
| Mar 23, 2019 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia | 14 / 25 (662.7312) | 6 (174.2628) | 10 (166.2284) | 23 (159.9656) | 19 (162.2744) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 Torreglia | 14 / 20 (663.4172) | 5 (172) | 11 (168) | 16 (160.5600) | 11 (162.8572) |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Bataille Sur La Sorgue L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue | 6 / 16 (633.0508) | 8 (154.2396) | 1 (167.4400) | 7 (157.1084) | 8 (154.2628) |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano | 12 / 20 (663.4056) | 9 (169.1428) | 20 (156.5716) | 18 (159.9312) | 2 (177.7600) |
| Apr 21, 2018 | Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia | 14 / 15 (638.8228) | 15 (156.5716) | 13 (157.1428) | 13 (159.4056) | 7 (165.7028) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.