Burnt Bros BBQ Team

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2820

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-04-21

latest 2019-10-12

Best ToY finish

#747

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6232 / 720

Master · The War of Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.16 (+1.19)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

177.7600

Brisket · Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)

Consistency

±13.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.55 · weakest Pork (160.29)

Road miles

2,539

mi across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Master avg

651.16 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

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.

High-water mark

665.6232 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6232 at The War of Barbeque — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-06-22

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

White Squirrel BBQ has finished one call ahead of Burnt Bros BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.26 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 67%.

Pork avg 160.29
Chicken avg 164.55
3 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GOOD OLD BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

White Squirrel BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, White Squirrel BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GRILLER INSTINCT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.85% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

Big Dog BBQ

#2833 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO

#2819 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Burnt Bros BBQ Team's first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

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BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ

#2831 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Burnt Bros BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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BBQwithDREW

#2810 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Level with Burnt Bros BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-08-02

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Whiskey Friday BBQ

#2804 of the rated field

1511 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN WINE-O'S

#2826 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-07-22

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Familiar 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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 68%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.5 yrs 2018-04-21 → 2019-10-12

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.55 · weakest Pork (160.29)

Walk rate 100% a top-10 call in 9 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 3 of 9 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 651.16 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 80 66–108 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,539 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Power rating 1510 peak 1510 · #2820 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Apr 21 First tracked contest Bardo-Q BBQ Competition
Apr 21 First call Bardo-Q BBQ Competition
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4056 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7600 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)
Oct 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Bataille Sur La Sorgue
Oct 13 First overall top-10 *Bataille Sur La Sorgue
2019
Jun 22 Career-best overall score665.6232 The War of Barbeque
Oct 12 First overall podium Caput Mundi BBQ Competition
Oct 12 Peak power rating (1510) Caput Mundi BBQ Competition
Oct 12 Most recent contest Caput Mundi BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Caput Mundi BBQ Competition	2019-10-12
+8.8	*Bataille Sur La Sorgue	2018-10-13
+4	The War of Barbeque	2019-06-22
+1.3	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2	2019-03-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition	2018-04-21
-2.7	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1	2019-03-22
-1.6	Brew N Q Open	2019-05-25
-0.1	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2)	2018-06-09

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)
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
2019-10-12	Caput Mundi BBQ Competition Rome, 00153	3 / 8 (655.3488)	3 (168.0000)	4 (161.1544)	5 (162.2400)	4 (163.9544)
2019-06-22	The War of Barbeque Jesolo, Venezia, 300257	9 / 19 (665.6232)	8 (169.6684)	4 (169.7144)	4 (170.3088)	17 (155.9316)
2019-05-25	Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY	23 / 34 (647.8744)	27 (159.3828)	25 (158.2172)	22 (160.5600)	8 (169.7144)
2019-05-24	Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire, LE672FY	22 / 26 (630.1604)	19 (157.6688)	20 (155.9544)	26 (152.5600)	7 (163.9772)
2019-03-23	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Pa 30027	14 / 25 (662.7312)	6 (174.2628)	10 (166.2284)	23 (159.9656)	19 (162.2744)
2019-03-22	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 Torreglia, Pa 30027	14 / 20 (663.4172)	5 (172.0000)	11 (168.0000)	16 (160.5600)	11 (162.8572)
2018-10-13	*Bataille Sur La Sorgue L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, 84800	6 / 16 (633.0508)	8 (154.2396)	1 (167.4400)	7 (157.1084)	8 (154.2628)
2018-06-09	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (Day 2) Milano, 20090	12 / 20 (663.4056)	9 (169.1428)	20 (156.5716)	18 (159.9312)	2 (177.7600)
2018-04-21	Bardo-Q BBQ Competition Bardonecchia, 10098	14 / 15 (638.8228)	15 (156.5716)	13 (157.1428)	13 (159.4056)	7 (165.7028)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#747 (403 pts)	#641 (533 pts)	#687 (493 pts)	#772 (418 pts)	#758 (433 pts)