A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PAPA'S PIT CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
PAPA'S PIT CREW has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BURNINTHE BONE BBQ
BURNINTHE BONE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 17th of 27 at the Montana BBQ Cook-off (2021). They are ranked #4759 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2019
latest Aug 19, 2022 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.95 · weakest Pork (145.20)
Road miles
378
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.83 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1298 (64 pts) | #1295 (74 pts) | #1373 (69 pts) | #1671 (54 pts) | #1276 (74 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #832 (152 pts) | #781 (192 pts) | #925 (147 pts) | #1024 (117 pts) | #867 (152 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1667 (109 pts) | #1535 (129 pts) | #1532 (129 pts) | #1741 (109 pts) | #1501 (129 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BURNINTHE BONE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with BURNINTHE BONE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before BURNINTHE BONE BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 150.8572 | 158.95 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3600 | 139.9772 | 153.31 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6916 | 141.0628 | 145.20 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8572 | 144.5600 | 150.37 | top 76% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 80% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Montana BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 75% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WY
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 29 times, behind 111
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score625.5656 Montana BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1316 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1490) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 22, 2019 |
| -9.8 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -7 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
| -4.9 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 19, 2022 |
| -0.2 | Montana BBQ Cook-off | Jun 11, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.9% | 85.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.8% | 82.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2022 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 23 / 29 (622.1484) | 21 (160.5368) | 22 (157.6572) | 27 (149.6916) | 21 (154.2628) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 24 / 30 (608.9032) | 17 (165.1316) | 25 (153.6572) | 30 (142.7772) | 27 (147.3372) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 17 / 27 (625.5656) | 16 (162.8228) | 17 (159.3600) | 23 (148.5256) | 16 (154.8572) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 27 / 30 (579.3372) | 23 (150.8572) | 29 (139.9772) | 29 (143.9428) | 24 (144.5600) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 25 / 29 (603.2000) | 23 (155.4056) | 21 (155.9200) | 28 (141.0628) | 22 (150.8116) |