Burnin and Lootin CA
Rating
1740
peak 1753
Contests
53
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2026-01-30
Best ToY finish
#6
Master 2019
Grand champs
9
8 reserve
Category wins
20
61 podiums
Overall top-10s
40
of 53 contests
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
699.95 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 690.24 (+9.71)
Walk rate
96%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
18
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.52)
Road miles
36521
mi across 53 mapped stops · furthest 9327 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Burnin and Lootin 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Meat Candy Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LADY OF Q in 19 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Jackpot is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5252 points of the Grand Championship at 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (2024-06-28).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 70-team field at 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 8% across 5 contests, versus top 20% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9772 | 174.42 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 53 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 178.8572 | 157.0856 | 171.52 | top 33% |
| Pork | 53 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 178.8572 | 161.6800 | 172.46 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 53 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0972 | 171.84 | top 30% |
“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 | 27 | 7 | top 16% |
| AZ | 11 | 0 | top 30% |
| UT | 7 | 1 | top 24% |
| NV | 5 | 1 | top 9% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 3 | top 22% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 2 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 4 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (19 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (27 of 53 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (53 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 (2019-03-29)
- Wins it all in 17% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 690.24
- 8 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.5996 | 685.03 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 713.1316 | 697.80 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 707.4632 | 692.35 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.5772 | 677.58 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.6572 | 689.66 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 687.3596 | 682.81 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 704.5600 | 684.10 |
| 2019 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 709.1428 | 690.72 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 686.2056 | 686.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 17 / 41 (689.5996) | 2 (180.0000) | 19 (171.4056) | 33 (166.2284) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 25 / 53 (680.4684) | 34 (169.6684) | 33 (168.0000) | 13 (173.1200) | 21 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 2 / 90 (703.9544) | 4 (178.8572) | 31 (171.9772) | 21 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 3 / 35 (713.1316) | 6 (178.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-20 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 1 / 16 (712.5716) | 4 (178.8572) | 3 (177.1544) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) Norco, CA | 3 / 20 (704.5372) | 10 (170.8228) | 2 (178.2972) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) Norco, CA | 10 / 27 (686.1828) | 4 (174.2628) | 14 (169.6800) | 8 (172.5716) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition Temecula, CA | 1 / 19 (710.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (178.2972) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 13 / 29 (679.8740) | 13 (171.9656) | 4 (173.1084) | 18 (168.5600) | 19 (166.2400) |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 25 / 48 (671.9200) | 42 (159.9772) | 1 (176.5944) | 30 (164.5256) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 17 / 74 (687.3256) | 21 (174.2628) | 37 (169.6800) | 24 (172.5600) | 27 (170.8228) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff Salt Lake City, UT | 7 / 16 (686.2284) | 8 (170.2628) | 14 (166.2856) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 19 / 37 (683.3600) | 12 (174.2744) | 4 (177.1428) | 29 (165.7028) | 25 (166.2400) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 2 / 35 (707.4632) | 2 (180.0000) | 10 (173.7260) | 10 (173.7372) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 3 / 29 (705.0740) | 13 (175.4056) | 10 (173.1084) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion Winchester, CA | 3 / 22 (698.2172) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 1 / 39 (691.3600) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (172.0000) | 9 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-24 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 2 / 33 (694.7772) | 14 (170.8228) | 14 (171.9772) | 7 (175.4172) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 15 / 34 (687.9084) | 13 (174.2628) | 24 (165.1200) | 15 (171.9656) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 6 / 39 (697.6572) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 24 (166.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 13 / 25 (676.4456) | 17 (168.5372) | 9 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5256) | 17 (166.2628) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 13 / 45 (677.5772) | 10 (173.1200) | 23 (166.2400) | 25 (167.4060) | 11 (170.8112) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 9 / 34 (689.6572) | 15 (173.7028) | 7 (175.4172) | 14 (172.5600) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2021-08-20 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 6 / 26 (680.5256) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (168.0000) | 15 (164.5256) | 9 (169.1428) |
| 2021-04-17 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 Hollister, CA | 12 / 26 (687.3596) | 4 (179.4400) | 11 (172.0000) | 14 (169.6684) | 20 (166.2512) |
| 2021-04-16 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 Hollister, CA | 7 / 41 (680.5376) | 13 (167.4172) | 26 (163.3944) | 9 (174.2972) | 3 (175.4288) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 12 / 42 (682.2976) | 17 (171.4516) | 2 (177.1544) | 15 (171.9772) | 30 (161.7144) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship Riverdale, UT | 2 / 32 (704.5600) | 2 (178.2972) | 3 (177.1544) | 5 (174.8456) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 2 / 29 (692.4912) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (171.9656) | 10 (173.1084) | 13 (167.9772) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial Coachella, CA | 8 / 50 (678.8000) | 11 (170.8344) | 14 (169.7372) | 22 (167.4056) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2020-01-24 | The Golden State Battle II Hollister, CA | 7 / 46 (685.0628) | 11 (173.1084) | 34 (161.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 19 / 59 (671.3256) | 3 (177.7028) | 40 (162.2744) | 39 (161.6800) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2020-01-03 | Red Rock BBQ Hurrican, UT | 7 / 15 (674.1940) | 11 (168.5256) | 8 (167.9656) | 4 (171.4400) | 11 (166.2628) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 9 / 44 (682.8000) | 3 (177.1544) | 42 (157.0856) | 3 (176.5828) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 18 / 37 (667.2916) | 8 (173.1200) | 24 (165.6800) | 18 (167.3944) | 25 (161.0972) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 7 / 97 (694.8456) | 9 (176.5600) | 21 (174.8800) | 8 (175.4400) | 45 (167.9656) |
| 2019-10-04 | Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA, 6104 | 3 / 30 (675.9768) | 2 (173.1428) | 4 (167.4284) | 3 (170.8800) | 15 (164.5256) |
| 2019-09-13 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) San Diego, CA | 2 / 30 (695.4172) | 5 (177.1428) | 15 (169.1428) | 6 (173.7260) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 3 / 37 (697.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (166.8228) | 9 (172.0000) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 2 / 35 (690.2172) | 6 (171.9656) | 23 (163.3944) | 1 (177.1544) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 2 / 34 (697.0860) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5716) | 13 (170.8228) | 10 (170.8344) |
| 2019-07-26 | Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA | 4 / 36 (683.3712) | 8 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8456) | 2 (177.7028) | 21 (162.2628) |
| 2019-07-05 | Smoke & Hops Harmony, CA | 5 / 26 (688.5144) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (172.0000) | 11 (170.8228) | 18 (166.8344) |
| 2019-06-21 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA | 8 (681.6912) | 29 (163.4284) | 5 (173.1428) | 20 (166.2628) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2019-05-31 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Norco, CA | 1 / 49 (695.9312) | 3 (177.1428) | 4 (174.8572) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (166.2284) |
| 2019-05-24 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 1 / 29 (702.8112) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2019-05-10 | Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off Long Beach, CA | 1 / 12 (697.0860) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (163.9544) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ | 3 / 45 (685.0860) | 3 (177.1544) | 12 (169.6916) | 7 (172.5600) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2019-04-26 | Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 1 / 48 (693.7372) | 1 (177.7028) | 7 (172.0572) | 8 (171.4172) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 1 / 47 (699.4060) | 6 (174.8572) | 8 (175.4172) | 19 (171.4172) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 1 / 70 (709.1428) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (174.2972) | 9 (174.8456) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 7 / 48 (686.1944) | 28 (167.9772) | 12 (171.9772) | 5 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 7 / 47 (686.2056) | 26 (170.2628) | 35 (163.9428) | 4 (178.2972) | 5 (173.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #275 (420 pts) | #233 (530 pts) | #564 (210 pts) | #422 (260 pts) | #259 (455 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #137 (1391 pts) | #191 (1186 pts) | #111 (1596 pts) | #149 (1301 pts) | #143 (1296 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #51 (1884 pts) | #101 (1454 pts) | #69 (1649 pts) | #97 (1434 pts) | #21 (1984 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #413 (447 pts) | #345 (597 pts) | #519 (382 pts) | #516 (352 pts) | #442 (447 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #56 (1431 pts) | #28 (1631 pts) | #83 (1116 pts) | #66 (1221 pts) | #63 (1216 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #6 (2690 pts) | #3 (2556 pts) | #28 (2131 pts) | #25 (2231 pts) | #28 (2268 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #91 (1958 pts) | #66 (1933 pts) | #80 (1832 pts) | #110 (1669 pts) | #144 (1590 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #30 (2461 pts) | #102 (1797 pts) | #38 (2133 pts) | #67 (1942 pts) | #57 (2054 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #57 (2258 pts) | #72 (1945 pts) | #43 (2103 pts) | #156 (1550 pts) | #159 (1635 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #238 (1356 pts) | #188 (1477 pts) | #181 (1501 pts) | #245 (1231 pts) | #241 (1336 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #33 (2493 pts) | #14 (2490 pts) | #59 (1992 pts) | #133 (1653 pts) | #38 (2332 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #36 (2432 pts) | #45 (2183 pts) | #89 (1807 pts) | #67 (1928 pts) | #88 (1960 pts) |