BURNT WOOD BBQ

BURNT WOOD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 22 at The Hayfield (2020). They are ranked #3077 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,077

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1522 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 4, 2016

latest May 1, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#254

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

681.5884 / 720

Master · Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.34 (+2.72)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Cookin On Kampeska

Consistency

±12.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.26 · weakest Brisket (161.57)

Road miles

3,177

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 253 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$86K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.34 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

681.5884 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.5884 at Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 2, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MARIE'S has finished one call ahead of BURNT WOOD BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.69 points below their pork, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 161.57
Pork avg 168.26
4 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Swampview BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at ND BBQ Championship (Sep 27, 2024).

last seen May 13, 2022
back Sep 27, 2024

Show 4 more storylines

Pork nemesis

18 of 20 shared pork entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 18 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Good Grefe! has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,177 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,177 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 253 miles to Back To Mayberry.

22 mapped stops
furthest 253 mi

The metronome

±1.73% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.73% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.6% of a perfect score
22 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#980 (120 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#830 (155 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1112 (75 pts)	#1065 (110 pts)	#1213 (85 pts)	#871 (145 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#958 (145 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1263 (75 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#254 (440 pts)	#304 (410 pts)	#279 (455 pts)	#147 (775 pts)	#282 (425 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1132 (213 pts)	#1223 (203 pts)	#898 (343 pts)	#703 (473 pts)	#1197 (208 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#998 (280 pts)	#1117 (255 pts)	#916 (360 pts)	#1159 (240 pts)	#1012 (295 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1398 (210 pts)	#1296 (235 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1317 (210 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#1375 (220 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#968 (360 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BURNT WOOD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Unknown Smokers

#3,068 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1532

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BURNT WOOD BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNT WOOD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ

#3,069 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1537

5–3 in 8 shared contests (63% to BURNT WOOD BBQ)

They've been 1537 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Dakota Smoke BBQ

#3,087 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BURNT WOOD BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before BURNT WOOD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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HellYeah BBQ

#3,076 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BURNT WOOD BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BURNT WOOD BBQ has cooked, 5 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Barking Hogs BBQ

#3,082 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Clean Smoke BBQ

#3,070 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1508

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Swampview BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BULLY BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	0	173.1084	146.2056	163.94	top 61%
Pork Ribs	22	3	0	173.1316	155.3716	165.04	top 52%
Pork	20	4	1	178.2972	161.0856	168.26	top 43%
Brisket	21	4	1	175.4400	146.2172	161.57	top 60%

“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)	4	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	11	top 56%
SD	4	top 62%
ND	2	top 62%
WI	2	top 58%
IA	1	top 61%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cookin On Kampeska	3	20	top 67%	Jul 19, 2019
ND BBQ Championship	2	22	top 62%	May 1, 2026
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	29	top 61%	May 13, 2022
Minnesota in May	2	31	top 53%	May 11, 2018
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	10	top 46%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 11 of 22 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 22 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 391 finished ahead 447 times, behind 620

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs May 13, 2022 → Sep 27, 2024

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

20261 milestone

May 1 Most recent contest ND BBQ Championship

20201 milestone

Aug 28 Peak power rating (1522) Minnesota in Mayaugust

20192 milestones

May 10 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Cookin On Kampeska

20182 milestones

Mar 2 First overall top-10 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Mar 2 Career-best overall score681.5884 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

20163 milestones

Mar 4 First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1484 Minnesota in May
Jul 15 First call Cookin' on Kampeska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 2, 2018
+7	Minnesota in Mayaugust	Aug 28, 2020
+5.3	The Hayfield	Jun 19, 2020
+5	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 20, 2018
+4	Minnesota in May	May 11, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 14, 2017
-5.4	ND BBQ Championship	May 1, 2026
-5.2	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	Sep 18, 2020
-5.1	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship	Feb 21, 2025
-5.1	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 3, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0%	top 77%	90.5%	90.5%
2025	1	0	100%	top 79%	91.6%	91.6%
2024	1	0	100%	top 47%	92.9%	92.9%
2022	1	0	100%	top 71%	91.8%	91.8%
2020	5	1	40%	top 56%	93.6%	92.4%
2019	3	0	100%	top 61%	93.1%	92.2%
2018	3	1	100%	top 35%	94.7%	93.1%
2017	3	0	0%	top 75%	88.9%	88.8%
2016	3	0	33%	top 52%	92.8%	90.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	55 / 71 (651.8852)	31 (169.7144)	53 (163.9884)	49 (163.9884)	64 (154.1940)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND	—	—	27 (161.1200)	—	—
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	33 / 42 (659.2800)	42 (154.2172)	29 (163.9772)	25 (168.5256)	8 (172.5600)
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	22 / 47 (669.0972)	15 (169.7028)	20 (166.3088)	9 (170.2628)	30 (162.8228)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	42 / 59 (661.0172)	9 (171.4172)	49 (158.8116)	51 (162.8228)	22 (167.9656)
Oct 17, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	22 / 33 (669.0284)	30 (164.5600)	14 (168.5372)	13 (171.4056)	24 (164.5256)
Oct 16, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	20 / 40 (666.1828)	21 (166.2400)	11 (167.4172)	18 (169.6800)	28 (162.8456)
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	28 / 35 (650.1488)	30 (161.6916)	22 (166.2516)	11 (170.8572)	33 (151.3484)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	17 / 45 (674.2056)	21 (168.5600)	27 (163.9772)	5 (174.8572)	19 (166.8112)
Jun 19, 2020	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	10 / 22 (667.3144)	9 (168)	19 (157.0628)	—	7 (166.8344)
Jul 19, 2019	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	28 / 40 (651.8628)	40 (146.2056)	14 (168.5600)	2 (178.2972)	33 (158.8000)
Jun 28, 2019	Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA	17 / 28 (670.1944)	19 (168.5372)	8 (169.7144)	22 (166.2628)	18 (165.6800)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	29 / 57 (668.5372)	39 (164.5372)	21 (168.5600)	9 (173.7256)	38 (161.7144)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	20 / 45 (665.0512)	10 (173.1084)	23 (164.5372)	16 (167.9656)	28 (159.4400)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	31 / 70 (663.3484)	49 (162.2628)	10 (171.4172)	22 (169.1084)	42 (160.5600)
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	10 / 57 (681.5884)	25 (166.2284)	8 (173.1316)	28 (167.3712)	6 (174.8572)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	42 / 48 (639.8168)	45 (155.3712)	19 (168.5716)	29 (165.0856)	46 (150.7884)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	44 / 71 (639.8168)	36 (162.2400)	39 (162.2628)	35 (163.3828)	57 (151.9312)
Mar 3, 2017	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	35 / 47 (638.1144)	28 (164.5140)	40 (155.3716)	14 (167.4288)	35 (150.8000)
Jul 15, 2016	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	19 / 41 (667.9316)	28 (162.2744)	17 (169.1316)	32 (161.0856)	3 (175.4400)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	31 / 71 (654.1484)	56 (159.3828)	47 (159.9428)	21 (167.9656)	24 (166.8572)
Mar 4, 2016	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	39 / 59 (637.6344)	30 (163.9428)	29 (162.3200)	22 (165.1544)	55 (146.2172)

BURNT WOOD BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)