A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Burning Love BBQ Team
Burning Love BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 31 at the Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition (2019). They are ranked #4916 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 11, 2019
latest Aug 14, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.09 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 616.32 (+1.77)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.35 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.56)
Road miles
297
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
616.32 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Burning Love BBQ Team, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with Burning Love BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Burning Love BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Burning Love 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WETTELS ON FIRE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 154.8800 | 159.35 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 127.5088 | 144.56 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.1656 | 143.9428 | 156.53 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7144 | 140.5144 | 154.92 | top 62% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 42 times, behind 153
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- Peak power rating (1490) Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
- First call EUregio Barbecue Festival
- Career-best overall score632.4804 EUregio Barbecue Festival
- First category win (Pork) Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1656 Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition | Nov 30, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 | Aug 14, 2021 |
| -10.2 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI | May 11, 2019 |
| -8.8 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ | Sep 12, 2020 |
| -3.9 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland | Sep 21, 2019 |
| -2.5 | EUregio Barbecue Festival | Aug 17, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75% | top 72% | 87.8% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2021 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke | 25 / 26 (581.6232) | 25 (154.8800) | 26 (142.2860) | 22 (143.9428) | 24 (140.5144) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen | 27 / 31 (617.0404) | 20 (160.0116) | 27 (145.6572) | 29 (153.1200) | 17 (158.2516) |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven | 19 / 31 (631.4172) | 17 (163.4744) | 26 (146.2744) | 1 (173.1656) | 27 (148.5028) |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas | 26 / 36 (627.8972) | 27 (158.8800) | 10 (164.5372) | 33 (145.0628) | 18 (159.4172) |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren | 19 / 28 (632.4804) | 19 (159.4404) | 28 (141.0744) | — | 3 (169.7144) |
| May 11, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt | 43 / 49 (607.4632) | 35 (159.4400) | 48 (127.5088) | 17 (167.3828) | 38 (153.1316) |