A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Bushwhackers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2019-09-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
604.99
last 5 Master vs avg 604.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 152.92 · weakest Chicken (149.47)
Road miles
201
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
604.99 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
4.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (2018-09-15).
- last seen 2014-03-14
- back 2018-09-15
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Bushwhackers did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bushwhackers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#5358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 138.8112 | 149.47 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1430 | 143.9544 | 152.78 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 144.5600 | 152.92 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8684 | 139.4172 | 149.82 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.5 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2019-09-12
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 152.92 · weakest Chicken (149.47)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
604.99
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
774
111–995 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
201
5 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$68,425
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2018-09-15
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5381 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score628.5714 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1498) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Brisket)166.8684 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-07-19 |
| -12.9 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ | 2014-03-14 |
| -10.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -7.8 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -2.4 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | 2013-03-15 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.3% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 437 / 468 (601.6572) | 451 (146.2744) | 451 (143.9544) | 451 (144.5600) | 179 (166.8684) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 412 / 467 (616.5940) | 400 (156.0000) | 273 (164.0228) | 408 (152.5940) | 437 (143.9772) |
| 2014-03-14 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO | 59 / 61 (567.8740) | 58 (138.8112) | 52 (144.5256) | 55 (145.1200) | 58 (139.4172) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 34 / 36 (610.2516) | 28 (157.1200) | 34 (146.2744) | 12 (165.7372) | 35 (141.1200) |
| 2013-03-15 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 46 / 79 (628.5714) | 67 (149.1426) | 21 (165.1430) | 44 (156.5714) | 36 (157.7144) |