High-water mark
689.6572
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6572 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 14, 2018
BURNT BEAN CO.
BURNT BEAN CO. is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 28 at the Smithfield BBQ Classic (2017). They are ranked #1857 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1545
peak 1545 · rated over 5 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2015
latest Nov 30, 2018 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.42 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.97 (+2.45)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.00 · weakest Chicken (166.01)
Road miles
3,291
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,774 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Master avg
675.97 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BURNT BEAN CO., each with one reason worth a look.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1545
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BURNT BEAN CO.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNT BEAN CO. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1554
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BURNT BEAN CO.)
21 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where BURNT BEAN CO.'s is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 59
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1562
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BURNT BEAN CO.)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 59 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,860 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with BURNT BEAN CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,856 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1545
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#1,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BURNT BEAN CO.'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 154.2056 | 166.01 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 159.3944 | 168.47 | top 48% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 160.5600 | 171.00 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 152.4800 | 170.50 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 30% | Sep 15, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 7 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
608
finished ahead 570 times, behind 275
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
May 8, 2015 → Aug 4, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- Career-best overall score689.6572 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
- Peak power rating (1545) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series
20171 milestone
- First category win (Brisket) Smithfield BBQ Classic
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- First call BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9372 BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Roman Roast on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 8, 2017 |
| +13.8 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Aug 4, 2017 |
| +11.6 | Roman Roast on the River | May 8, 2015 |
| +6.3 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.4 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 24, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 45% | 95.8% | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 23% | 94.5% | 94% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 95.4% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2018 | The Smithfield King of the Smoker (INVITATIONAL ONLY) COMPETITOR'S Series unrated Coachella, CA | 18 / 24 (678.7776) | 16 (171.9888) | 24 (159.3944) | 8 (174.2744) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 166 / 467 (670.7772) | 305 (162.8344) | 52 (174.2628) | 315 (160.5600) | 65 (173.1200) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 41 / 164 (689.6572) | 110 (169.1200) | 73 (170.2744) | 59 (172.5600) | 11 (177.7028) |
| Nov 8, 2017 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 20 / 93 (680.4568) | 85 (161.0740) | 46 (167.4172) | 8 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA | 7 / 28 (672.4340) | 16 (166.8228) | 17 (164.5256) | 14 (166.8228) | 1 (174.2628) |
| May 8, 2015 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 9 / 41 (686.7540) | 4 (176) | 25 (167.9656) | 3 (176.5600) | 27 (166.2284) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 21 / 35 (652.9372) | 33 (154.2056) | 3 (175.4172) | 9 (170.8344) | 31 (152.4800) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.