High-water mark
697.6800
career-best overall
96.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 697.6800 at Bikes Blues & BBQ — 96.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-26
BURN ONE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1519 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-09-26
latest 2018-09-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.36 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.80 (-6.44)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.34 · weakest Brisket (159.11)
Road miles
793
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Master avg
652.80 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.24 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 159.11
- Chicken avg 167.34
- 2 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SPICY SPITFIRE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Bikes Blues & BBQ (2014-09-26).
- 2014-09-26
- 30-team field
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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2766 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2739 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2765 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Level with BURN ONE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after BURN ONE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HABITUAL SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Survivor-Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROYAL SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.0116 | 153.6456 | 167.34 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 158.8572 | 166.71 | top 42% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 135.4400 | 159.63 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 150.2400 | 159.11 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 57% | 2018-09-28 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2018-09-28
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.34 · weakest Brisket (159.11)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
652.80
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
170
118–142 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
793
8 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Power rating
1512
peak 1519 · #2755 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Bikes Blues & BBQ
- First call Bikes Blues & BBQ
- First overall top-10 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score697.6800 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- Career-best overall score697.6800 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Bikes Blues & BBQ
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1519) 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Bikes, Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | 2014-09-26 |
| +5.4 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2015-07-10 |
| +4.4 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | 2018-05-25 |
| +4.3 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2017-09-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | 2015-09-11 |
| -3.6 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2016-07-08 |
| -2.7 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2018-09-28 |
| -0.2 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | 2016-09-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 92.5% | 90.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 88.5% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 91.7% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 96.9% | 96.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-28 | *Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 34 / 49 (635.9088) | 30 (162.2628) | 32 (158.8572) | 28 (164.5488) | 41 (150.2400) |
| 2018-05-25 | *10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR | 8 / 18 (666.2968) | 3 (171.4284) | 9 (164.0000) | 11 (166.9028) | 8 (163.9656) |
| 2017-09-22 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 17 / 38 (659.9544) | 7 (173.1200) | 12 (167.4400) | 20 (162.3200) | 24 (157.0744) |
| 2016-09-23 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 14 / 25 (632.6172) | 2 (168.5944) | 7 (168.0000) | 24 (135.4400) | 11 (160.5828) |
| 2016-07-08 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 29 / 39 (637.0284) | 32 (162.2628) | 25 (162.2628) | 23 (161.1200) | 33 (151.3828) |
| 2015-09-11 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 23 / 25 (632.4688) | 22 (153.6456) | 15 (165.7260) | 23 (154.2744) | 21 (158.8228) |
| 2015-07-10 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 20 / 44 (660.4344) | 11 (171.4172) | 12 (168.5716) | 28 (162.8000) | 31 (157.6456) |
| 2014-09-26 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 5 / 30 (697.6800) | 5 (176.0116) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1428) |