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
- Sep 26, 2014
BURN ONE BBQ
BURN ONE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 30 at the Bikes Blues & BBQ (2014). They are ranked #2764 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1519 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2014
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.34 · weakest Brisket (159.11)
Road miles
793
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Master avg
652.80 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BURN ONE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1520
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BURN ONE BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURN ONE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with BURN ONE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,745 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes, Blues and BBQ | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 57% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
169
finished ahead 118 times, behind 142
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Bikes, Blues and BBQ
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1519) 14th Annual Bordertown Bash
20146 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | Bikes Blues & BBQ | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +5.5 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +4.4 | 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | May 25, 2018 |
| +4.3 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -3.6 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -2.7 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 28, 2018 |
| -0.3 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash | Sep 23, 2016 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 34 / 49 (635.9088) | 30 (162.2628) | 32 (158.8572) | 28 (164.5488) | 41 (150.2400) |
| May 25, 2018 | 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR | 8 / 18 (666.2968) | 3 (171.4284) | 9 (164) | 11 (166.9028) | 8 (163.9656) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 17 / 38 (659.9544) | 7 (173.1200) | 12 (167.4400) | 20 (162.3200) | 24 (157.0744) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Bryant's Buzzin BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 14 / 25 (632.6172) | 2 (168.5944) | 7 (168) | 24 (135.4400) | 11 (160.5828) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 29 / 39 (637.0284) | 32 (162.2628) | 25 (162.2628) | 23 (161.1200) | 33 (151.3828) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR | 23 / 25 (632.4688) | 22 (153.6456) | 15 (165.7260) | 23 (154.2744) | 21 (158.8228) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 20 / 44 (660.4344) | 11 (171.4172) | 12 (168.5716) | 28 (162.8000) | 31 (157.6456) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 5 / 30 (697.6800) | 5 (176.0116) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1428) |