BURNING LOVE

BURNING LOVE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 31 at the Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland (2018). They are ranked #6253 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,253

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1417

peak 1417 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 8, 2016

latest Sep 15, 2018 · 2.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

636.4572 / 720

Master · Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.61 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 614.79 (-6.17)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3316

Pork Ribs · EUregio Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±20.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 155.89 · weakest Pork (151.45)

Road miles

494

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

614.79 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM has finished one call ahead of BURNING LOVE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Pork avg 151.45
Chicken avg 155.89
0 calls in 10 entries

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BBQ+ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-32 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 32 points across 5 contests since Sep 16, 2017 — from 1449 down to 1417.

5 contests since Sep 16, 2017
now 1417

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BURNING LOVE, each with one reason worth a look.

31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MEATHEADS' BBQ

#6,258 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 83 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Mullet Brothers

#6,249 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ

#6,254 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

Level with BURNING LOVE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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SALZBURGER BBQ BULLS, AUSTRIA

#6,250 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 18, 2020

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Murfy's BBQ Co.

#6,257 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1417

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW

#6,248 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE AND FIRE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WESTHOEK SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	170.3200	141.0972	155.89	top 75%
Pork Ribs	10	2	1	174.3316	135.3372	155.47	top 69%
Pork	10	0	0	164	126.8000	151.45	top 83%
Brisket	10	0	0	163.4400	142.2628	151.98	top 76%

“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)	6	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NR	1	0	top 93%
BE	1	0	top 70%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	27	0	top 90%	Aug 18, 2018
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	33	0	top 99%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NR 1 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 132 finished ahead 48 times, behind 310

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Sep 15 10th tracked contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland
Sep 15 Most recent contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland

20171 milestone

Aug 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3316 EUregio Barbeque Festival

20164 milestones

May 8 First tracked contest Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Career-best overall score636.4572 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Peak power rating (1495) Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Aug 20 First call EUregio Barbecue Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017
-12.2	Eastern BBQ Contest	Mar 31, 2018
-11.7	EUregio Barbecue Festival	Aug 20, 2016
-9.7	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 2018
-9.6	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	0%	top 90%	87.9%	83.7%
2017	4	50%	top 86%	88%	85.8%
2016	2	50%	top 81%	88.4%	87.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	22 / 31 (632.5832)	18 (163.4744)	15 (161.7488)	25 (158.2628)	29 (149.0972)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	30 / 32 (592.9944)	32 (141.0972)	31 (147.9772)	24 (157.6800)	30 (146.2400)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	48 / 51 (584.4232)	48 (146.8344)	51 (135.3372)	47 (149.7144)	37 (152.5372)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	33 / 33 (599.3484)	30 (150.8800)	32 (147.4060)	28 (154.2512)	32 (146.8112)
Sep 16, 2017	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas	22 / 31 (633.7256)	25 (158.8800)	23 (153.6800)	15 (164)	19 (157.1656)
Aug 19, 2017	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	27 / 31 (632.5716)	27 (159.4400)	2 (174.3316)	28 (152.5600)	29 (146.2400)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	44 / 50 (621.6460)	43 (154.2744)	30 (157.6916)	47 (146.2400)	17 (163.4400)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	40 / 41 (584.4800)	40 (145.7028)	7 (169.7144)	40 (126.8000)	37 (142.2628)
Aug 20, 2016	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	26 / 28 (629.6460)	7 (170.3200)	26 (157.1088)	28 (145.6572)	22 (156.5600)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	28 / 40 (636.4572)	14 (168.0112)	37 (149.6572)	25 (159.3600)	20 (159.4288)

BURNING LOVE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)