HARLAN COUNTY COAL BURNERS

HARLAN COUNTY COAL BURNERS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 34 at the Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival (2018).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1497

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 16, 2014

latest Jun 15, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8116 / 720

Master · Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.30 · weakest Chicken (155.65)

Road miles

across 2 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi

Master avg

653.62 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (1 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.8116 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8116 at Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 15, 2018

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	2	0	167.9772	143.3256	155.65	top 79%
Pork Ribs	2	0	164.5372	160.5604	162.55	top 75%
Pork	2	1	174.8572	165.7372	170.30	top 33%
Brisket	2	1	172.5600	157.6800	165.12	top 50%

“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.

More numbers

Opponents faced 82 finished ahead 27 times, behind 61

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs May 16, 2014 → Jun 15, 2018

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

20183 milestones

Jun 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.8116 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
Jun 15 Career-best overall score670.8116 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
Jun 15 Most recent contest Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival

20143 milestones

May 16 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 16 First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 16 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 15, 2018	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	18 / 34 (670.8116)	21 (167.9772)	24 (164.5372)	18 (165.7372)	9 (172.5600)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	45 / 56 (636.4232)	54 (143.3256)	44 (160.5604)	7 (174.8572)	41 (157.6800)