A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork
Pop a Cork and Smoke Some Pork is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 79 at the Smokin on the Summit (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Jul 28, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.98)
Road miles
43
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Master avg
637.53 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 159.4056 | 164.43 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 142.2400 | 152.98 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 157.1316 | 161.85 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3428 | 151.4056 | 158.28 | top 59% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
214
finished ahead 110 times, behind 163
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → Apr 1, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Racing for the BBQ
20144 milestones
- First call Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best overall score656.0572 Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.3200 Smokin on the Summit
- Peak power rating (1510) Smokin on the Summit
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4 | Smokin on the Summit | Jun 6, 2014 |
| +2.4 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off | Sep 6, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -8.5 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 28, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2017 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 47 / 54 (623.9200) | 33 (165.1544) | 53 (142.2400) | 42 (158.2284) | 39 (158.2972) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 64 / 72 (619.8744) | 55 (159.4056) | 67 (146.2744) | 60 (157.1316) | 51 (157.0628) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 23 / 79 (656.0572) | 17 (168.0116) | 24 (166.3200) | 7 (170.3200) | 57 (151.4056) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 33 / 72 (650.2856) | 28 (165.1428) | 49 (157.0972) | 49 (161.7028) | 15 (166.3428) |