The comeback
3.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! (Jul 14, 2017).
- last seen May 16, 2014
- back Jul 14, 2017
Bunsen Burners
Bunsen Burners is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 28 at the Death's Door Barbecue (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Jul 14, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.02 · weakest Pork (157.49)
Road miles
482
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 335 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
639.91 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 154.2856 | 163.02 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 154.8228 | 158.85 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 154.8916 | 157.49 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 157.7028 | 160.55 | top 48% |
“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 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 47 times, behind 69
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
May 16, 2014 → Jul 14, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Death's Door Barbecue
- First call Death's Door Barbecue
- First overall top-10 Death's Door Barbecue
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3944 Death's Door Barbecue
- Career-best overall score651.3944 Death's Door Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Death's Door Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1506) Death's Door Barbecue
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2017 | BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA | 21 / 33 (641.0628) | 28 (154.2856) | 8 (165.7144) | 17 (162.2400) | 19 (158.8228) |
| May 16, 2014 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 41 / 58 (627.2796) | 41 (158.2056) | 38 (156.0228) | 47 (155.3484) | 38 (157.7028) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 10 / 28 (651.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (154.8228) | 20 (154.8916) | 6 (165.1200) |