A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
HAROLD'S HOT MEAT SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Mighta Burned That
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1522 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2017-06-23
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.52 (+0.93)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.45
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.99)
Road miles
708
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.52 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of All Fired Up in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 33rd
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Mighta Burned That)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Mighta Burned That ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2435 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with Mighta Burned That on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Fired Up | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Notorious P.I.G. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Rubbed the Right Way | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET OLD BUZZARDS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 148.5484 | 159.98 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8570 | 152.5256 | 158.99 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 148.0000 | 160.63 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 159.4284 | 162.91 | top 34% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 35% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 35% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 33 | 0 | top 39% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2017-06-23
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.99)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
642.52
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
385
620–353 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
708
7 mapped stops · furthest 183 mi
Schedule strength
1520
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1522
peak 1522 · #2450 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2014
- First call 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0284 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score657.0284 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1522) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
| +9.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2017-06-23 |
| +5.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
| +3.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| +1.5 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | 2014-05-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| -3.7 | BBQ in the Bluffs | 2016-05-13 |
Category scores over time
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 | 100% | top 20% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.4% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 18% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 89.5% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-23 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 37 / 184 (653.0740) | 112 (156.0000) | 123 (155.9540) | 4 (176.0000) | 44 (165.1200) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 118 / 183 (622.7652) | 158 (148.5484) | 62 (163.9656) | 152 (148.0000) | 65 (162.2512) |
| 2016-05-13 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 23 / 33 (643.9312) | 20 (165.1428) | 18 (163.4400) | 29 (155.3940) | 19 (159.9544) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 33 / 183 (657.0284) | 27 (169.1428) | 141 (152.5256) | 14 (170.8228) | 45 (164.5372) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 61 / 184 (640.4568) | 127 (156.5028) | 106 (156.5600) | 48 (164.5484) | 49 (162.8456) |
| 2014-05-30 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 15 / 30 (644.3884) | 9 (166.2628) | 22 (153.6572) | 19 (158.2400) | 8 (166.2284) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 73 / 183 (635.9996) | 98 (158.2856) | 27 (166.8570) | 135 (151.4286) | 77 (159.4284) |