A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PARTNERS IN SWINE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
599.17
last 5 Master vs avg 599.17 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±36.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.45)
Road miles
750
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
599.17 / 720
5 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.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.23 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 145.45
- Chicken avg 153.68
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
9.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.5 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05).
- last seen 2016-05-20
- back 2025-11-05
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before PARTNERS IN SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#5381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Level with PARTNERS IN SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5395 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before PARTNERS IN SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 137.6572 | 153.68 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 120.5488 | 145.45 | top 79% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 136.6288 | 152.20 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 132.4572 | 147.85 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.1 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.45)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
599.17
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
978
161–921 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
750
5 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$60,910
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
9.5 yrs
2016-05-20 → 2025-11-05
Power rating
1453
peak 1453 · #5393 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1487) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2025
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1140 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score658.1140 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | 2014-05-30 |
| -13.2 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition | 2016-05-20 |
| -12.6 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -3.5 | Smokin on the Summit | 2014-06-06 |
| -3.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.5% | 81.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 306 / 401 (658.1140) | 364 (157.6800) | 207 (169.1200) | 325 (162.7884) | 194 (168.5256) |
| 2016-05-20 | 5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 42 / 42 (576.4344) | 42 (137.6572) | 42 (129.6800) | 37 (153.6800) | 28 (155.4172) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 53 / 79 (622.6512) | 29 (163.9656) | 50 (156.5256) | 53 (155.9200) | 67 (146.2400) |
| 2014-05-30 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 30 / 30 (555.9660) | 29 (146.8572) | 30 (120.5488) | 25 (151.9656) | 30 (136.5944) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 495 / 535 (582.7088) | 242 (162.2400) | 416 (151.3828) | 521 (136.6288) | 513 (132.4572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |