A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
FIRE MAPLE BBQ
FIRE MAPLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 58th of 67 at the Smokin' on the Summit BBQ (2016). They are ranked #4469 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.22)
Road miles
50
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
625.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FIRE MAPLE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FIRE MAPLE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FIRE MAPLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 152
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1708
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to FIRE MAPLE BBQ)
They've been 1708 at their best, 234 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with FIRE MAPLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They turned up 7 years after FIRE MAPLE BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PELLET ENVY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COUNTY LINE SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 147.3600 | 155.51 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 144.4800 | 153.22 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.6172 | 150.2740 | 157.71 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 146.8228 | 158.60 | top 56% |
“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 field size and state
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,258
finished ahead 670 times, behind 1,639
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 3, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.1200 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.6172 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1497) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -10 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -3.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -0.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.6% | 86.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84% | 84% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 353 / 557 (645.1200) | 506 (149.6800) | 340 (162.2284) | 160 (168.6172) | 236 (164.5944) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 58 / 67 (606.1140) | 63 (147.3600) | 62 (146.8572) | 63 (153.1084) | 40 (158.7884) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 396 / 606 (639.9884) | 350 (162.2856) | 422 (158.3200) | 350 (162.2628) | 395 (157.1200) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 501 / 552 (604.9600) | 400 (159.3944) | 534 (144.4800) | 455 (154.2628) | 498 (146.8228) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 337 / 535 (628.9940) | 320 (158.8228) | 377 (154.2172) | 452 (150.2740) | 117 (165.6800) |