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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2016-10-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.04
last 5 Master vs avg 625.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.22)
Road miles
50
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
625.04 / 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
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.38 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.22
- Brisket avg 158.60
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to FIRE MAPLE BBQ)
2 contests 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#4583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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#4612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
Level with FIRE MAPLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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#4577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBEW SMOKIN' SPARKYS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ 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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2016-10-29
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 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
Brisket
averages 158.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.22)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
625.04
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,271
605–1,706 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
50
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2015-10-03
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #4593 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 (1497) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2016
- 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)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -9.9 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | 2016-06-03 |
| -5.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
| -3.1 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -0.1 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-29 | 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) |
| 2016-06-03 | 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) |
| 2015-10-03 | 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) |
| 2014-10-02 | 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) |
| 2013-10-03 | 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) |