High-water mark
667.8968
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8968 at *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-09-09
Coach's Decision
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2016-10-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.48 (+6.27)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.54 · weakest Chicken (159.13)
Road miles
121
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.41 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Chicken avg 159.13
- Pork avg 164.54
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ (2016-09-09).
- last seen 2014-07-03
- back 2016-09-09
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.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3154 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Coach's Decision)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Coach's Decision has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Coach's Decision)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Coach's Decision)
Level with Coach's Decision on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1527
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Coach's Decision)
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3148 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 151.4286 | 159.13 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 152.5710 | 161.12 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 150.2056 | 164.54 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2858 | 148.5714 | 159.68 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.5 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2016-10-29
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.54 · weakest Chicken (159.13)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
644.48
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
830
391–567 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
121
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2014-07-03 → 2016-09-09
Power rating
1501
peak 1507 · #3140 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.0002 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2858 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2016
- Career-best overall score667.8968 *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Peak power rating (1507) *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| +4.9 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2014-07-03 |
| +4.8 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2016-09-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2013-05-10 |
| -5.4 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| -4.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2013-08-16 |
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 60% | 92.8% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 92.2% | 88.3% |
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 | 420 / 557 (632.9480) | 379 (159.9656) | 369 (159.9656) | 513 (150.2056) | 278 (162.8112) |
| 2016-09-09 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 34 / 76 (667.8968) | 36 (165.7372) | 11 (173.1084) | 36 (168.5256) | 50 (160.5256) |
| 2014-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 13 / 31 (658.1600) | 25 (160.5372) | 19 (163.9888) | 7 (170.8456) | 10 (162.7884) |
| 2013-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 45 / 66 (630.7084) | 47 (157.6684) | 45 (158.2516) | 31 (165.6684) | 57 (149.1200) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 15 / 183 (664.0002) | 86 (159.4288) | 86 (158.8572) | 13 (171.4284) | 6 (174.2858) |
| 2013-05-10 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 47 / 52 (613.1422) | 47 (151.4286) | 40 (152.5710) | 32 (160.5712) | 45 (148.5714) |