Burn Rate!

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5220

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1457

peak 1457 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-03

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#1955

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

658.7428 / 720

Master · 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

634.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 612.08 (+22.54)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8684

Pork · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±84.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.90 · weakest Brisket (156.95)

Road miles

mi across 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$335K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

612.08 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.94 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 156.95
Pork avg 161.90
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).

last seen 2019-09-12
back 2021-09-16

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±11.68% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.68% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.0% of a perfect score
best 91.5%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Trash Panda BBQ

#5229 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Burn Rate!)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Burn Rate! has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

K CASS BBQ

#5222 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Burn Rate!)

They've been 1503 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

KC Windustrial Pipe Dream Smoking Team

#5238 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to Burn Rate!)

Fewer contests behind them than Burn Rate! has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Beat The Meat

#5226 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Burn Rate!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Sweet Smokin' Jones

#5227 of the rated field

1457 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Level with Burn Rate! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG D BBQ

#5205 of the rated field

1457 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1457

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke & Beer BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
Brewski and Barbeque	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
PORK RADIO 810	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
On the Dotte Smokers	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Heat's Neat	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Tractor Shed BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
DIXIE MOON	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Moolicious Intentions	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
RED OAK BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Outhouse BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
Casual Smokers	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	167.4172	148.5372	159.92	top 70%
Pork Ribs	12	167.3828	132.0116	157.07	top 74%
Pork	12	170.8684	142.3312	161.90	top 59%
Brisket	12	170.8112	137.6340	156.95	top 69%

“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	9	0	top 75%
MO	3	0	top 51%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	387	0	top 83%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	327	0	top 86%	2025-11-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.1 yrs 2013-10-03 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 10 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.90 · weakest Brisket (156.95)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 612.08 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 2,292 1,717–4,164 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 46 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $334,610 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-12 → 2021-09-16

Power rating 1457 peak 1457 · #5220 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2014
Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7656 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2015
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1499) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2018
Sep 15 Career-best overall score658.7428 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
2019
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork)170.8684 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
2022
Oct 1 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
2025
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.4	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+3	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15
+2.3	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
-8.5	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
-8.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2024-10-30
-6.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29
-5.2	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 82%	90.3%	90.3%
2024	1	0%	top 91%	86.4%	86.4%
2023	1	0%	top 79%	89.3%	89.3%
2022	2	0%	top 83%	88.6%	88.6%
2021	1	0%	top 86%	86%	86%
2019	1	0%	top 64%	90.1%	90.1%
2018	1	0%	top 52%	91.5%	91.5%
2017	1	0%	top 71%	89.3%	89.3%
2016	1	0%	top 67%	89.1%	89.1%
2015	1	0%	top 22%	45.4%	45.4%
2014	1	0%	top 50%	90.9%	90.9%
2013	1	0%	top 80%	84.5%	84.5%

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	327 / 401 (650.1828)	324 (162.8456)	313 (163.4172)	344 (161.1200)	295 (162.8000)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	404 / 444 (622.2400)	311 (164.5600)	389 (158.2516)	436 (142.3312)	364 (157.0972)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	387 / 487 (643.3028)	294 (166.2628)	426 (157.0972)	332 (163.4284)	412 (156.5144)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	418 / 505 (638.1828)	491 (148.5372)	314 (165.1200)	307 (164.5600)	362 (159.9656)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	401 / 467 (619.1884)	405 (153.6572)	349 (160.5028)	392 (154.8456)	405 (150.1828)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	300 / 468 (649.0168)	432 (151.9200)	180 (167.3828)	102 (170.8684)	312 (158.8456)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	241 / 467 (658.7428)	288 (163.9544)	294 (162.8572)	303 (161.1200)	99 (170.8112)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	289 / 407 (642.6972)	362 (154.2400)	232 (163.9656)	259 (162.8228)	246 (161.6688)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	371 / 557 (641.5540)	260 (165.1200)	377 (159.4056)	192 (167.9656)	488 (149.0628)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	134 / 606 (326.8684)	197 (167.4172)	603 (132.0116)	281 (164.5828)	580 (137.6340)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	276 / 552 (654.7656)	323 (163.4056)	444 (154.8228)	176 (167.9772)	135 (168.5600)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	427 / 535 (608.6284)	348 (157.1656)	496 (140.0344)	243 (161.1428)	391 (150.2856)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)