A tough matchup
13–0
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 13 of their 13 shared contests.
Burn Rate!
Burn Rate! is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 241st of 467 at the 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (2018). They are ranked #5881 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Burn Rate”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.90 (+3.79)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.10 · weakest Brisket (156.74)
Road miles
58
across 14 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$403K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.90 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Burn Rate!, each with one reason worth a look.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1440
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Burn Rate!)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Burn Rate! ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Burn Rate!)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to Burn Rate!)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Burn Rate!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with Burn Rate! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| RED OAK BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Casual Smokers | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 148.5372 | 160.50 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 132.0116 | 157.56 | top 75% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8684 | 142.3312 | 162.10 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 137.6340 | 156.74 | top 71% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 4 | 310 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 327 | 0 | top 86% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
2,365
finished ahead 1,460 times, behind 4,779
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20221 milestone
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8684 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score658.7428 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20142 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7656 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1494) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.6 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| +2.3 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -9.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -8.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -5.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86% | 86% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 310 / 360 (649.5660) | 246 (167.3944) | 303 (163.3828) | 276 (164.5372) | 330 (154.2516) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 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) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 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) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 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) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 555 / 606 (601.6456) | 197 (167.4172) | 603 (132.0116) | 281 (164.5828) | 580 (137.6340) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 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) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 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) |