A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN ROYS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1523
peak 1523 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2016-09-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.69
last 5 Master vs avg 640.69 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±16.93
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.86 · weakest Chicken (153.68)
Road miles
17
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.69 / 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
−10.2
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.18 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 80%.
- Chicken avg 153.68
- Pork Ribs avg 163.86
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of UNCLE BO'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 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.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1523
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN ROYS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN ROYS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1523
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#2403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN ROYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8688 | 146.8000 | 153.68 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 170.8344 | 154.2628 | 163.86 | top 31% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 153.1084 | 162.05 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 167.9656 | 156.5028 | 161.10 | top 45% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2016-09-16
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.86 · weakest Chicken (153.68)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
3 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
640.69
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
89
65–59 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
17
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-09-05 → 2015-09-11
Power rating
1523
peak 1523 · #2405 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First call Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First overall top-10 Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- 2015
- First category win (Pork) Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1604 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- Career-best overall score658.1604 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1523) Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day
- Most recent contest Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day | 2016-09-16 |
| +9 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | 2015-09-11 |
| +6.5 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | 2013-09-27 |
| +1.5 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | 2013-10-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival | 2014-09-05 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 89.8% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO | 4 / 21 (657.0856) | 11 (158.8688) | 3 (166.8112) | 8 (163.4400) | 3 (167.9656) |
| 2015-09-11 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day Butler, MO | 4 / 14 (658.1604) | 12 (151.3828) | 3 (170.8344) | 1 (175.4172) | 8 (160.5260) |
| 2014-09-05 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO | 33 / 43 (617.0288) | 40 (146.8000) | 32 (154.2628) | 28 (159.4632) | 25 (156.5028) |
| 2013-10-25 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 16 / 33 (646.7204) | 20 (158.2400) | 10 (166.8344) | 22 (158.8460) | 15 (162.8000) |
| 2013-09-27 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Appleton City, MO | 7 / 18 (624.4796) | 9 (153.1200) | 3 (160.5600) | 10 (153.1084) | 9 (157.6912) |