A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
C.A.V.E Men of Colorado
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2016-06-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.72
last 3 Master vs avg 618.72 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.69 · weakest Chicken (149.49)
Road miles
287
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 285 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
618.72 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Boats, Bands, & BBQ (2016-06-10).
- last seen 2014-06-06
- back 2016-06-10
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.
C.A.V.E Men of Colorado has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 149 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after C.A.V.E Men of Colorado did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with C.A.V.E Men of Colorado on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.0002 | 144.5144 | 149.49 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.7656 | 157.10 | top 64% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 146.8000 | 154.45 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 147.3712 | 157.69 | top 55% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boats, Bands, & BBQ | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 81% | 2016-06-10 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2016-06-10
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 157.69 · weakest Chicken (149.49)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
618.72
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
77
24–70 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
287
3 mapped stops · furthest 285 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2016-06-10
Power rating
1480
peak 1480 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- Career-best overall score627.4284 North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- 2014
- First call Boats, Bands & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8228 Boats, Bands & BBQ
- 2016
- Most recent contest Boats, Bands, & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ | 2016-06-10 |
| -5.4 | Boats, Bands & BBQ | 2014-06-06 |
| -4.3 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | 2013-05-03 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 27 / 30 (606.6284) | 27 (147.9544) | 26 (150.7656) | 20 (160.5372) | 26 (147.3712) |
| 2014-06-06 | Boats, Bands & BBQ Pueblo, CO | 21 / 29 (622.1144) | 27 (144.5144) | 8 (166.8228) | 23 (146.8000) | 8 (163.9772) |
| 2013-05-03 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 25 / 38 (627.4284) | 26 (156.0002) | 30 (153.7140) | 26 (156.0000) | 19 (161.7142) |