Happy hunting ground
Top 16%
average finish here
Battle of the Brisket is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 16%
BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG
BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 4th of 53 at the Battle of the Brisket (2013). They are ranked #3053 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Sep 19, 2014 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (156.99)
Road miles
307
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
648.47 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG, each with one reason worth a look.
111 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.9428 | 164.20 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 159.3828 | 165.70 | top 44% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.8344 | 161.58 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 141.1426 | 156.99 | top 56% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Brisket | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 16% | Sep 19, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 118 times, behind 120
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1504) Battle of the Brisket
- Most recent contest Battle of the Brisket
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First call Battle of the Brisket
- First overall top-10 Battle of the Brisket
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0628 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best overall score677.0628 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Battle of the Brisket
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +9.8 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 19, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Racing For The BBQ | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -6.9 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -5.4 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | May 3, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 92.4% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 94% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2014 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 11 / 46 (665.6112) | 20 (165.1200) | 14 (168) | 5 (170.8228) | 13 (161.6684) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 36 / 47 (640.4116) | 40 (155.9428) | 25 (165.6800) | 34 (161.1316) | 31 (157.6572) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 4 / 53 (677.0628) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4400) | 19 (163.9772) | 7 (168.5256) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 47 / 58 (634.1372) | 32 (163.9428) | 45 (159.3828) | 49 (154.8344) | 44 (155.9772) |
| May 3, 2013 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 27 / 39 (625.1422) | 23 (162.8570) | 17 (163.9998) | 24 (157.1428) | 37 (141.1426) |