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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2014-09-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.47
last 5 Master vs avg 648.47 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.63
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.70 · weakest Brisket (156.99)
Road miles
307
mi 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
Storylines (5 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.
High-water mark
677.0628
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0628 at Battle of the Brisket — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-13
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
TRUEBUD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
TRUEBUD BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.71 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 156.99
- Pork Ribs avg 165.70
- 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 WINGED SWINE 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.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3032 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1565
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
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#3042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with BURNIN' DOWN THE HOG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
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-head#3026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
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 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Brisket | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 16% | 2014-09-19 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2014-09-19
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.70 · weakest Brisket (156.99)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
648.47
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
198
118–120 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
307
5 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Power rating
1504
peak 1504 · #3046 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1504) Battle of the Brisket
- Most recent contest Battle of the Brisket
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Battle of the Brisket | 2013-09-13 |
| +9.9 | Battle of the Brisket | 2014-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Racing For The BBQ | 2013-07-26 |
| -6.9 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | 2014-08-01 |
| -5.4 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-19 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 11 / 46 (665.6112) | 20 (165.1200) | 14 (168.0000) | 5 (170.8228) | 13 (161.6684) |
| 2014-08-01 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 36 / 47 (640.4116) | 40 (155.9428) | 25 (165.6800) | 34 (161.1316) | 31 (157.6572) |
| 2013-09-13 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 4 / 53 (677.0628) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4400) | 19 (163.9772) | 7 (168.5256) |
| 2013-07-26 | Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 47 / 58 (634.1372) | 32 (163.9428) | 45 (159.3828) | 49 (154.8344) | 44 (155.9772) |
| 2013-05-03 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 27 / 39 (625.1422) | 23 (162.8570) | 17 (163.9998) | 24 (157.1428) | 37 (141.1426) |