A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Equity Bank
Equity Bank is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 41 at the Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 14 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Sep 10, 2026 · 12.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.70 · weakest Pork (139.97)
Road miles
8
across 5 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Equity Bank, each with one reason worth a look.
Equity Bank has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with Equity Bank on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Equity Bank's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Equity Bank's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#3,834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Equity Bank's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5600 | 144.5600 | 144.56 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 149.7028 | 149.70 | top 80% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139.9656 | 139.9656 | 139.97 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3828 | 147.3828 | 147.38 | top 84% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 70 times, behind 156
Longest layoff
9.3 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → Sep 14, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Wings 4 Water 10 (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score163.4056 Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best overall score581.6112 Smokin on the Summit
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)149.7028 Smokin on the Summit
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 76% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Wings 4 Water 10 (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 28 / 37 (158.8344) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Wings 4 Water IV (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 14 / 41 (169.6800) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Wings 4 Water VIII (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 18 / 37 (163.4056) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 14, 2023 | WINGS 4 WATER 2023 (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Lee's Summit, MO | 26 / 37 (157.1428) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 75 / 79 (581.6112) | 72 (144.5600) | 63 (149.7028) | 79 (139.9656) | 66 (147.3828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.