A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings
LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Barn Burners BBQ
Barn Burners BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 30th of 48 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (2021). They are ranked #4757 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Barn BurnersBBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2019
latest Mar 28, 2025 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.78
last 5 Master vs avg 629.76 (+0.02)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.56
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.59 · weakest Brisket (153.86)
Road miles
0
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.76 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Barn Burners BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Barn Burners BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Barn Burners BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,739 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with Barn Burners BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Barn Burners BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPPO'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Bros | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BREADMAN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Dead Last BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 147.9428 | 155.68 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 150.8116 | 161.59 | top 62% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 153.0628 | 158.63 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 146.8000 | 153.86 | top 74% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 78% | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 69% | Apr 1, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
200
finished ahead 81 times, behind 223
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Apr 5, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8344 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20211 milestone
- Career-best overall score642.1824 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1495) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Mar 31, 2023 |
| -6.6 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -5.8 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 1, 2022 |
| -5.7 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Mar 28, 2025 |
| -4.6 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 5, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 86% | 86% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 37 / 48 (634.0572) | 36 (157.0628) | 33 (160.5488) | 41 (153.0628) | 24 (163.3828) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 31 / 40 (619.2800) | 29 (157.1084) | 39 (150.8116) | 22 (164.5600) | 35 (146.8000) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 46 / 57 (631.2572) | 52 (154.2856) | 22 (170.8344) | 44 (155.3600) | 45 (150.7772) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 43 / 56 (622.1256) | 51 (147.9428) | 40 (159.3828) | 37 (159.3828) | 45 (155.4172) |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 30 / 48 (642.1824) | 32 (161.6912) | 22 (166.2628) | 35 (162.8456) | 36 (151.3828) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 42 / 61 (629.6800) | 42 (155.9772) | 32 (161.7256) | 39 (156.5828) | 44 (155.3944) |