A tough matchup
12–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
Pork & Boots
Pork & Boots is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 52nd of 467 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021). They are ranked #6054 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
606.05 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 605.43 (+0.62)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.98 · weakest Brisket (149.78)
Road miles
98
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$287K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
605.43 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pork & Boots, each with one reason worth a look.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,047 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Pork & Boots's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Level with Pork & Boots on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ Team | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Burn Rate! | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| RED OAK BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 126.2400 | 154.98 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4628 | 142.2516 | 150.41 | top 87% |
| Pork | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 132.4684 | 150.26 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 121.0400 | 149.78 | top 79% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 52 | 0 | top 67% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
11 of 15 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
2,211
finished ahead 980 times, behind 4,564
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4056 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20221 milestone
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20212 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score498.7424 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best overall score645.7484 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1486) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +7.9 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -10 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -9.9 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -9.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -9.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 79.7% | 79.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 11% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 86% | 86% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87% | 85.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 436 / 444 (584.4912) | 395 (157.1544) | 436 (142.2516) | 439 (135.9540) | 405 (149.1312) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 479 / 487 (573.4968) | 273 (167.4056) | 478 (144.5256) | 479 (140.5256) | 484 (121.0400) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 468 / 505 (616.8568) | 434 (158.1940) | 491 (147.9200) | 412 (158.8228) | 447 (151.9200) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 52 / 467 (498.7424) | 248 (165.1772) | 284 (163.4628) | 402 (153.6912) | 243 (163.4172) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 111 / 468 (464.4912) | 331 (160.5828) | 409 (153.7028) | 428 (149.1428) | 432 (146.2400) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 410 / 467 (617.0968) | 366 (158.8456) | 398 (154.8572) | 426 (150.2512) | 387 (153.1428) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 376 / 407 (609.1088) | 361 (154.2744) | 285 (160.0344) | 401 (132.4684) | 235 (162.3316) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 528 / 557 (594.1252) | 498 (150.8112) | 534 (143.9656) | 419 (158.8112) | 528 (140.5372) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 548 / 606 (603.9084) | 510 (153.7144) | 566 (145.7028) | 505 (153.6568) | 484 (150.8344) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 53 / 67 (626.2168) | 58 (154.8572) | 51 (156.5484) | 36 (164.0228) | 52 (150.7884) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 467 / 552 (618.1604) | 486 (152.5028) | 497 (149.6916) | 300 (162.8344) | 421 (153.1316) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 517 / 535 (566.2512) | 531 (126.2400) | 485 (142.2744) | 505 (142.8912) | 317 (154.8456) |