The comeback
2.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Smoke 'N the Valley (Sep 21, 2024).
- last seen Nov 26, 2021
- back Sep 21, 2024
3RD DEGREE BURNS
3RD DEGREE BURNS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships (2019). They finished #972 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 3, 2019
latest Sep 21, 2024 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.13 · weakest Pork (157.56)
Road miles
8,287
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 8,238 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$8,250
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
641.23 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1093 (81 pts) | #1166 (81 pts) | #1277 (71 pts) | #1141 (81 pts) | #1061 (96 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #972 (124 pts) | #1040 (124 pts) | #1001 (154 pts) | #1202 (99 pts) | #1148 (109 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1046 (243 pts) | #1191 (213 pts) | #985 (298 pts) | #1203 (213 pts) | #1107 (243 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 158.2628 | 161.57 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 153.7144 | 162.13 | top 49% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 149.1204 | 157.56 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 154.2400 | 159.98 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SK
1 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 44 times, behind 44
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Nov 26, 2021 → Sep 21, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke 'N the Valley
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First overall top-10 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score499.3944 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score657.1428 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First call Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1510) Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships | Oct 25, 2019 |
| +1.6 | Burleigh BBQ Championships | Aug 3, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Sep 21, 2024 |
| -1.2 | Agribition Supreme BBQ | Nov 26, 2021 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 28% | 92.5% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2024 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 18 / 21 (630.8228) | 18 (161.1200) | 20 (153.7144) | 18 (159.4512) | 15 (156.5372) |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina | 9 / 14 (622.1716) | 9 (158.2628) | 6 (160.5484) | 13 (149.1204) | 11 (154.2400) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships Palmview | 7 / 26 (654.8000) | 13 (160.0116) | 5 (166.8456) | 7 (165.0972) | 11 (162.8456) |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Burleigh BBQ Championships Queensland | 9 / 32 (499.3944) | 16 (166.8800) | 12 (167.4172) | 26 (156.5600) | 12 (166.2856) |