High-water mark
682.2512
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.2512 at Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-06-04
Happy Burnt Endings
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1510 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-10-18
latest 2024-09-06
Best ToY finish
#378
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.07 (+8.62)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.04
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.51)
Road miles
3,296
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$171K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 19 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.07 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
WYO SMOKE SHOW has finished one call ahead of Happy Burnt Endings 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
14–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bushmaster BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bushmaster BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
A strong matchup
10–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 91% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Hooligans Barbecue in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
11 of 15
shared chicken entries lost
Meat Machine BBQ ahead 73% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Meat Machine BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Q LIVE CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 46%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
- 4 June contests
- top 65% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,296
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,296 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 287 miles to Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest.
- 21 mapped stops
- furthest 287 mi
The metronome
±1.81%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.81% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.7% of a perfect score
- 21 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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3543 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Happy Burnt Endings's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1566
No shared contest yet.
Level with Happy Burnt Endings on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Machine BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushmaster BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| M-Dubs BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Hooligans Barbecue | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| Frank's BBQ Trading Post | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 155.9656 | 166.24 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 150.2284 | 162.51 | top 66% |
| Pork | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 145.6456 | 165.23 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 152.5484 | 165.94 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 12 | 0 | top 55% |
| SD | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| WY | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 49% | 2024-09-06 |
| Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 81% | 2023-08-25 |
| Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 27% | 2022-06-04 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 87% | 2021-10-02 |
| Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 83% | 2021-10-01 |
| Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 68% | 2021-08-27 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2019-10-18 → 2024-09-06
Busiest season
2022
7 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
13 of 21 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
22 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.51)
Walk rate
52%
a top-10 call in 11 of 21 contests
Overall top-10 rate
10%
2 of 21 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
660.07
out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
211
244–432 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,296
21 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi
Schedule strength
1596
average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$170,500
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 19 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2023-08-25 → 2024-09-06
Power rating
1492
peak 1510 · #3525 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Meat Scream BBQ Competition
- 2020
- First call Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6684 Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
- 2022
- 10th tracked contest Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score682.2512 Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1510) The Art of BBQ
- 2024
- Most recent contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) | 2022-06-04 |
| +9.7 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) | 2022-06-03 |
| +9.5 | The Art of BBQ | 2022-07-01 |
| +8.7 | Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2023-06-16 |
| +7.8 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest | 2024-09-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 2022-08-26 |
| -9.7 | Art of Barbeque | 2023-06-30 |
| -9 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 | 2022-10-22 |
| -7.6 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 | 2020-10-02 |
| -7.3 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 | 2020-10-03 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 39% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 65% | 93.6% | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71% | top 57% | 94.8% | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 69% | 92.8% | 91.2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 83% | 91.9% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 14 / 36 (681.1088) | 17 (170.8344) | 15 (170.2744) | 16 (172.0000) | 22 (168.0000) |
| 2023-08-25 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 18 / 26 (666.1368) | 15 (166.2628) | 13 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8228) | 21 (159.9312) |
| 2023-06-30 | Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO | 33 / 35 (650.6512) | 26 (164.5372) | 27 (163.9428) | 21 (167.4056) | 33 (154.7656) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 15 / 42 (673.6572) | 9 (173.7144) | 18 (169.1428) | 20 (166.8572) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2023-05-27 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 22 / 37 (671.8972) | 21 (169.1200) | 28 (162.8000) | 18 (169.7028) | 15 (170.2744) |
| 2022-10-22 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Westminster, CO | 28 / 31 (645.0512) | 18 (167.4056) | 27 (161.1316) | 29 (163.9656) | 29 (152.5484) |
| 2022-10-21 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Westminster, CO | 25 / 32 (651.8284) | 26 (165.0972) | 29 (155.3600) | 26 (163.9884) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 26 / 28 (655.3144) | 27 (156.5716) | 25 (161.6572) | 4 (176.5600) | 26 (160.5256) |
| 2022-07-30 | Colorado Rib Challenge at the Douglas County Fair & Rodeo - One Meat Rib Castle Rock, CO | — | — | 7 (162.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO | 8 / 28 (676.5372) | 20 (163.3828) | 10 (167.4516) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (171.4400) |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 7 / 34 (682.2512) | 3 (175.4400) | 21 (163.4056) | 18 (166.8228) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2022-06-03 | Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO | 11 / 33 (669.6228) | 4 (174.3200) | 22 (160.5144) | 11 (167.4172) | 14 (167.3712) |
| 2021-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2 Casper, WY | 21 / 26 (655.8856) | 12 (170.2628) | 22 (156.5372) | 21 (162.2512) | 14 (166.8344) |
| 2021-10-01 | Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 20 / 27 (663.8744) | 12 (172.0000) | 20 (163.9772) | 23 (161.6572) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 23 / 31 (668.4572) | 10 (174.2972) | 29 (153.6456) | 20 (166.2516) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2021-08-13 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 24 / 42 (653.0628) | 36 (155.9656) | 22 (163.4172) | 31 (161.1200) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2021-05-07 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 21 / 35 (641.5996) | 28 (156.5828) | 31 (150.2284) | 14 (167.4172) | 8 (167.3712) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 38 / 41 (651.8628) | 35 (164.0116) | 35 (162.2284) | 29 (165.1200) | 35 (160.5028) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 38 / 41 (639.3144) | 40 (157.6800) | 11 (169.7144) | 41 (145.6456) | 25 (166.2744) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 27 / 43 (661.6684) | 23 (169.1312) | 22 (167.4172) | 38 (153.1200) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 30 / 46 (641.5772) | 38 (158.2400) | 30 (161.0972) | 28 (162.2972) | 30 (159.9428) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #950 (115 pts) | #1100 (100 pts) | #1126 (110 pts) | #1041 (105 pts) | #1144 (75 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #540 (331 pts) | #519 (386 pts) | #644 (326 pts) | #490 (416 pts) | #546 (341 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #378 (606 pts) | #335 (721 pts) | #443 (571 pts) | #336 (716 pts) | #339 (711 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #494 (359 pts) | #415 (484 pts) | #573 (334 pts) | #480 (389 pts) | #298 (689 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #530 (180 pts) | #545 (190 pts) | #444 (265 pts) | #553 (180 pts) | #401 (295 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |