Happy Burnt Endings CO
Rating
1472
peak 1472
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 vs career 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 overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.51)
Road miles
3296
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 287 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
3 LIL' MACS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Happy Burnt Endings 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Q LIVE CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Hooligans Barbecue in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (13 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (22 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.07
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 681.1088 | 681.11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 673.6572 | 665.59 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 682.2512 | 663.43 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 668.4572 | 656.58 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 661.6684 | 650.95 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 641.5772 | 641.58 |
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 | — | — | 9 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 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) |
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 | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |