The comeback
10.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 10.3 years, then back at Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest (Aug 25, 2023).
- last seen May 24, 2013
- back Aug 25, 2023
Burnt Offerings BBQ
Burnt Offerings BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 17 at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #5177 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2013
latest Apr 26, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.37 · weakest Brisket (132.54)
Road miles
2,375
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2,003 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
586.42 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
318.47 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Burnt Offerings BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Burnt Offerings BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Burnt Offerings BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Burnt Offerings BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with Burnt Offerings BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Burnt Offerings BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 136.5716 | 154.37 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 144.5714 | 154.15 | top 73% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1426 | 149.7142 | 151.99 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.0002 | 126.8570 | 132.54 | top 95% |
“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 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 21 times, behind 124
Longest layoff
10.3 yrs
May 24, 2013 → Aug 25, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score600.9828 Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.2400 Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1492) Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Blues, Brews & BBQ | May 24, 2013 |
| -10.9 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | Aug 25, 2023 |
| -7.9 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship | Apr 6, 2013 |
| -7.9 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 26, 2024 |
| -2.1 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 26, 2023 |
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 88% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.7% | 86.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 82.9% | 80.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 35 / 40 (314.1944) | 31 (159.9544) | 36 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 12 / 17 (322.7428) | 12 (160.5028) | 12 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 26 / 26 (600.9828) | 21 (161.6800) | 24 (151.4172) | 25 (153.1084) | 26 (134.7772) |
| May 24, 2013 | Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA | 31 / 34 (561.1426) | 32 (136.5716) | 28 (144.5714) | 26 (153.1426) | 33 (126.8570) |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA | 25 / 33 (597.1430) | 22 (153.1428) | 10 (158.2858) | 26 (149.7142) | 29 (136.0002) |