THE SIDE BURNERS
THE SIDE BURNERS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 39 at the Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2016
latest Mar 1, 2024 · 7.5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.25 · weakest Brisket (154.51)
Road miles
36
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
646.39 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 163.3828 | 163.66 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 159.3716 | 164.25 | top 66% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 160.5372 | 163.97 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 145.6228 | 154.51 | top 86% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 15 times, behind 117
Longest layoff
7.5 yrs
Aug 19, 2016 → Mar 1, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.6860 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 50 / 59 (646.6860) | 48 (163.3828) | 52 (159.3716) | 48 (160.5372) | 44 (163.3944) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 33 / 39 (646.0912) | 28 (163.9428) | 17 (169.1200) | 21 (167.4056) | 38 (145.6228) |