MIDNIGHT BURN NC
Rating
1594
peak 1600
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2021-10-08
Best ToY finish
#23
Master 2018
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.86 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 680.04 (-5.18)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.41
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.02 · weakest Brisket (168.94)
Road miles
4465
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 649 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of MIDNIGHT BURN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WHO CARES BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN BLUE Q FL in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show (2019-08-09).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at RiverFest.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 161.1200 | 168.97 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 162.8228 | 172.02 | top 25% |
| Pork | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 162.8000 | 170.11 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.2056 | 168.94 | top 38% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
| FL | 3 | 1 | top 9% |
| AL | 2 | 1 | top 11% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 2 | top 16% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (6 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin In the Square (2019-03-15)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 680.04
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.3256 | 671.33 |
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 695.9544 | 680.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 52 / 70 (671.3256) | 52 (165.6684) | 34 (171.4400) | 62 (162.8000) | 26 (171.4172) |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 5 / 39 (682.7428) | 2 (176.0000) | 11 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7144) | 27 (158.2056) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 17 / 33 (678.7196) | 21 (169.7028) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2628) | 24 (163.9312) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 22 / 47 (670.1484) | 33 (165.0856) | 29 (164.5256) | 20 (168.5372) | 12 (172.0000) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 19 / 56 (671.3600) | 10 (171.4172) | 16 (169.6800) | 10 (171.9772) | 41 (158.2856) |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest Decatur, AL | 1 / 37 (690.7996) | 7 (172.5600) | 4 (174.2856) | 14 (166.8112) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 2 / 29 (695.9544) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (177.1544) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 9 / 83 (681.6572) | 56 (161.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (174.2628) | 26 (167.4172) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 19 / 60 (668.9940) | 19 (168.5256) | 10 (170.8228) | 25 (165.6800) | 31 (163.9656) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 15 / 43 (664.9824) | 11 (171.9656) | 23 (162.8228) | 10 (169.1200) | 26 (161.0740) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 20 / 48 (674.7312) | 26 (169.6684) | 28 (165.6800) | 24 (167.9656) | 21 (171.4172) |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | 1 / 35 (693.1084) | 14 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) | 3 (173.1428) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 6 / 62 (684.4340) | 32 (168.5256) | 4 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8228) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL | 5 / 27 (691.8968) | 22 (164.5140) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (169.6684) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 49 / 92 (673.6000) | 66 (168.5256) | 16 (171.9772) | 49 (167.3944) | 63 (165.7028) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 7 / 58 (686.2516) | 19 (169.1200) | 8 (173.7144) | 20 (168.5372) | 5 (174.8800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #317 (358 pts) | #313 (398 pts) | #395 (308 pts) | #226 (553 pts) | #470 (248 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #92 (1889 pts) | #212 (1249 pts) | #49 (2034 pts) | #99 (1694 pts) | #135 (1529 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #23 (2502 pts) | #24 (2301 pts) | #31 (2206 pts) | #51 (2066 pts) | #58 (2012 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #84 (2060 pts) | #28 (2300 pts) | #140 (1669 pts) | #90 (1836 pts) | #159 (1570 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #107 (1931 pts) | #152 (1612 pts) | #87 (1864 pts) | #79 (1908 pts) | #37 (2231 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #135 (1868 pts) | #187 (1478 pts) | #87 (1888 pts) | #107 (1758 pts) | #143 (1720 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #81 (2141 pts) | #91 (1898 pts) | #115 (1778 pts) | #61 (2012 pts) | #33 (2393 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #123 (1759 pts) | #105 (1728 pts) | #166 (1426 pts) | #72 (1883 pts) | #112 (1781 pts) |