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WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ

WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the LuLu's Brew & Que (2017). They are ranked #3049 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,049
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504
peak 1552 · rated over 43 contests

Contests

43
in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013
latest Jul 1, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#426
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

1
8 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
12% of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 58%
overall standings

Best overall

691.4172 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

667.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.64 (+16.94)

Walk rate

51%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Consistency

±16.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.07 · weakest Brisket (158.32)

Road miles

6,489
across 43 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi

Schedule strength

55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$114K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.64 / 720
43 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at LuLu's Brew & Que (Sep 29, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES.

High-water mark

691.4172 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.4172 at LuLu's Brew & Que — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 29, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Mad Eddies BBQ has finished one call ahead of WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

  • 7 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 46%

A tough matchup

36–2 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 36 of their 38 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 33%.

  • Brisket avg 158.32
  • Chicken avg 167.07
  • 4 calls in 43 entries

The drought

18 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at LuLu's Brew & Que on Sep 29, 2017 — 18 contests and 9.1 years ago.

  • last GC Sep 29, 2017
  • 9.1 years ago
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A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig Floyd in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

29 of 38 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 29 of 38 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

Lost Weekend Grill has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A July team

Top 46% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 46% across 4 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

  • 4 July contests
  • top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,489 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,489 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 535 miles to Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1.

  • 43 mapped stops
  • furthest 535 mi

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.4% of a perfect score
  • 43 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked National Western BBQ Throwdown every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 5 visits in all
  • best finish 17th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2022 ↗ Master #942 (138 pts) #819 (203 pts) #1192 (113 pts) #1325 (68 pts) #796 (203 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #432 (423 pts) #383 (518 pts) #427 (488 pts) #433 (438 pts) #463 (423 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #856 (60 pts) #896 (60 pts) #913 (60 pts) #899 (60 pts) #883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #702 (446 pts) #610 (561 pts) #549 (631 pts) #555 (621 pts) #702 (476 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #1524 (120 pts) #1401 (170 pts) #1433 (165 pts) #1610 (120 pts) #1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #426 (881 pts) #376 (996 pts) #455 (861 pts) #570 (701 pts) #492 (801 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #719 (526 pts) #464 (861 pts) #905 (421 pts) #649 (621 pts) #764 (501 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #568 (649 pts) #444 (879 pts) #528 (739 pts) #488 (799 pts) #651 (574 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #686 (524 pts) #647 (584 pts) #803 (454 pts) #935 (379 pts) #719 (514 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1546 (148 pts) #1404 (183 pts) #1691 (138 pts) #1320 (203 pts) #1567 (148 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

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#3,069 of the rated field
1504 power rating
Contests
42
GCs
0
Top-10s
12%
Peak
1537
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 41 contests
  • last seen Oct 14, 2022
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Cluster Cluck Barbecue
#3,054 of the rated field
1504 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
1
Top-10s
21%
Peak
1523
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ has cooked, 24 to 43, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen May 2, 2025
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M Squared Smokin' Q
#3,046 of the rated field
1504 power rating
Contests
33
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1508

33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 32 contests
  • last seen Oct 13, 2023
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#3,068 of the rated field
1504 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1532

They turned up 6 years after WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

  • rated over 29 contests
  • last seen Aug 15, 2026
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Clean Smoke BBQ
#3,070 of the rated field
1504 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
35%
Peak
1508

Level with WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen Jul 11, 2026
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BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES
#3,048 of the rated field
1504 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1512

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 19 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Backdraft BBQ 38 2 36 5% ⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS 34 8 26 24% ⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ 31 21 10 68% ⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill 30 17 13 57% ⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ 27 7 20 26% ⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ 24 8 16 33% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ 22 7 15 32% ⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES 20 1 19 5% ⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 19 2 17 11% ⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post 18 8 10 44% ⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ 18 7 11 39% ⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG 18 6 12 33% ⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE 15 3 12 20% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW 14 6 8 43% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 43 14 1 4 177.7372 150.8344 167.07 top 46%
Pork Ribs 43 7 0 1 174.2628 142.2516 162.60 top 55%
Pork 43 7 0 2 176.5828 150.7656 162.64 top 58%
Brisket 43 4 0 1 173.1200 138.7772 158.32 top 61%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)291top 54%
Large (40+)140top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CO341top 54%
NE40top 49%
SD30top 88%
OK20top 92%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
National Western BBQ Throwdown 5 17 0 top 62% Jan 11, 2019
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge 3 15 0 top 52% Aug 14, 2015
LuLu's Brew & Que 2 1 1 top 38% Apr 26, 2019
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 2 16 0 top 56% Aug 13, 2021
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 2 17 0 top 61% May 7, 2021
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 2 21 0 top 86% Aug 23, 2019
Central Plains Ribfest 2 4 0 top 42% Jun 14, 2019
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest 2 10 0 top 46% Jul 21, 2017
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival 2 11 0 top 48% Jun 24, 2016
Smokin' Brew BBQ 2 31 0 top 69% Sep 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 9 contests
Contests a season 4.3 across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CO 34 of 43 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 29 10 of them more than once
First title Sep 29, 2017 LuLu's Brew & Que
Opponents faced 504 finished ahead 636 times, behind 910

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20221 milestone
  1. Most recent contest The Art of BBQ
20176 milestones
  1. First overall podium LuLu's Brew & Que
  2. First Grand Championship LuLu's Brew & Que
  3. 25th tracked contest LuLu's Brew & Que
  4. Career-best overall score691.4172 LuLu's Brew & Que
  5. Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 LuLu's Brew & Que
  6. Peak power rating (1552) LuLu's Brew & Que
20161 milestone
  1. First category win (Chicken) National Western BBQ Throwdown
20151 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
20143 milestones
  1. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5256 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First overall top-10 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
20131 milestone
  1. First tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.1LuLu's Brew & QueSep 29, 2017
+13.52nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ CompetitionJun 20, 2014
+12.5Central Plains RibfestJun 16, 2017
+9.4Rock'N Western RendezvousMay 30, 2015
+9.1Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ FestJul 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.1Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2Mar 23, 2019
-8.8Constitution Week BBQ & Music FestivalSep 20, 2019
-8.3Hill City Wine Brew & BBQAug 25, 2017
-8.3Hill City Wine Brew & BBQAug 23, 2019
-7.7Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ FestAug 21, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20221010 100% top 32% 93.8% 93.8%
20215000 40% top 55% 94.4% 91.5%
20201000 0% top 93% 86.8% 86.8%
20199000 22% top 80% 90.5% 89.3%
20182000 0% top 74% 88.6% 87.8%
20177120 71% top 46% 96% 91.5%
20165011 80% top 47% 93.6% 91.1%
20157000 71% top 54% 93% 90%
20144010 75% top 35% 93.5% 91.6%
20132000 0% top 71% 88% 87.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jul 1, 2022 The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO 9 / 28 (675.3144) 4 (174.2972) 13 (166.2400) 22 (161.6572) 4 (173.1200)
Aug 13, 2021 Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO 16 / 42 (666.8804) 14 (170.2972) 4 (173.7488) 33 (160.5372) 22 (162.2972)
Jun 19, 2021 Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE 16 / 36 (679.9656) 6 (177.1772) 27 (163.9428) 16 (169.7028) 18 (169.1428)
Jun 18, 2021 Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE 26 / 40 (662.7544) 27 (167.9772) 18 (169.6800) 19 (165.6800) 31 (159.4172)
Jun 4, 2021 Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO 18 / 33 (653.0056) 25 (161.7144) 24 (161.6684) 21 (161.0972) 11 (168.5256)
May 7, 2021 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO 25 / 35 (633.0056) 15 (167.4056) 34 (144.5372) 16 (166.2628) 24 (154.8000)
Aug 21, 2020 Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD 40 / 43 (624.9940) 43 (150.8344) 36 (161.1084) 40 (152.5256) 30 (160.5256)
Oct 18, 2019 Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO 27 / 46 (648.4912) 31 (163.3828) 18 (167.4284) 41 (156) 26 (161.6800)
Sep 20, 2019 Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO 22 / 25 (620.9828) 20 (154.2284) 16 (162.8344) 14 (165.1428) 25 (138.7772)
Aug 23, 2019 Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD 28 / 31 (651.3488) 23 (164.5600) 18 (167.4172) 25 (159.9772) 23 (159.3944)
Aug 9, 2019 Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO 22 / 30 (648.4684) 19 (165.1084) 20 (163.4172) 16 (164.5600) 22 (155.3828)
Jun 14, 2019 Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE 21 / 30 (649.5996) 8 (170.2856) 18 (162.8228) 29 (150.7656) 14 (165.7256)
Apr 26, 2019 LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO 29 / 40 (646.7888) 24 (167.4172) 13 (169.1200) 5 (171.4400) 37 (138.8116)
Mar 23, 2019 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK 60 / 62 (645.5424) 46 (166.2512) 58 (157.1084) 52 (163.3828) 57 (158.8000)
Mar 22, 2019 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK 64 / 74 (632.3656) 52 (164.5256) 40 (165.1200) 67 (155.3828) 70 (147.3372)
Jan 11, 2019 National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO 32 / 38 (639.8628) 26 (164.5484) 27 (161.6800) 32 (157.6572) 29 (155.9772)
Oct 19, 2018 Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO 35 / 48 (626.1260) 15 (168.5600) 48 (142.2516) 31 (162.8000) 38 (152.5144)
Jan 5, 2018 National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO 29 / 39 (638.2740) 25 (162.9028) 16 (165.6800) 29 (156.5828) 34 (153.1084)
Sep 29, 2017 LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO 1 / 25 (691.4172) 2 (177.7372) 14 (164.5372) 2 (176.5828) 2 (172.5600)
Sep 8, 2017 Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO 15 / 28 (644.4912) 4 (172.0456) 24 (152.5372) 25 (156.4912) 12 (163.4172)
Aug 25, 2017 Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD 21 / 26 (655.8968) 21 (160.5484) 5 (174.2628) 21 (160.5256) 20 (160.5600)
Jul 21, 2017 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO 29 / 46 (649.6348) 20 (168) 22 (164.5604) 27 (163.9660) 37 (153.1084)
Jun 16, 2017 Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE 4 / 27 (674.1828) 6 (170.8456) 2 (173.1316) 14 (163.9428) 6 (166.2628)
May 19, 2017 Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO 23 / 36 (643.8740) 24 (161.7028) 24 (160.5372) 17 (166.8456) 23 (154.7884)
Jan 6, 2017 National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO 17 / 38 (654.2056) 8 (171.9884) 11 (167.9772) 29 (160.5600) 32 (153.6800)
Jul 22, 2016 Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO 10 / 35 (674.2056) 15 (167.9656) 20 (164.5372) 3 (174.2972) 13 (167.4056)
Jun 24, 2016 Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO 11 / 33 (661.6572) 6 (171.4400) 8 (170.8344) 25 (154.2284) 13 (165.1544)
Jun 3, 2016 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO 20 / 30 (638.2060) 12 (167.4172) 23 (155.4288) 17 (161.1200) 20 (154.2400)
May 13, 2016 Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO 17 / 33 (658.8120) 6 (171.4516) 27 (154.8344) 6 (168.5372) 15 (163.9888)
Jan 8, 2016 National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO 20 / 36 (648.4688) 1 (175.4400) 25 (158.8116) 32 (154.2284) 22 (159.9888)
Sep 5, 2015 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 31 / 49 (636.4344) 34 (161.1084) 17 (165.1316) 21 (163.3828) 44 (146.8116)
Aug 14, 2015 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO 15 / 31 (650.6972) 18 (164.5256) 12 (162.8000) 13 (166.2744) 21 (157.0972)
Jul 24, 2015 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer & BBQ Fest Arvada, CO 16 / 26 (659.3372) 2 (175.4400) 25 (149.6572) 9 (169.6800) 13 (164.5600)
Jun 26, 2015 Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO 17 / 27 (624.4340) 22 (153.1312) 10 (161.1084) 14 (161.0856) 18 (149.1088)
May 30, 2015 Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO 12 / 38 (669.6340) 25 (163.9656) 8 (170.2856) 16 (166.2628) 12 (169.1200)
Apr 17, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO 19 / 30 (638.8112) 18 (160.5828) 11 (164.5484) 6 (169.1428) 28 (144.5372)
Jan 9, 2015 National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO 20 / 40 (657.0172) 2 (177.7028) 33 (156.5028) 20 (163.4056) 26 (159.4060)
Aug 30, 2014 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 19 / 48 (660.4920) 20 (168.0116) 17 (165.1088) 19 (166.8228) 23 (160.5488)
Aug 15, 2014 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO 18 / 43 (648.4000) 5 (171.9656) 20 (161.6572) 35 (150.8000) 13 (163.9772)
Jun 20, 2014 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO 4 / 28 (673.0628) 5 (172.5716) 14 (162.8228) 10 (165.6912) 5 (171.9772)
Apr 18, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO 13 / 30 (656.5256) 13 (167.4056) 9 (165.1544) 20 (161.6684) 11 (162.2972)
Aug 30, 2013 Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO 40 / 53 (630.2636) 28 (166.2744) 30 (162.3088) 29 (159.9772) 50 (141.7032)
Aug 16, 2013 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO 22 / 33 (633.6688) 15 (163.4628) 24 (157.1316) 11 (166.8456) 22 (146.2288)

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