WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3044

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1552 · rated over 43 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-16

latest 2022-07-01

Best ToY finish

#426

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

691.4172 / 720

Master · LuLu's Brew & Que

Perfect 180s

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

Chicken · LuLu's Brew & Que

Consistency

±16.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.07 · weakest Brisket (158.32)

Road miles

6,489

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.64 / 720

43 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (14 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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 (2017-09-29) 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
2017-09-29

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 2017-09-29 — 18 contests and 8.9 years ago.

last GC 2017-09-29
8.9 years ago

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ

#3050 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 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 2022-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Cluster Cluck Barbecue

#3035 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 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 2025-05-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Unknown Smokers

#3047 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 30 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Hoggy Style

#3032 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1565 at their best, 60 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Clean Smoke BBQ

#3038 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNT WOOD BBQ

#3059 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ has cooked, 21 to 43, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win 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

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg 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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	34	1	top 54%
NE	4	0	top 49%
SD	3	0	top 88%
OK	2	0	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	29	1	top 54%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 65%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
National Western BBQ Throwdown	5	17	0	top 62%	2019-01-11
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	3	15	0	top 52%	2015-08-14
LuLu's Brew & Que	2	1	1	top 38%	2019-04-26
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	16	0	top 56%	2021-08-13
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	17	0	top 61%	2021-05-07
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2	21	0	top 86%	2019-08-23
Central Plains Ribfest	2	4	0	top 42%	2019-06-14
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	10	0	top 46%	2017-07-21
Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival	2	11	0	top 48%	2016-06-24
Smokin' Brew BBQ	2	31	0	top 69%	2015-09-05

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.9 yrs 2013-08-16 → 2022-07-01

Busiest season 2019 9 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 34 of 43 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 29 10 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 43 entries · 1 win · 14 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.07 · weakest Brisket (158.32)

Walk rate 51% a top-10 call in 22 of 43 contests

Overall top-10 rate 12% 5 of 43 contests

Wins it all 2% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2017-09-29 LuLu's Brew & Que

Master average 650.64 out of 720 · 43 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 506 636–910 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6,489 43 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Purse competed for $114,036 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 16 state-championship entries

Power rating 1504 peak 1552 · #3044 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 16 First tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
2014
Apr 18 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5256 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 20 First overall top-10 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
2015
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival
2016
Jan 8 First category win (Chicken) National Western BBQ Throwdown
2017
Sep 29 First overall podium LuLu's Brew & Que
Sep 29 First Grand Championship LuLu's Brew & Que
Sep 29 25th tracked contest LuLu's Brew & Que
Sep 29 Career-best overall score691.4172 LuLu's Brew & Que
Sep 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 LuLu's Brew & Que
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1552) LuLu's Brew & Que
2022
Jul 1 Most recent contest The Art of BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	LuLu's Brew & Que	2017-09-29
+13.6	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	2014-06-20
+12.5	Central Plains Ribfest	2017-06-16
+9.4	Rock'N Western Rendezvous	2015-05-30
+9.1	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2016-07-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2	2019-03-23
-8.8	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival	2019-09-20
-8.3	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2017-08-25
-8.3	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2019-08-23
-7.7	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest	2020-08-21

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	1	0	100%	top 32%	93.8%	93.8%
2021	5	0	0	0	40%	top 55%	94.4%	91.5%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 93%	86.8%	86.8%
2019	9	0	0	0	22%	top 80%	90.5%	89.3%
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	top 74%	88.6%	87.8%
2017	7	1	2	0	71%	top 46%	96%	91.5%
2016	5	0	1	1	80%	top 47%	93.6%	91.1%
2015	7	0	0	0	71%	top 54%	93%	90%
2014	4	0	1	0	75%	top 35%	93.5%	91.6%
2013	2	0	0	0	0%	top 71%	88%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-07-01	The Art of BBQ 🏅 Sterling, CO	9 / 28 (675.3144)	4 (174.2972)	13 (166.2400)	22 (161.6572)	4 (173.1200)
2021-08-13	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	16 / 42 (666.8804)	14 (170.2972)	4 (173.7488)	33 (160.5372)	22 (162.2972)
2021-06-19	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE	16 / 36 (679.9656)	6 (177.1772)	27 (163.9428)	16 (169.7028)	18 (169.1428)
2021-06-18	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE	26 / 40 (662.7544)	27 (167.9772)	18 (169.6800)	19 (165.6800)	31 (159.4172)
2021-06-04	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	18 / 33 (653.0056)	25 (161.7144)	24 (161.6684)	21 (161.0972)	11 (168.5256)
2021-05-07	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	25 / 35 (633.0056)	15 (167.4056)	34 (144.5372)	16 (166.2628)	24 (154.8000)
2020-08-21	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)
2019-10-18	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	27 / 46 (648.4912)	31 (163.3828)	18 (167.4284)	41 (156.0000)	26 (161.6800)
2019-09-20	Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO	22 / 25 (620.9828)	20 (154.2284)	16 (162.8344)	14 (165.1428)	25 (138.7772)
2019-08-23	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	28 / 31 (651.3488)	23 (164.5600)	18 (167.4172)	25 (159.9772)	23 (159.3944)
2019-08-09	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	22 / 30 (648.4684)	19 (165.1084)	20 (163.4172)	16 (164.5600)	22 (155.3828)
2019-06-14	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	21 / 30 (649.5996)	8 (170.2856)	18 (162.8228)	29 (150.7656)	14 (165.7256)
2019-04-26	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	29 / 40 (646.7888)	24 (167.4172)	13 (169.1200)	5 (171.4400)	37 (138.8116)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	60 / 62 (645.5424)	46 (166.2512)	58 (157.1084)	52 (163.3828)	57 (158.8000)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	64 / 74 (632.3656)	52 (164.5256)	40 (165.1200)	67 (155.3828)	70 (147.3372)
2019-01-11	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	32 / 38 (639.8628)	26 (164.5484)	27 (161.6800)	32 (157.6572)	29 (155.9772)
2018-10-19	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)
2018-01-05	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	29 / 39 (638.2740)	25 (162.9028)	16 (165.6800)	29 (156.5828)	34 (153.1084)
2017-09-29	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	1 / 25 (691.4172)	2 (177.7372)	14 (164.5372)	2 (176.5828)	2 (172.5600)
2017-09-08	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO	15 / 28 (644.4912)	4 (172.0456)	24 (152.5372)	25 (156.4912)	12 (163.4172)
2017-08-25	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	21 / 26 (655.8968)	21 (160.5484)	5 (174.2628)	21 (160.5256)	20 (160.5600)
2017-07-21	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	29 / 46 (649.6348)	20 (168.0000)	22 (164.5604)	27 (163.9660)	37 (153.1084)
2017-06-16	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	4 / 27 (674.1828)	6 (170.8456)	2 (173.1316)	14 (163.9428)	6 (166.2628)
2017-05-19	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	23 / 36 (643.8740)	24 (161.7028)	24 (160.5372)	17 (166.8456)	23 (154.7884)
2017-01-06	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	17 / 38 (654.2056)	8 (171.9884)	11 (167.9772)	29 (160.5600)	32 (153.6800)
2016-07-22	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)
2016-06-24	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	11 / 33 (661.6572)	6 (171.4400)	8 (170.8344)	25 (154.2284)	13 (165.1544)
2016-06-03	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)
2016-05-13	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	17 / 33 (658.8120)	6 (171.4516)	27 (154.8344)	6 (168.5372)	15 (163.9888)
2016-01-08	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	20 / 36 (648.4688)	1 (175.4400)	25 (158.8116)	32 (154.2284)	22 (159.9888)
2015-09-05	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	31 / 49 (636.4344)	34 (161.1084)	17 (165.1316)	21 (163.3828)	44 (146.8116)
2015-08-14	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	15 / 31 (650.6972)	18 (164.5256)	12 (162.8000)	13 (166.2744)	21 (157.0972)
2015-07-24	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)
2015-06-26	Leadville BBQ and Brew Festival Leadville, CO	17 / 27 (624.4340)	22 (153.1312)	10 (161.1084)	14 (161.0856)	18 (149.1088)
2015-05-30	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	12 / 38 (669.6340)	25 (163.9656)	8 (170.2856)	16 (166.2628)	12 (169.1200)
2015-04-17	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)
2015-01-09	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	20 / 40 (657.0172)	2 (177.7028)	33 (156.5028)	20 (163.4056)	26 (159.4060)
2014-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	19 / 48 (660.4920)	20 (168.0116)	17 (165.1088)	19 (166.8228)	23 (160.5488)
2014-08-15	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	18 / 43 (648.4000)	5 (171.9656)	20 (161.6572)	35 (150.8000)	13 (163.9772)
2014-06-20	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)
2014-04-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	13 / 30 (656.5256)	13 (167.4056)	9 (165.1544)	20 (161.6684)	11 (162.2972)
2013-08-30	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	40 / 53 (630.2636)	28 (166.2744)	30 (162.3088)	29 (159.9772)	50 (141.7032)
2013-08-16	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	22 / 33 (633.6688)	15 (163.4628)	24 (157.1316)	11 (166.8456)	22 (146.2288)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
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)