High-water mark
670.8116
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8116 at Show Low BBQ Throwdown — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-05-01
BURNIN BUTTS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1508 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2015-05-29
Best ToY finish
#605
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.90 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.88 (+2.02)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.84 · weakest Brisket (157.06)
Road miles
1,828
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
644.88 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
6–2
behind in the head-to-head
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.78 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 157.06
- Chicken avg 162.84
- 1 calls in 8 entries
Chicken nemesis
6 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, DJS SMOKIN' BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.97%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.97% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.6% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BURNIN BUTTS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNIN BUTTS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BURNIN BUTTS BBQ)
36 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where BURNIN BUTTS BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after BURNIN BUTTS BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with BURNIN BUTTS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8800 | 150.2854 | 162.84 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5714 | 154.8570 | 162.56 | top 49% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 146.8344 | 162.42 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 144.5712 | 157.06 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| NM | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2015-05-29
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
4 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.84 · weakest Brisket (157.06)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
644.88
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
243
149–170 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,828
8 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2013-10-18 → 2015-02-27
Power rating
1505
peak 1508 · #3025 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4282 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score670.8116 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1508) Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2015-05-01 |
| +5.8 | Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship | 2013-07-05 |
| +3.8 | Smokin' On the Pecos | 2013-06-28 |
| +2.6 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2013-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2015-02-27 |
| -5.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-03-15 |
| -3 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2015-05-29 |
| -1.9 | A Smokin' Good Time | 2013-10-18 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 57% | 93.2% | 89.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 50% | 91.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 22 / 32 (633.0860) | 17 (165.6916) | 14 (163.4172) | 31 (146.8344) | 18 (157.1428) |
| 2015-05-01 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 8 / 35 (670.8116) | 3 (174.8800) | 19 (165.0972) | 5 (174.2744) | 25 (156.5600) |
| 2015-02-27 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 66 / 82 (631.2112) | 68 (154.2400) | 54 (157.0856) | 31 (166.8228) | 65 (153.0628) |
| 2013-10-18 | A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ | 14 / 24 (654.8116) | 14 (163.9428) | 15 (161.1316) | 11 (168.0228) | 14 (161.7144) |
| 2013-07-05 | Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM | 15 / 42 (644.5712) | 12 (164.0000) | 10 (165.7142) | 7 (170.2858) | 29 (144.5712) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 29 / 70 (633.7138) | 56 (150.2854) | 30 (160.5714) | 36 (156.5714) | 13 (166.2856) |
| 2013-05-03 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 11 / 24 (659.4282) | 15 (163.9998) | 7 (172.5714) | 11 (165.7142) | 19 (157.1428) |
| 2013-03-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Albuquerque, NM | 14 / 20 (631.4282) | 8 (165.7142) | 14 (154.8570) | 17 (150.8570) | 10 (160.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1235 (227 pts) | #1007 (332 pts) | #1389 (202 pts) | #1278 (242 pts) | #1594 (152 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #605 (515 pts) | #592 (550 pts) | #582 (570 pts) | #584 (570 pts) | #642 (505 pts) |