BURNITA BAR-B-QUE

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 38 at the Poor Que (2015). They are ranked #5672 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,672

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1447

peak 1517 · rated over 33 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Apr 29, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#627

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8400 / 720

Master · Poor Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.04 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 628.28 (-13.24)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Death's Door Barbecue

Consistency

±27.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.73 · weakest Chicken (154.62)

Road miles

2,460

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.28 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.8400 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8400 at Poor Que — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 5, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TOO POOR TO SCORE has finished one call ahead of BURNITA BAR-B-QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 44%

A tough matchup

23–1 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 96% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 23 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.11 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 39%.

Chicken avg 154.62
Pork avg 161.73
5 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) (Apr 29, 2022).

last seen Jul 12, 2019
back Apr 29, 2022

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Pork nemesis

17 of 24 shared pork entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 17 of 24 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

TOPPGATOR BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 6 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 65% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Grill Games every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 9th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1090 (125 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1168 (201 pts)	#1360 (171 pts)	#1237 (196 pts)	#1191 (216 pts)	#878 (346 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1005 (330 pts)	#661 (610 pts)	#1021 (355 pts)	#724 (565 pts)	#961 (370 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#627 (617 pts)	#685 (587 pts)	#574 (717 pts)	#586 (692 pts)	#648 (612 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#637 (576 pts)	#782 (471 pts)	#708 (536 pts)	#452 (856 pts)	#668 (556 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1716 (140 pts)	#1791 (140 pts)	#1768 (140 pts)	#1397 (215 pts)	#1770 (140 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#700 (447 pts)	#689 (477 pts)	#704 (472 pts)	#475 (687 pts)	#809 (392 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BURNITA BAR-B-QUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JOE'S SMOKIN GOOD BBQ

#5,679 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BURNITA BAR-B-QUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNITA BAR-B-QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

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SMOKIN ON THE WEEKENDS

#5,669 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to BURNITA BAR-B-QUE)

Fewer contests behind them than BURNITA BAR-B-QUE has cooked, 5 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2020

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TORNADO BBQ

#5,659 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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BURNT SIDE DOWN

#5,661 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1447

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BURNITA BAR-B-QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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UNCLE BUTCH BBQ

#5,677 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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LWS Smokin Aces

#5,671 of the rated field

1447 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1447

They turned up 9 years after BURNITA BAR-B-QUE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	5	1	1	176.5828	20	154.62	top 63%
Pork Ribs	34	5	0	0	172.0116	137.6688	156.08	top 65%
Pork	33	13	2	3	175.4286	144.5144	161.73	top 47%
Brisket	33	5	0	1	171.9656	138.2172	155.66	top 64%

“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

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 61%
Large (40+)	14	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grill Games	4	9	top 51%	Aug 24, 2018
Poor Que	4	6	top 30%	Jun 3, 2016
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2	19	top 55%	Jul 13, 2018
The Masters In May ( DAY 1)	2	43	top 86%	May 4, 2018
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	17	top 74%	May 20, 2016
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	23	top 52%	Jul 10, 2015
Grillin' in Grafton	2	20	top 74%	Jun 26, 2015
The Masters in May	2	12	top 50%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 34 of 34 contests

Contests visited 21 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 34 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Opponents faced 426 finished ahead 481 times, behind 814

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Jul 12, 2019 → Apr 29, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 29 Most recent contest Masters in May

20171 milestone

Aug 4 25th tracked contest Badger Brews & Que

20154 milestones

May 29 10th tracked contest BBQ 4 ASTOP
Jun 5 First overall top-10 Poor Que
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8400 Poor Que
Jun 5 Career-best overall score667.8400 Poor Que

20135 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 3 First call The Masters in May
Jun 7 First category win (Pork) Poor Que
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Death's Door Barbecue
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1517) Death's Door Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Poor Que	Jun 5, 2015
+12.2	Grill Games	Aug 28, 2015
+10.6	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	Jul 14, 2017
+10.4	Poor Que	Jun 3, 2016
+8.6	The Masters in May	May 3, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Birdies Barnyard BBQ	Jul 29, 2016
-10.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014
-9.2	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 29, 2015
-9	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
-8.7	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 26, 2015

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 93%	82.9%	82.9%
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 84%	88%	85.7%
2018	3	0	0	0%	top 82%	87.8%	86.8%
2017	5	0	0	40%	top 68%	91.6%	88%
2016	6	1	0	67%	top 60%	91.1%	85.9%
2015	6	2	1	67%	top 55%	92.8%	89.3%
2014	5	0	0	80%	top 66%	88%	86.6%
2013	4	0	2	100%	top 44%	88.9%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	40 / 43 (596.9028)	41 (145.0628)	43 (137.6688)	31 (161.0856)	36 (153.0856)
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI	—	—	22 (149.6800)	—	—
Jul 12, 2019	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI	34 / 37 (600.3884)	36 (141.0628)	30 (158.2628)	27 (161.0856)	36 (139.9772)
May 3, 2019	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	36 / 42 (633.6572)	36 (157.7372)	37 (157.0972)	21 (166.2628)	37 (152.5600)
Apr 26, 2019	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI	19 / 26 (616.3656)	26 (145.0856)	20 (154.2516)	20 (147.3256)	3 (169.7028)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	31 / 42 (627.8744)	33 (158.2744)	32 (157.6800)	29 (156.5144)	29 (155.4056)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	42 / 54 (632.4572)	25 (164.5828)	40 (158.8000)	52 (151.3944)	41 (157.6800)
May 4, 2018	The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	51 / 54 (614.1716)	49 (156.0116)	53 (148.5484)	39 (158.2172)	48 (151.3944)
Aug 25, 2017	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	28 / 39 (630.7656)	24 (159.9656)	35 (150.2744)	15 (162.8112)	22 (157.7144)
Aug 4, 2017	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	23 / 30 (621.5884)	24 (151.9312)	22 (153.1316)	20 (156.5372)	12 (159.9884)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	19 / 58 (659.3944)	5 (172.5600)	46 (152.0116)	2 (173.1428)	31 (161.6800)
May 19, 2017	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	25 / 30 (612.4344)	6 (169.6800)	15 (160.0228)	28 (144.5144)	29 (138.2172)
May 5, 2017	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI	43 / 56 (643.3368)	11 (171.4400)	46 (155.9768)	30 (163.9428)	51 (151.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	15 / 37 (645.0056)	18 (161.1084)	4 (172.0116)	28 (153.0856)	17 (158.8000)
Aug 5, 2016	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	13 / 27 (648.5716)	12 (164.5600)	9 (161.7488)	7 (166.2628)	17 (156)
Jul 29, 2016	Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI	17 / 17 (503.9544)	17 (20)	10 (160.5600)	8 (162.8344)	8 (160.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Poor Que Montello, WI	7 / 30 (655.9772)	5 (171.4172)	22 (153.7144)	7 (167.9772)	9 (162.8684)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	17 / 28 (639.9204)	27 (155.3716)	11 (162.8572)	12 (163.9772)	19 (157.7144)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	53 / 59 (619.2912)	59 (146.8228)	54 (149.1316)	28 (163.4056)	34 (159.9312)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	9 / 49 (662.8000)	15 (167.4056)	10 (169.1544)	13 (165.1200)	19 (161.1200)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	23 / 30 (630.6400)	28 (151.9316)	24 (150.2056)	1 (174.8572)	24 (153.6456)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	40 / 80 (649.0056)	31 (163.9656)	24 (165.7028)	39 (161.6572)	46 (157.6800)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	28 / 33 (620.9488)	28 (153.1200)	30 (146.7544)	6 (167.3944)	26 (153.6800)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	6 / 38 (667.8400)	17 (162.8000)	12 (165.6916)	9 (167.3828)	4 (171.9656)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	20 / 23 (627.8632)	17 (159.4172)	16 (156.5260)	19 (155.9772)	19 (155.9428)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	35 / 40 (606.0688)	36 (151.3716)	26 (157.1200)	30 (154.2400)	37 (143.3372)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	23 / 42 (626.7084)	9 (162.8228)	14 (163.4400)	25 (154.2400)	35 (146.2056)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	20 / 32 (633.5772)	23 (157.1200)	19 (157.6916)	9 (164.5256)	21 (154.2400)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	20 / 38 (631.3488)	15 (163.4056)	31 (151.4288)	10 (163.9772)	24 (152.5372)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	46 / 62 (621.5312)	40 (155.9196)	58 (141.6572)	10 (168)	41 (155.9544)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	28 / 37 (633.6000)	29 (157.1084)	30 (149.6916)	33 (155.3828)	6 (171.4172)
Aug 23, 2013	Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	13 / 28 (640.4228)	1 (176.5828)	16 (155.3944)	5 (166.2400)	28 (142.2056)
Jun 7, 2013	Poor Que Montello, WI	11 / 39 (639.9996)	35 (150.2856)	13 (159.4286)	1 (175.4286)	22 (154.8568)
May 3, 2013	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	12 / 48 (638.8570)	25 (156.5716)	6 (163.4286)	9 (162.2856)	23 (156.5712)

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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