For everybody it’s different. One factor is it was a flake tobacco, the pipe I picked was narrow chambered with thick walls and third, candence. I’ve come in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and points in between in 6-7 attempts.
However, I did smoke it hot enough to put a dark spot on the bottom of the pipe. Guess that’s the price you pay and risk you take. Thankfully it was not an expensive pipe.