When the jack has been knocked out of the side of the rink, the end is declared a burned (or dead) end. In most social games, the end is scored zero points for each team and the game proceeds with the next end. In many tournaments, the bowls are raked back to the mat they were bowled from and the end is replayed.

A Burned or "burnt" End is one where the Jack has been moved outside the boundaries of the rink by a bowl in play. In normal competition Burned Ends must be replayed.