High-water mark
689.6800
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6800 at Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 5, 2015
FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ
FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 34 at the Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest (2015). They are ranked #2382 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1524 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Jun 5, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.62 (+2.35)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.05 · weakest Brisket (157.40)
Road miles
207
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
658.62 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1208 (234 pts) | #2035 (94 pts) | #1458 (184 pts) | #1230 (259 pts) | #1491 (174 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1372 (200 pts) | #1453 (200 pts) | #786 (465 pts) | #1586 (170 pts) | #1739 (145 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #864 (344 pts) | #774 (424 pts) | #817 (399 pts) | #752 (444 pts) | #1158 (249 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1565
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
Level with FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKERED PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7142 | 155.9428 | 166.37 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 161.7144 | 169.05 | top 26% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 155.3944 | 165.80 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 149.7142 | 157.40 | top 63% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 36% | Jun 6, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
147
finished ahead 122 times, behind 85
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First overall podium Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Career-best overall score689.6800 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Peak power rating (1524) Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
- Most recent contest Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First call Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First overall top-10 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9994 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | Jun 5, 2015 |
| +8 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | Jun 7, 2013 |
| +5.7 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | Oct 11, 2013 |
| +3.1 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | Jun 6, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -3.1 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 10, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.7% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 44% | 91.7% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2015 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 3 / 34 (689.6800) | 18 (168) | 5 (173.1544) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (171.9656) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC | 17 / 27 (644.4568) | 23 (155.9428) | 4 (169.7028) | 14 (164.5828) | 19 (154.2284) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 16 / 38 (659.9428) | 10 (170.8800) | 2 (176.0228) | 34 (155.3944) | 28 (157.6456) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 9 / 25 (650.7772) | 19 (158.8000) | 12 (163.4056) | 2 (172.5600) | 14 (156.0116) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 10 / 34 (659.9994) | 4 (173.7142) | 4 (170.2856) | 14 (161.1426) | 23 (154.8570) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 36 / 55 (646.8572) | 13 (170.8572) | 33 (161.7144) | 24 (164.5714) | 50 (149.7142) |