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
- 2015-06-05
FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1524 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2015-06-05
Best ToY finish
#864
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
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
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.05 · weakest Brisket (157.40)
Road miles
207
mi 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
Storylines (6 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PIG ON FIRE has finished one call ahead of FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.64 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 67%.
- Brisket avg 157.40
- Pork Ribs avg 169.05
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wood-Hoss BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A June team
Top 27%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 41% the rest of the year
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.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2378 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#2363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2377 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Level with FLAMEMASTER G'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 36% | 2014-06-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2015-06-05
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 169.05 · weakest Brisket (157.40)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
658.62
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
148
122–85 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
207
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Power rating
1524
peak 1524 · #2362 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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'
- 2015
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest | 2015-06-05 |
| +8 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2013-06-07 |
| +5.7 | Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off | 2013-10-11 |
| +3.1 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | 2014-06-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | 2013-04-19 |
| -3.1 | Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-10-10 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-05 | Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC | 3 / 34 (689.6800) | 18 (168.0000) | 5 (173.1544) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2014-10-10 | 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) |
| 2014-06-06 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 16 / 38 (659.9428) | 10 (170.8800) | 2 (176.0228) | 34 (155.3944) | 28 (157.6456) |
| 2013-10-11 | 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) |
| 2013-06-07 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 10 / 34 (659.9994) | 4 (173.7142) | 4 (170.2856) | 14 (161.1426) | 23 (154.8570) |
| 2013-04-19 | 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) |
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 | #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) |