A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FLY LINE BBQ
FLY LINE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at the Cowtown Cook-off (2014). They finished #1465 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2014
latest Aug 28, 2015 · 1.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.66 · weakest Brisket (144.54)
Road miles
120
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
591.75 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1465 (177 pts) | #1446 (202 pts) | #1507 (182 pts) | #1512 (187 pts) | #1591 (167 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 139.4400 | 148.18 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 138.8456 | 150.66 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1312 | 141.7028 | 148.37 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 130.8120 | 144.54 | top 83% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 94% | Aug 28, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WY
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
47
finished ahead 9 times, behind 55
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Best of the West BBQ Fest
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Cowtown Cook-off
- First call Cowtown Cook-off
- Career-best overall score630.2280 Cowtown Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)159.9884 Cowtown Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1498) Cowtown Cook-off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2015 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 25 / 25 (585.0972) | 25 (139.4400) | 22 (153.1316) | 21 (146.2856) | 22 (146.2400) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 22 / 25 (559.9204) | 17 (148.5600) | 22 (138.8456) | 19 (141.7028) | 24 (130.8120) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 11 / 17 (630.2280) | 11 (156.5484) | 10 (159.9884) | 12 (157.1312) | 11 (156.5600) |