FLAT IRON BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2766

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1522 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2016-03-25

Best ToY finish

#1233

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

675.2684 / 720

Master · Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.12 (-3.63)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Firelake BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±13.39

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.56 · weakest Pork (159.89)

Road miles

461

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Master avg

658.12 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.2684 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.2684 at Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-23

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Pork avg 159.89
Chicken avg 170.56
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.86% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.86% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BURN ONE BBQ

#2755 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

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TAURUS BBQ

#2772 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2014-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

ROUTE 66 CATERING CREW

#2782 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Level with FLAT IRON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-01-27

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Mid-West Coatings

#2774 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

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Rex BBQ

#2765 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

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Scrappy's BBQ

#2767 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	176.5600	162.8228	170.56	top 38%
Pork Ribs	8	2	0	172.0002	147.9200	160.83	top 56%
Pork	8	0	0	165.1428	155.3484	159.89	top 73%
Brisket	8	2	0	173.7600	159.3716	166.85	top 38%

“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 54%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 51%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2	31	0	top 59%	2016-03-25
Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	13	0	top 59%	2015-10-23

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2016-03-25

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.56 · weakest Pork (159.89)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 2 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 658.12 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 169 143–160 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 461 8 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests

Power rating 1512 peak 1522 · #2766 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest It's A Smokin Good Thang
Jun 7 First call It's A Smokin Good Thang
Jun 7 First overall top-10 It's A Smokin Good Thang
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9990 It's A Smokin Good Thang
2014
Mar 28 Peak power rating (1522) Firelake BBQ Cook-off
2015
Mar 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Oct 23 Career-best overall score675.2684 Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
2016
Mar 25 Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.2	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2013-06-14
+7.6	It's A Smokin Good Thang	2013-06-07
+6.1	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2014-03-28
+4.5	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2015-10-23
+0.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2016-03-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff	2015-07-24
-4	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2014-10-24
-1.7	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2015-03-27

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 58%	92.3%	92.3%
2015	3	0	67%	top 67%	93.8%	91.2%
2014	2	0	50%	top 52%	92.1%	90.3%
2013	2	2	100%	top 30%	92.9%	92.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	38 / 66 (664.4224)	18 (172.5484)	38 (165.1200)	60 (155.3484)	23 (171.4056)
2015-10-23	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	13 / 26 (675.2684)	10 (174.2628)	8 (169.6800)	16 (160.5028)	11 (170.8228)
2015-07-24	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	29 / 32 (635.2684)	17 (169.7028)	31 (147.9200)	30 (155.3828)	19 (162.2628)
2015-03-27	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	31 / 52 (659.9312)	3 (176.5600)	46 (156.5372)	44 (161.1084)	24 (165.7256)
2014-10-24	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	23 / 34 (637.5772)	16 (169.7028)	26 (149.1428)	21 (159.3600)	18 (159.3716)
2014-03-28	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	16 / 43 (663.3600)	25 (162.8228)	14 (164.5372)	27 (162.2400)	4 (173.7600)
2013-06-14	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	9 / 33 (669.1430)	11 (168.5714)	4 (172.0002)	15 (165.1428)	11 (163.4286)
2013-06-07	It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK	9 / 27 (659.9990)	10 (170.2856)	14 (161.7140)	22 (159.9996)	7 (167.9998)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2154 (95 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2291 (70 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1233 (228 pts)	#797 (458 pts)	#1184 (263 pts)	#1397 (213 pts)	#1122 (273 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2530 (69 pts)	#2015 (104 pts)	#2733 (59 pts)	#2153 (79 pts)	#2041 (94 pts)