UP IN FLAMES
UP IN FLAMES is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 25 at the Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ (2014). They finished #2620 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Aug 22, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 150.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.96)
Road miles
213
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Master avg
603.75 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Master (5-meat) avg
721.04 / 900
1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | #2620 (65 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2644 (65 pts) | #2573 (70 pts) | #2095 (85 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9656 | 140.5256 | 148.25 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8000 | 137.1200 | 143.96 | top 93% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2056 | 148.0228 | 149.11 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8456 | 146.7772 | 150.81 | top 68% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
70
finished ahead 6 times, behind 64
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 26, 2013 → Aug 22, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)155.9656 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
- Most recent contest Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- Career-best overall score721.0396 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2014 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 22 / 25 (603.7484) | 20 (155.9656) | 22 (150.8000) | 21 (150.2056) | 18 (146.7772) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS | 44 / 47 (721.0396) | 44 (140.5256) | 46 (137.1200) | 43 (148.0228) | 30 (154.8456) |