Tame the Flame BBQ PA
Rating
1541
peak 1541
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2025-04-04
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#32
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Best overall
647.2000
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
402.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 365.17 (+37.37)
Walk rate
77%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±85.10
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.93 · weakest Brisket (155.92)
Road miles
1948
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Dirt Bag Barbeque has finished one call ahead of Tame the Flame BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Jack Wagon Smoking BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE & SHINE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (3 of 12).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 23 at their very first tracked contest, Rekindled Ironman (2025-04-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 175.4056 | 161.6572 | 167.61 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 176.5600 | 163.3944 | 170.93 | top 35% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 157.6456 | 163.00 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9200 | 155.9200 | 155.92 | top 97% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 7 | 0 | top 34% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (7 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 365.17
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 647.2000 | 378.35 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 339.9772 | 338.81 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 5 / 13 (347.9772) | 11 (171.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 5 / 25 (342.2284) | 15 (165.6684) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 6 / 12 (339.3600) | 3 (173.1200) | 6 (166.2400) | 8 (166.2628) | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 38 / 82 (335.9316) | 44 (163.9544) | 26 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 116 / 117 (647.2000) | 111 (163.9544) | 76 (169.6800) | 117 (157.6456) | 114 (155.9200) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 72 (161.6572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 11 / 17 (335.9316) | 15 (162.8000) | 1 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 12 / 25 (335.3600) | 17 (164.5372) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 3 / 14 (342.7884) | 8 (168.5256) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) Grahamsville, NY | 7 / 8 (338.2404) | 5 (169.6916) | 8 (168.5488) | 6 (165.0856) | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) Grahamsville, NY | 6 / 8 (339.9772) | 5 (169.7144) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest Rochester, PA | 3 / 12 (338.2168) | 4 (168.5484) | 2 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 5 / 23 (338.8000) | 1 (175.4056) | 7 (163.3944) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #32 (822 pts) | #46 (652 pts) | #2 (1212 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #85 (656 pts) | #71 (761 pts) | #95 (651 pts) | — | — |