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FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ

FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 30 at the ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP (2017). They are ranked #2391 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,391
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1524
peak 1539 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

25
in the data

First seen

May 20, 2016
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#592
Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

2
8% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 58%
overall standings

Best overall

673.7372 / 720
Master · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

655.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.55 (+6.41)

Walk rate

48%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4628
Brisket · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2

Consistency

±13.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 164.08 · weakest Pork (161.43)

Road miles

2,151
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength

78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$55K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.55 / 720
25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

43RD PARALLEL BBQ has finished one call ahead of FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

19–4 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 23 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOCOLATE CITY BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHEFS GONE GRILLIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 46% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

  • 3 October contests
  • top 58% the rest of the year
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The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.2% of a perfect score
  • 25 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #592 (550 pts) #544 (640 pts) #573 (605 pts) #621 (545 pts) #619 (545 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #697 (483 pts) #735 (478 pts) #673 (543 pts) #812 (423 pts) #495 (753 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #932 (374 pts) #806 (489 pts) #871 (449 pts) #824 (489 pts) #967 (369 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1385 (198 pts) #1396 (213 pts) #1483 (193 pts) #917 (418 pts) #1548 (178 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Gustoso BBQ
#2,395 of the rated field
1524 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
0
Top-10s
12%
Peak
1524

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Oct 16, 2026
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BS PITMEISTERS
#2,393 of the rated field
1524 power rating
Contests
29
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1565

Careers of much the same size, 29 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Nov 9, 2018
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Bay Brothers BBQ
#2,397 of the rated field
1524 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
1
Top-10s
27%
Peak
1537

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 22 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Sep 27, 2026
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Dirt Crüe BBQ
#2,403 of the rated field
1524 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1540

They turned up 5 years after FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Jul 19, 2024
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RIBS N BIBS
#2,400 of the rated field
1524 power rating
Contests
34
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1557

Level with FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Oct 30, 2020
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SMOK'N BOOTY BBQ
#2,399 of the rated field
1524 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1533

Fewer contests behind them than FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ has cooked, 15 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jun 23, 2017
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Littles BBQ Co 23 7 16 30% ⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ 23 4 19 17% ⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 20 3 17 15% ⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV 19 5 14 26% ⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW 19 4 15 21% ⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ 19 3 16 16% ⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS 17 5 12 29% ⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen 16 6 10 38% ⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION 15 7 8 47% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 15 0 15 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ 13 7 6 54% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 25 5 1 1 173.7028 147.9656 164.08 top 53%
Pork Ribs 25 5 0 0 173.1772 149.0744 161.89 top 54%
Pork 25 3 0 2 173.1200 145.1088 161.43 top 58%
Brisket 25 5 0 1 175.4628 150.2628 162.15 top 53%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)120top 59%
Large (40+)130top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
WI220top 59%
IL20top 48%
MN10top 63%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
The Masters In May (DAY 2) 3 18 0 top 68% May 5, 2018
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 13 0 top 61% Aug 24, 2019
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 2 12 0 top 62% Apr 26, 2019
Puckaway Pigfest 2 14 0 top 47% Sep 7, 2018
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 2 32 0 top 58% Jul 13, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests
Contests a season 6.3 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in WI 22 of 25 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once
Opponents faced 261 finished ahead 420 times, behind 562

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

20193 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1539) The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
  2. 25th tracked contest Best of the Midwest
  3. Most recent contest Best of the Midwest
20182 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score673.7372 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
  2. Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4628 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
20173 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP
  2. First overall top-10 ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP
  3. 10th tracked contest Harbor-Que
20163 milestones
  1. First tracked contest BBQ 4 ASTOP
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7312 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat
  3. First call Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.5Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2Jul 14, 2018
+12The Masters In May (DAY 2)May 5, 2018
+11.1ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOPMay 19, 2017
+9.4Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-offOct 19, 2018
+6.2Master In May-The ClassicMay 6, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.1BBQ 4 ASTOPMay 20, 2016
-7.4BBQ 4 ASTOPMay 18, 2018
-6.8The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)May 5, 2017
-6.2Masters In May Day 1May 3, 2019
-5.18th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)Aug 24, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20197000 14% top 63% 93.2% 90.5%
20188000 63% top 54% 93.6% 90.5%
20177021 71% top 53% 91.5% 90.2%
20163000 33% top 67% 91.5% 88.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 18, 2019 Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI 35 / 52 (643.7944) 25 (163.9544) 25 (161.0972) 45 (154.8000) 24 (163.9428)
Aug 24, 2019 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 23 / 29 (647.8172) 21 (165.0856) 18 (162.2516) 24 (162.2400) 23 (158.2400)
Aug 23, 2019 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 13 / 30 (671.3144) 12 (166.2744) 13 (166.2400) 13 (169.1200) 13 (169.6800)
Jun 28, 2019 BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL 22 / 42 (665.6112) 19 (170.8456) 18 (167.3944) 15 (168) 35 (159.3712)
May 4, 2019 Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI 29 / 40 (651.2572) 30 (162.2400) 33 (162.2400) 32 (161.0972) 17 (165.6800)
May 3, 2019 Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI 34 / 42 (641.5656) 23 (163.9656) 35 (159.9772) 38 (156.5028) 25 (161.1200)
Apr 26, 2019 The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI 12 / 26 (637.5428) 6 (169.1084) 10 (162.2516) 19 (151.3600) 19 (154.8228)
Oct 19, 2018 Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI 11 / 42 (664.4572) 31 (157.0512) 6 (170.2744) 10 (169.7144) 8 (167.4172)
Sep 7, 2018 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 14 / 31 (647.7944) 22 (159.3484) 10 (166.8460) 15 (162.2400) 15 (159.3600)
Jul 14, 2018 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI 12 / 49 (673.7372) 40 (160.5372) 6 (173.1772) 27 (164.5600) 2 (175.4628)
Jul 13, 2018 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI 33 / 54 (650.7084) 18 (166.2400) 28 (164.5600) 35 (159.9540) 38 (159.9544)
May 18, 2018 BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 22 / 27 (634.1372) 20 (158.8000) 23 (151.9772) 21 (158.8000) 12 (164.5600)
May 5, 2018 The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI 18 / 54 (668.5372) 43 (162.8228) 11 (170.8688) 26 (162.8456) 9 (172)
May 4, 2018 The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI 46 / 54 (635.9316) 51 (153.1084) 49 (153.1088) 30 (162.2744) 21 (167.4400)
Apr 27, 2018 The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI 20 / 26 (637.0056) 10 (165.1084) 24 (149.0744) 13 (161.7144) 17 (161.1084)
Oct 6, 2017 Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL 10 / 23 (647.9200) 5 (166.8228) 14 (159.3832) 14 (159.4056) 7 (162.3084)
Sep 8, 2017 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 15 / 31 (658.7656) 15 (165.0856) 7 (165.7028) 3 (170.2628) 20 (157.7144)
Jul 21, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN 19 / 30 (654.7884) 21 (164.5256) 11 (166.2972) 17 (164) 21 (159.9656)
Jul 14, 2017 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI 32 / 58 (648.4228) 10 (169.6684) 36 (159.3944) 27 (162.8344) 44 (156.5256)
May 19, 2017 ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 8 / 30 (650.7196) 1 (173.7028) 18 (158.2056) 13 (158.8228) 14 (159.9884)
May 6, 2017 Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI 24 / 50 (658.1712) 14 (171.4056) 35 (158.8228) 42 (155.9428) 6 (172)
May 5, 2017 The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI 48 / 56 (628.4460) 26 (166.8344) 22 (165.1200) 56 (145.1088) 52 (151.3828)
Sep 9, 2016 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 20 / 37 (649.6340) 17 (162.8572) 28 (157.1084) 2 (173.1200) 25 (156.5484)
Jul 8, 2016 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI 34 / 66 (658.7312) 29 (168.5256) 32 (162.2400) 45 (161.1084) 24 (166.8572)
May 20, 2016 BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 27 / 28 (611.8512) 28 (147.9656) 21 (153.6800) 16 (159.9428) 26 (150.2628)

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