FLYIN' FINN BREWERY & BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2374

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1539 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-20

latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#592

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.08 · weakest Pork (161.43)

Road miles

2,151

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.55 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

673.7372 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.7372 at *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-07-14

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

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

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.

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

BS PITMEISTERS

#2378 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1565 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2018-11-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Dirt Crüe BBQ

#2383 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

GUZZY-Q

#2365 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1560

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM RINE-O

#2361 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

B-BOYZ BBQ

#2373 of the rated field

1524 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

3BBQ

#2384 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win 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

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg 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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	22	top 59%
IL	2	top 48%
MN	1	top 63%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	3	18	top 68%	2018-05-05
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	13	top 61%	2019-08-24
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	2	12	top 62%	2019-04-26
Puckaway Pigfest	2	14	top 47%	2018-09-07
*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2	32	top 58%	2018-07-13

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2016-05-20 → 2019-10-18

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 22 of 25 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.08 · weakest Pork (161.43)

Walk rate 48% a top-10 call in 12 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 2 of 25 contests

Master average 649.55 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 264 420–562 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,151 25 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength 1601 average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests

Purse competed for $54,600 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Power rating 1524 peak 1539 · #2374 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
May 20 First tracked contest BBQ 4 ASTOP
Jul 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7312 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat
Sep 9 First call Puckaway Pigfest
2017
May 19 First category win (Chicken) ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP
May 19 First overall top-10 ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP
Oct 6 10th tracked contest *Harbor-Que
2018
Jul 14 Career-best overall score673.7372 *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
Jul 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4628 *Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2
2019
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1539) The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
Oct 18 25th tracked contest Best of the Midwest
Oct 18 Most recent contest Best of the Midwest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2018-07-14
+12	*The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2018-05-05
+11.1	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP	2017-05-19
+9.4	*Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2018-10-19
+6.2	*Master In May-The Classic	2017-05-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2016-05-20
-7.4	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2018-05-18
-6.8	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge)	2017-05-05
-6.2	Masters In May Day 1	2019-05-03
-5.1	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1)	2018-05-04

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	7	0	0	14%	top 63%	93.2%	90.5%
2018	8	0	0	63%	top 54%	93.6%	90.5%
2017	7	2	1	71%	top 53%	91.5%	90.2%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 67%	91.5%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-18	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	35 / 52 (643.7944)	25 (163.9544)	25 (161.0972)	45 (154.8000)	24 (163.9428)
2019-08-24	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)
2019-08-23	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)
2019-06-28	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	22 / 42 (665.6112)	19 (170.8456)	18 (167.3944)	15 (168.0000)	35 (159.3712)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	29 / 40 (651.2572)	30 (162.2400)	33 (162.2400)	32 (161.0972)	17 (165.6800)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	34 / 42 (641.5656)	23 (163.9656)	35 (159.9772)	38 (156.5028)	25 (161.1200)
2019-04-26	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)
2018-10-19	*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)
2018-09-07	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	14 / 31 (647.7944)	22 (159.3484)	10 (166.8460)	15 (162.2400)	15 (159.3600)
2018-07-14	*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)
2018-07-13	*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)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	22 / 27 (634.1372)	20 (158.8000)	23 (151.9772)	21 (158.8000)	12 (164.5600)
2018-05-05	*The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	18 / 54 (668.5372)	43 (162.8228)	11 (170.8688)	26 (162.8456)	9 (172.0000)
2018-05-04	*The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	46 / 54 (635.9316)	51 (153.1084)	49 (153.1088)	30 (162.2744)	21 (167.4400)
2018-04-27	*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)
2017-10-06	*Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	10 / 23 (647.9200)	5 (166.8228)	14 (159.3832)	14 (159.4056)	7 (162.3084)
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	15 / 31 (658.7656)	15 (165.0856)	7 (165.7028)	3 (170.2628)	20 (157.7144)
2017-07-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	19 / 30 (654.7884)	21 (164.5256)	11 (166.2972)	17 (164.0000)	21 (159.9656)
2017-07-14	*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)
2017-05-19	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	8 / 30 (650.7196)	1 (173.7028)	18 (158.2056)	13 (158.8228)	14 (159.9884)
2017-05-06	*Master In May-The Classic APPLETON, WI	24 / 50 (658.1712)	14 (171.4056)	35 (158.8228)	42 (155.9428)	6 (172.0000)
2017-05-05	*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)
2016-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	20 / 37 (649.6340)	17 (162.8572)	28 (157.1084)	2 (173.1200)	25 (156.5484)
2016-07-08	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)
2016-05-20	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	27 / 28 (611.8512)	28 (147.9656)	21 (153.6800)	16 (159.9428)	26 (150.2628)

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
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)