FLAMIN' M&M

FLAMIN' M&M is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 55 at the Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) (2021). They are ranked #3602 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Flamin M & M”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,602

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1509 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 6, 2018

latest Oct 29, 2021 · 3.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#615

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2624 / 720

Master · Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.26 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 657.41 (-1.15)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Smokin on the Summit

Consistency

±9.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.63)

Road miles

675

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.41 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

674.2624 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2624 at Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 4, 2021

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WOODBROTHERS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1613 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1613 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

12 rated contests

The metronome

±1.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
12 contests

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
2021 ↗	Master	#615 (255 pts)	#564 (310 pts)	#588 (315 pts)	#766 (185 pts)	#522 (360 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#873 (75 pts)	#773 (110 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#655 (497 pts)	#699 (487 pts)	#704 (482 pts)	#609 (557 pts)	#461 (732 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FLAMIN' M&M, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BUILDERS BBQ

#3,588 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FLAMIN' M&M)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FLAMIN' M&M has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 24, 2023

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BELLY DOWN BBQ

#3,633 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FLAMIN' M&M)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before FLAMIN' M&M's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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TAILGATE GUYS BBQ

#3,597 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1540

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to FLAMIN' M&M)

They've been 1540 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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HAWG HEAVEN

#3,625 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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DOUBLE DBQ

#3,636 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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Reservoir Hogs

#3,637 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1501

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before FLAMIN' M&M's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	11	11	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	11	11	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
The Boys in Que	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	173.7144	148.5372	164.60	top 61%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	173.7028	156.5944	162.63	top 68%
Pork	12	2	0	171.9656	153.7028	165.20	top 61%
Brisket	12	3	1	177.7028	150.8572	164.97	top 57%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	10	0	top 68%
KS	2	0	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest	2	17	0	top 56%	Oct 15, 2021
Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	2	18	0	top 81%	Aug 13, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 283 finished ahead 157 times, behind 284

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

20213 milestones

Jun 4 Career-best overall score674.2624 Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Aug 13 10th tracked contest Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash
Oct 29 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que - Day 1

20193 milestones

Apr 26 First call Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Smokin on the Summit
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1509) Smokin on the Summit

20182 milestones

Jul 6 First tracked contest Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5320 Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.9	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	Jun 4, 2021
+3	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest	Apr 26, 2019
+2.6	Smokin on the Summit	Jul 19, 2019
+2.5	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	Jun 14, 2019
+1.1	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off	Aug 28, 2020
-8.3	Boo-B-Que - Day 1	Oct 29, 2021
-7.7	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	Aug 7, 2020
-2.4	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash	Aug 13, 2021
-1	Border War Barbeque	Oct 25, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	4	75%	top 64%	93.6%	92%
2020	2	0%	top 95%	91.1%	89.5%
2019	5	60%	top 59%	92.1%	91.7%
2018	1	0%	top 60%	90.2%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 29, 2021	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	39 / 41 (661.0176)	13 (173.7144)	41 (157.6688)	37 (164.5372)	34 (165.0972)
Oct 15, 2021	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	17 / 27 (652.9716)	14 (165.0972)	19 (159.9428)	10 (171.4172)	20 (156.5144)
Aug 13, 2021	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	18 / 25 (659.9432)	15 (167.9888)	17 (163.9772)	22 (153.7028)	10 (174.2744)
Jun 4, 2021	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	15 / 55 (674.2624)	19 (168.5712)	7 (173.7028)	37 (157.6912)	6 (174.2972)
Aug 28, 2020	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	37 / 37 (633.0860)	28 (167.4172)	35 (156.5944)	37 (158.2172)	37 (150.8572)
Aug 7, 2020	Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	27 / 30 (655.8632)	28 (157.6688)	21 (164.5488)	14 (171.9656)	25 (161.6800)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	30 / 44 (662.7200)	38 (160.5372)	32 (163.3944)	24 (166.8112)	15 (171.9772)
Aug 30, 2019	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	15 / 22 (659.8516)	9 (170.8456)	17 (158.8116)	15 (167.3944)	18 (162.8000)
Jul 19, 2019	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	19 / 35 (656.4228)	34 (148.5372)	27 (160.5028)	16 (169.6800)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 14, 2019	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	20 / 38 (663.3260)	14 (170.3316)	27 (162.8116)	20 (166.2400)	19 (163.9428)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	21 / 42 (659.8972)	26 (158.8000)	8 (171.4172)	9 (170.8572)	28 (158.8228)
Jul 6, 2018	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	28 / 47 (649.5320)	27 (165.6916)	39 (158.2288)	29 (163.9428)	24 (161.6688)

FLAMIN' M&M

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)