A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE MIST BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE MIST BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Bringing the Flame to Your Game
Bringing the Flame to Your Game is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 12 at the Smokin' in the Valley (2022). They are ranked #5657 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Dec 3, 2021
latest Nov 26, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.86 · weakest Pork (151.20)
Road miles
68
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
617.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bringing the Flame to Your Game, each with one reason worth a look.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before Bringing the Flame to Your Game's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Bringing the Flame to Your Game's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with Bringing the Flame to Your Game on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before Bringing the Flame to Your Game's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before Bringing the Flame to Your Game's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4516 | 141.0740 | 159.86 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 149.7372 | 157.71 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 169.7372 | 131.2228 | 151.20 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 123.3028 | 151.53 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
34
finished ahead 8 times, behind 70
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.4744 Brew N Que - LITE EDITION
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4516 Brew N Que - LITE EDITION
- First category win (Pork) Smokin' in the Valley
- First overall top-10 Smokin' in the Valley
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Valley
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Brew N Que Perth 2021
- First call Brew N Que Perth 2021
- Peak power rating (1484) Brew N Que Perth 2021
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 | Dec 3, 2021 |
| -14.9 | Spit In The Hills | Apr 30, 2022 |
| -7.8 | Chidlow BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -7.5 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 26, 2022 |
| -7.2 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | Oct 21, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83% | top 86% | 88.8% | 87.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2022 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 10 / 12 (627.3712) | 10 (158.7884) | 11 (149.7372) | 1 (169.7372) | 11 (149.1084) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon | 12 / 15 (639.4744) | 2 (171.4516) | 4 (167.9884) | 15 (136.5372) | 5 (163.4972) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 14 / 17 (614.8344) | 11 (159.4400) | 13 (151.9772) | 16 (150.2400) | 11 (153.1772) |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western | 16 / 16 (627.3712) | 16 (141.0740) | 6 (162.2972) | 10 (155.4400) | 5 (168.5600) |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia | — | — | — | 4 (164.0228) | — |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia | — | — | 4 (160.5600) | — | — |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont | 23 / 23 (576.7652) | 5 (168.5484) | 16 (153.6912) | 23 (131.2228) | 23 (123.3028) |