Flying Ducks

Flying Ducks is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 40 at the Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) (2013).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1465

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 10, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2852 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5714

Pork Ribs · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±17.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.99 · weakest Brisket (155.55)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

641.68 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.2852 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2852 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 7, 2013

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 24th

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	169.7140	147.9884	158.28	top 83%
Pork Ribs	4	172.5714	158.8800	164.99	top 62%
Pork	4	166.8344	161.1428	162.85	top 82%
Brisket	4	165.7142	145.1088	155.55	top 84%

“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)	1	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	4	24	0	top 85%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 102 finished ahead 26 times, behind 147

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jun 7, 2013 → Jun 13, 2014

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

20161 milestone

Jun 10 Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20135 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2852 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 Career-best overall score670.2852 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5714 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1498) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 13, 2014
-11.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)	Jun 12, 2015
-9.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2016
-2.3	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 7, 2013

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)
2016	1	0%	top 92%	88.2%	88.2%
2015	1	0%	top 94%	88.5%	88.5%
2014	1	0%	top 92%	86.7%	86.7%
2013	1	0%	top 60%	93.1%	93.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	36 / 39 (634.7544)	35 (161.6912)	32 (161.1200)	31 (166.8344)	38 (145.1088)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	46 / 49 (637.1084)	47 (153.7256)	25 (167.4056)	45 (161.1428)	45 (154.8344)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	45 / 49 (624.5600)	49 (147.9884)	41 (158.8800)	37 (161.1544)	41 (156.5372)
Jun 7, 2013	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	24 / 40 (670.2852)	19 (169.7140)	12 (172.5714)	33 (162.2856)	26 (165.7142)