Flaming Pig Barbecue

Flaming Pig Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 75 at the Hog Happnin' (2013).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1516

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 1, 2013

latest May 8, 2016 · 2.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

676.4912 / 720

Master · Hog Happnin'

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Hog Happnin'

Consistency

±15.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.27 · weakest Pork (162.24)

Road miles

4,403

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 4,306 mi

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

650.47 / 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

676.4912 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.4912 at Hog Happnin' — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 1, 2013

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The long haul

4,403 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,403 miles across 4 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,306 miles to Ruhrpott BBQ.

4 mapped stops
furthest 4,306 mi

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	165.7372	158.2628	162.42	top 54%
Pork Ribs	4	0	0	168.5484	154.8344	163.27	top 36%
Pork	4	0	0	170.8228	153.0512	162.24	top 45%
Brisket	4	2	1	178.8572	143.9312	162.53	top 40%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BE	1	top 50%
EU	1	top 36%
NC	1	top 21%

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BE 1 of 4 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 189 finished ahead 149 times, behind 87

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

20162 milestones

May 8 Peak power rating (1516) Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Most recent contest Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

20135 milestones

Nov 1 First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 First call Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4912 Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 Career-best overall score676.4912 Hog Happnin'
Nov 1 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Hog Happnin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Hog Happnin'	Nov 1, 2013
+4.7	Ruhrpott BBQ	Oct 10, 2014
+0.4	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-0.2	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015

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	100%	top 50%	89.7%	89.7%
2015	1	0%	top 51%	88.7%	88.7%
2014	1	0%	top 36%	89%	89%
2013	1	100%	top 21%	94%	94%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	20 / 40 (646.1484)	20 (165.7028)	28 (154.8344)	33 (153.0512)	4 (172.5600)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	34 / 67 (638.7432)	43 (159.9772)	16 (165.1316)	37 (158.8572)	42 (154.7772)
Oct 10, 2014	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	21 / 58 (640.4912)	13 (165.7372)	13 (164.5828)	13 (166.2400)	49 (143.9312)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	16 / 75 (676.4912)	61 (158.2628)	20 (168.5484)	15 (170.8228)	3 (178.8572)