A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bocephus BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bocephus BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Faith, Fire, & Flavor
Faith, Fire, & Flavor is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 21 at the Meat Inferno (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “Faith, Fire & Flavor”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2025
latest Sep 11, 2026
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Consistency
±13.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.87 · weakest Chicken (149.69)
Road miles
20
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
603.64 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5372 | 146.8572 | 149.69 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 145.0972 | 153.87 | top 96% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 130.0800 | 150.19 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 142.8572 | 149.89 | top 94% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Inferno | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 94% | Sep 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 5 times, behind 98
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score620.4112 Meat Inferno
- Most recent contest Meat Inferno
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Meat Inferno
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5600 Meat Inferno
- Peak power rating (1492) Meat Inferno
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 32 / 33 (620.4112) | 32 (152.5372) | 32 (158.8228) | 33 (151.9312) | 31 (157.1200) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 50 / 52 (587.1316) | 51 (149.6800) | 48 (157.6916) | 51 (130.0800) | 49 (149.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 19 / 21 (603.3716) | 19 (146.8572) | 21 (145.0972) | 14 (168.5600) | 20 (142.8572) |