ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE

ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ (2017). They are ranked #6020 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,020

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1433

peak 1433 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1020

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

664.0344 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.11 (+3.94)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±15.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.17 · weakest Brisket (156.14)

Road miles

464

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.11 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

664.0344 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.0344 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 27, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORK 'N MINDY has finished one call ahead of ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 156.14
Chicken avg 164.17
0 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of YARDHOGS BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (Sep 24, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Sep 24, 2021

Chicken nemesis

15 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 17 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RIB I'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
24 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 29th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1020 (60 pts)	#833 (145 pts)	#1161 (60 pts)	#1067 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#905 (340 pts)	#1301 (180 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#1005 (305 pts)	#1129 (250 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1383 (181 pts)	#905 (431 pts)	#1501 (181 pts)	#1458 (186 pts)	#1390 (206 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1736 (145 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1336 (200 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Disciples of Blues and BBQ

#6,021 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Disciples of Blues and BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

KC Rib doctor

#6,025 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

5–10 in 15 shared contests (33% to ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 39 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Meaty Bone BBQ

#6,031 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE)

Fewer contests behind them than ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE has cooked, 12 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SMOKEN HOG RODS

#6,032 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Slappin'Butt BBQ

#6,019 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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ADAM'S RIB MIDLAND, VA

#6,017 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

Level with ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SKUNK RIVER BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
IHC BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
OVERLAND PORK BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMF	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Last Years Leftovers	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Evening Wood	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
POWER I BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
This Little Piggy Got Smoked	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	2	1	1	179.4400	151.3944	164.17	top 53%
Pork Ribs	24	2	0	0	172.5944	133.5200	159.55	top 61%
Pork	24	0	0	0	170.8228	135.9312	158.26	top 69%
Brisket	24	0	0	0	167.4400	147.9200	156.14	top 69%

“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 88%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	23	0	top 70%
MO	1	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	6	29	top 62%	Sep 24, 2021
Shawnee Great Grillers	4	43	top 73%	Sep 25, 2026
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	40	top 40%	Sep 21, 2018
Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	2	23	top 83%	Jul 14, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 23 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 742 finished ahead 654 times, behind 1,252

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20191 milestone

Sep 27 Career-best overall score664.0344 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20174 milestones

Apr 21 10th tracked contest 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
Sep 22 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 22 First category win (Chicken) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

20133 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1492) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Aug 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6568 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2019
+6.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 21, 2018
+6.3	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 27, 2018
+4.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 22, 2017
+0.9	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 22, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-9.7	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 26, 2025
-8.6	Grasshopper '19	May 10, 2019
-8.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2013
-8.1	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge	Apr 20, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	100%	top 71%	90%	90%
2025	1	0	0%	top 93%	87.8%	87.8%
2024	1	0	0%	top 70%	89.4%	89.4%
2023	1	0	0%	top 59%	90.2%	90.2%
2021	1	0	0%	top 83%	88.4%	88.4%
2019	3	0	67%	top 70%	92.2%	88.6%
2018	4	0	0%	top 66%	91.4%	89.2%
2017	3	1	33%	top 71%	90.9%	88.7%
2016	3	0	0%	top 69%	89.2%	89%
2015	1	0	0%	top 54%	89.3%	89.3%
2014	2	0	0%	top 75%	90%	86.3%
2013	3	0	0%	top 63%	90.2%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	46 / 65 (647.9200)	9 (175.4172)	34 (165.6916)	61 (155.9656)	63 (150.8456)
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	62 / 67 (632.4344)	45 (163.9888)	60 (151.9200)	46 (163.4172)	64 (153.1084)
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	51 / 73 (643.9088)	43 (165.0972)	57 (157.1316)	52 (160.5600)	43 (161.1200)
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	43 / 73 (649.5996)	37 (166.2628)	54 (161.0856)	48 (161.7028)	42 (160.5484)
Sep 24, 2021	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	71 / 86 (636.4112)	63 (158.8000)	30 (169.1200)	80 (150.8228)	52 (157.6684)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	29 / 102 (664.0344)	48 (165.7028)	9 (172.5944)	39 (166.8456)	58 (158.8916)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	51 / 53 (627.2456)	32 (168.5716)	50 (150.7656)	47 (159.4056)	50 (148.5028)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	46 / 53 (621.6228)	37 (161.6916)	10 (170.8800)	51 (135.9312)	45 (153.1200)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	40 / 107 (658.1712)	25 (169.1200)	32 (167.9656)	21 (170.8228)	90 (150.2628)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	28 / 66 (651.3944)	32 (163.4288)	29 (162.8572)	16 (169.1084)	36 (156)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	51 / 56 (635.9084)	55 (151.3944)	46 (158.2284)	37 (165.1428)	47 (161.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	42 / 46 (622.1600)	36 (159.3828)	45 (147.9772)	45 (149.1200)	23 (165.6800)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	48 / 112 (654.3084)	1 (179.4400)	62 (161.7256)	84 (158.8228)	80 (154.3200)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	23 / 26 (630.1256)	18 (165.0856)	23 (153.0744)	22 (158.8456)	20 (153.1200)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	52 / 64 (632.5028)	48 (158.2744)	47 (156.5600)	61 (150.2284)	23 (167.4400)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	64 / 111 (640.4572)	20 (169.7144)	81 (155.3828)	34 (167.4056)	97 (147.9544)
Jul 15, 2016	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	36 / 46 (640.5028)	27 (165.1200)	25 (166.8572)	38 (158.8456)	41 (149.6800)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	43 / 60 (642.1824)	50 (155.9656)	12 (171.4284)	53 (154.2400)	36 (160.5484)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	61 / 112 (642.7544)	38 (166.8344)	22 (171.4744)	75 (156.5256)	97 (147.9200)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	103 / 112 (595.0972)	64 (161.7144)	111 (133.5200)	106 (145.6228)	77 (154.2400)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	40 / 70 (647.9432)	63 (152.5028)	26 (167.4744)	16 (168.5716)	38 (159.3944)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	63 / 114 (638.1140)	61 (160.5140)	105 (143.9772)	17 (169.6800)	35 (163.9428)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	42 / 74 (649.6568)	15 (171.4056)	52 (159.4172)	61 (156.5712)	41 (162.2628)
Jun 21, 2013	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	141 / 183 (610.2852)	45 (164.5714)	136 (151.9998)	163 (143.9998)	132 (149.7142)

ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)