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Flower of the Flames

Flower of the Flames is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual (2019). They are ranked #1581 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,581
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1559
peak 1581 · rated over 32 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

33
in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013
latest Sep 19, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#913
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

2
5 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
3% of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

691.9884 / 720
Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

653.80 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.47 (+2.33)

Walk rate

30%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028
Pork · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±14.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 166.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.29)

Road miles

1,144
across 33 mapped stops · furthest 181 mi

Schedule strength

26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$200K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.47 / 720
33 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual (May 31, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKE RINGERS.

High-water mark

691.9884 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9884 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 31, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 16 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 16 state-championship entries

Their season

2019 1 Grand Championship

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.

  • 4 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 1 category win
  • average top 35%

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.75 points below their pork, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 9%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 160.29
  • Pork avg 166.04
  • 4 calls in 33 entries

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual on May 31, 2019 — 9 contests and 7.3 years ago.

  • last GC May 31, 2019
  • 7.3 years ago
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A strong matchup

12–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

14 of 19 shared pork entries lost

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BURNT FINGER BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOYS IN BLUE BARBECUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 30% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 30% across 11 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

  • 11 June contests
  • top 46% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.5% of a perfect score
  • 33 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1226 (180 pts) #1295 (180 pts) #1087 (255 pts) #1301 (180 pts) #1077 (255 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #913 (356 pts) #1075 (311 pts) #695 (546 pts) #736 (516 pts) #1112 (286 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Flower of the Flames, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHASE BROTHERS BBQ
#1,575 of the rated field
1560 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1585
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Flower of the Flames)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Sep 29, 2022
⚔ Head-to-head
What the Pork?
#1,588 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
47
GCs
0
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1589
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Flower of the Flames)

They've been 1589 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 45 contests
  • last seen Sep 27, 2025
⚔ Head-to-head
SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA
#1,574 of the rated field
1560 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
1
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1560
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Flower of the Flames)

Fewer contests behind them than Flower of the Flames has cooked, 13 to 33, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Aug 19, 2023
⚔ Head-to-head
J-PIG PICTURE PERFECT BAR-B-QUE
#1,582 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1559
3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to Flower of the Flames)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Flower of the Flames's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 11 contests
⚔ Head-to-head
BBQ BROMANCE
#1,586 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1564
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Flower of the Flames)

Level with Flower of the Flames on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Aug 26, 2016
⚔ Head-to-head
SMOKE EM UP BBQ
#1,578 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1559

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Aug 23, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BURNT FINGER BBQ 19 0 19 0% ⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS 18 4 14 22% ⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig 18 3 15 17% ⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 17 4 13 24% ⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 17 2 15 12% ⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ 17 2 15 12% ⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ 17 2 15 12% ⚔ compare
Hawg Wild 16 7 9 44% ⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ 16 1 15 6% ⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 15 0 15 0% ⚔ compare
No Butts About It 14 8 6 57% ⚔ compare
RIB I'S 14 7 7 50% ⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK 14 7 7 50% ⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY 14 4 9 29% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 33 3 1 1 176.5944 146.1944 162.78 top 50%
Pork Ribs 33 4 1 1 177.7028 147.4172 160.29 top 57%
Pork 33 3 0 2 177.7028 156.5484 166.04 top 41%
Brisket 33 4 0 1 176.5828 144.5144 162.36 top 46%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)61top 54%
Large (40+)270top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO170top 55%
KS161top 37%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 4 34 0 top 37% Jun 27, 2025
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 4 15 0 top 52% Sep 14, 2018
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 4 13 0 top 23% Jun 24, 2016
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ 2 33 0 top 46% Oct 6, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests
Contests a season 3 across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MO 17 of 33 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 23 4 of them more than once
First title May 31, 2019 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
Opponents faced 2,190 finished ahead 2,896 times, behind 2,679
Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021

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

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20212 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
  2. Peak power rating (1581) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20196 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
  2. First overall podium McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
  3. First Grand Championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
  4. First state championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
  5. Career-best overall score691.9884 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
  6. 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20142 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest
  2. 10th tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
  2. First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7138 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.1McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th AnnualMay 31, 2019
+13.9Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 21, 2013
+12.2Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 24, 2016
+11.5The Great Lenexa BBQ BattleJun 22, 2018
+8.440th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTESTSep 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.537th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook OutSep 19, 2025
-7.834th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook OutSep 16, 2022
-7The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 21, 2024
-5.735th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue OpenOct 2, 2014
-5.7Smoke in the SpringApr 8, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20252000 50% top 57% 93.1% 92.1%
20241000 0% top 65% 88.7% 88.7%
20222000 50% top 60% 90.9% 90.5%
20211000 100% top 23% 92.4% 92.4%
20194111 50% top 35% 96.1% 92.2%
20182000 0% top 33% 92.4% 91.9%
20173000 0% top 40% 92.2% 91.1%
20165000 40% top 49% 92.7% 90.6%
20152000 0% top 53% 88.9% 88.8%
20146001 33% top 51% 92.3% 89.3%
20135000 20% top 43% 92.5% 89.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 19, 2025 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO 24 / 30 (656.3768) 26 (161.0856) 28 (155.9428) 23 (162.7884) 4 (176.5600)
Jun 27, 2025 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 54 / 159 (670.2168) 43 (169.7028) 38 (173.1200) 62 (167.4056) 103 (159.9884)
Jun 21, 2024 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 112 / 172 (638.6968) 63 (166.8228) 153 (150.8000) 63 (166.2628) 122 (154.8112)
Sep 16, 2022 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO 25 / 33 (648.9828) 10 (173.1200) 30 (149.6456) 25 (162.8116) 24 (163.4056)
Jun 24, 2022 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 72 / 164 (654.7428) 30 (170.2972) 144 (150.8000) 65 (167.3828) 47 (166.2628)
Jun 25, 2021 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 34 / 145 (665.6000) 85 (160.5372) 85 (160.5372) 3 (177.7028) 40 (166.8228)
Sep 12, 2019 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 63 / 468 (494.8344) 164 (168.5600) 361 (158.2284) 299 (162.2628) 278 (160.5828)
Sep 12, 2019 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS 131 / 135 (646.2288) 117 (165.0856) 134 (152.0116) 66 (169.7372) 128 (159.3944)
Jun 21, 2019 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 45 / 183 (658.1940) 156 (150.8456) 10 (173.1428) 99 (161.0856) 10 (173.1200)
May 31, 2019 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS 1 / 25 (691.9884) 1 (176.5944) 8 (167.4056) 8 (171.4056) 3 (176.5828)
Sep 14, 2018 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 19 / 35 (658.1828) 18 (166.2744) 28 (162.8228) 14 (166.8228) 19 (162.2628)
Jun 22, 2018 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS 20 / 185 (665.0856) 79 (161.1316) 39 (167.4172) 45 (166.8456) 16 (169.6912)
Oct 6, 2017 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO 33 / 76 (659.8744) 30 (166.8112) 24 (167.9888) 43 (163.9772) 39 (161.0972)
Jun 23, 2017 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 62 / 184 (643.4288) 92 (158.2628) 98 (159.4172) 54 (165.1544) 68 (160.5944)
Apr 7, 2017 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 23 / 54 (663.9432) 21 (166.8456) 33 (164.5604) 21 (170.2744) 24 (162.2628)
Oct 29, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 380 / 557 (639.8856) 133 (170.2628) 167 (168.5600) 450 (156.5484) 516 (144.5144)
Sep 16, 2016 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 15 / 35 (665.6456) 15 (163.4056) 10 (170.2856) 14 (168.5600) 17 (163.3944)
Sep 9, 2016 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO 37 / 76 (662.7660) 56 (158.8228) 54 (159.4060) 19 (172.5600) 12 (171.9772)
Jun 24, 2016 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 23 / 183 (667.3372) 5 (174.8456) 107 (157.6916) 18 (170.8228) 55 (163.9772)
Apr 8, 2016 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 81 / 109 (625.6116) 89 (150.8344) 98 (149.6800) 31 (168.5600) 71 (156.5372)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 394 / 606 (640.3772) 576 (146.1944) 494 (153.6572) 73 (172.5600) 175 (167.9656)
Jun 26, 2015 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 76 / 183 (638.2284) 74 (162.2628) 162 (147.4172) 70 (162.8456) 36 (165.7028)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 393 / 552 (635.3028) 245 (166.2628) 495 (149.7144) 254 (165.1084) 408 (154.2172)
Sep 19, 2014 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 25 / 49 (659.8972) 26 (166.8228) 15 (169.1200) 36 (161.1200) 22 (162.8344)
Jul 24, 2014 ACF - GKCCA BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO 17 / 25 (622.1028) 17 (155.9428) 15 (151.3944) 3 (169.6684) 22 (145.0972)
Jun 27, 2014 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 56 / 184 (642.3088) 37 (166.8800) 105 (156.6060) 13 (170.8572) 134 (147.9656)
Apr 11, 2014 6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO 16 / 46 (664.4224) 28 (161.1200) 1 (177.7028) 23 (163.3828) 26 (162.2168)
Mar 14, 2014 NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO 32 / 61 (635.8628) 44 (153.1200) 24 (161.6800) 20 (164) 33 (157.0628)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 295 / 535 (634.6856) 443 (151.3828) 367 (154.7888) 317 (158.2512) 51 (170.2628)
Sep 20, 2013 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 31 / 53 (642.0916) 18 (166.2400) 36 (156.5260) 35 (159.3712) 22 (159.9544)
Jun 21, 2013 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 13 / 183 (665.7138) 82 (160.5712) 49 (163.9998) 44 (165.1428) 4 (176)
Apr 12, 2013 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 30 / 48 (640) 39 (154.2858) 22 (161.7144) 35 (159.9998) 21 (164)
Mar 15, 2013 NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO 27 / 79 (645.1424) 38 (160.5714) 20 (165.7140) 11 (168) 63 (150.8570)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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