The heartbreaker
1.1884
points from the title
Came within 1.1884 points of the Grand Championship at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (Sep 13, 2024).
Flying G BBQ
Flying G BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 67 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1530
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.51
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.33 · weakest Pork (169.53)
Road miles
1
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Purse competed for
$150K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
683.06 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 162.8344 | 169.54 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 169.7028 | 170.66 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 163.4628 | 169.53 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 167.4056 | 173.33 | top 17% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 5% | Sep 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
159
finished ahead 185 times, behind 46
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20253 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1531) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20247 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First call Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall top-10 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall podium Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First Reserve Championship Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score693.1888 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best overall score693.1888 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 40 / 75 (663.9656) | 57 (162.8344) | 28 (170.2628) | 53 (163.4628) | 29 (167.4056) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 7 / 92 (692.0116) | 7 (174.8800) | 29 (172) | 50 (166.2744) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 2 / 67 (693.1888) | 18 (170.9144) | 33 (169.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (173.7144) |