FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE)

FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1719 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,719

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1560 · rated over 14 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2014

latest Aug 22, 2025 · 11.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#365

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

53% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2632 / 720

Master · Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.39 (+0.55)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Consistency

±14.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.88)

Road miles

5,197

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 585 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

661.39 / 720

17 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition (May 14, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE BBQ GURU.

Giant slayer

65 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 65-team field at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition.

May 14, 2016

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 15%

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2632 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2632 at Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 1, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has finished one call ahead of FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 1 Grand Championship

2016 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

7 contests
5 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 26%

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A tough matchup

9–3 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 75% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.21 points below their pork, and turns into a call 47% of the time against 65%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.88
Pork avg 168.09
8 calls in 17 entries

The drought

15 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition on May 14, 2016 — 15 contests and 10.4 years ago.

last GC May 14, 2016
10.4 years ago

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PUREBBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Slow Joe's Barn Burner (Aug 15, 2020).

last seen Jul 22, 2017
back Aug 15, 2020

Pork nemesis

9 of 12 shared pork entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared pork entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 24% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 24% finish in small fields against top 34% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 24% (4)
Large (40+): top 34% (6)

A June team

Top 20% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,197 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,197 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 585 miles to Oslofjord BBQ Challenge.

17 mapped stops
furthest 585 mi

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
17 contests

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
2025 ↗	Master	#1001 (101 pts)	#899 (141 pts)	#1523 (56 pts)	#854 (151 pts)	#1053 (96 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#907 (131 pts)	#1123 (111 pts)	#1271 (101 pts)	#988 (121 pts)	#743 (221 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#514 (189 pts)	#629 (154 pts)	#762 (114 pts)	#625 (154 pts)	#551 (189 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1092 (289 pts)	#1153 (289 pts)	#1212 (269 pts)	#994 (369 pts)	#1094 (309 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#365 (1,033 pts)	#584 (693 pts)	#354 (1,048 pts)	#413 (968 pts)	#510 (803 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE), each with one reason worth a look.

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

FREE RANGE BBQ

#1,727 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1581

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE))

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE) has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

GRILLKUNST

#1,720 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1573

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE))

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE)'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 32 contests

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Scuttlebutts

#1,718 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1567

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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BIG DICK'S BBQ

#1,713 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1553

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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BLACKSTRAP BBQ

#1,716 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1551

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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BAD INVESTMENT BBQ

#1,712 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1555

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LETZQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	7	0	0	174.2744	151.9084	165.11	top 51%
Pork Ribs	17	8	0	2	173.1200	149.1088	163.88	top 48%
Pork	17	11	2	2	178.8800	157.1428	168.09	top 37%
Brisket	17	9	0	2	173.7144	151.9544	164.32	top 44%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 24%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	6	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NL	2	1	top 22%
DE	1	0	top 13%
NR	1	0	top 57%
NO	1	0	top 25%
IT	1	0	top 28%
DK	1	0	top 17%
NE	1	0	top 14%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	3	1	1	top 15%	Jun 3, 2017
Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP	2	4	0	top 25%	Jul 1, 2017
Brew N Q (OPEN)	2	16	0	top 66%	May 27, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 2 of 17 contests · 7 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

First title May 14, 2016 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Opponents faced 280 finished ahead 369 times, behind 200

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs Jul 22, 2017 → Aug 15, 2020

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

20251 milestone

Aug 22 Most recent contest Smoke in the North

20172 milestones

May 26 10th tracked contest Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL)
Jul 1 Career-best overall score686.2632 Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP

20167 milestones

May 14 First overall podium Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
May 14 First Grand Championship Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
May 14 Biggest field won (65 teams) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 4 First Reserve Championship BBQ by the Sea
Jul 2 First category win (Pork) Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jul 2 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sep 24 Peak power rating (1560) 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

20144 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 7 First call Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1544 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 14, 2016
+12.7	BBQ by the Sea	Jun 4, 2016
+12.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2014
+11	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	Sep 24, 2016
+7.9	Oslofjord BBQ Challenge	Aug 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017
-6.8	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 22, 2017
-5.5	Brew N Q (OPEN)	May 27, 2017
-2.3	EUregio Barbecue Festival	Aug 20, 2016
-1.5	Smoke in the North	Aug 22, 2025

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 52%	89.5%	89.5%
2023	1	0	1	0	100%	top 43%	92.6%	92.6%
2020	1	0	1	0	100%	top 29%	92.2%	92.2%
2017	6	0	1	0	50%	top 55%	95.3%	91.2%
2016	7	1	5	2	100%	top 26%	95.3%	92.7%
2014	1	0	1	0	100%	top 14%	91.3%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2025	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp	16 / 31 (644.5144)	9 (166.2400)	28 (149.1088)	8 (168)	17 (161.1656)
Aug 26, 2023	Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp	9 / 21 (666.7084)	12 (163.9656)	14 (164.5256)	10 (168.5372)	3 (169.6800)
Aug 15, 2020	Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum	4 / 14 (663.8400)	6 (165.0972)	10 (159.9428)	6 (171.4172)	4 (167.3828)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	29 / 40 (648.4000)	24 (166.8228)	29 (161.6572)	29 (162.8000)	30 (157.1200)
Jul 1, 2017	Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine	4 / 18 (686.2632)	5 (173.1200)	4 (172.5716)	14 (168.5828)	4 (171.9888)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	16 / 56 (667.3372)	31 (164.5372)	29 (160.5600)	5 (171.9772)	11 (170.2628)
May 27, 2017	Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent	24 / 34 (650.1828)	16 (167.9656)	19 (165.1200)	24 (162.8572)	29 (154.2400)
May 26, 2017	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	16 / 26 (657.0860)	5 (174.2744)	22 (154.8116)	7 (169.7028)	21 (158.2972)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	38 / 50 (630.1488)	46 (151.9084)	33 (156.5716)	26 (162.2972)	25 (159.3716)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	9 / 67 (666.2172)	55 (154.2400)	3 (173.1200)	18 (166.8572)	6 (172)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	15 / 35 (666.1828)	25 (166.2512)	4 (170.8228)	6 (171.9772)	32 (157.1316)
Aug 20, 2016	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	16 / 28 (659.8512)	6 (170.8228)	27 (156.5256)	17 (166.2400)	10 (166.2628)
Aug 13, 2016	Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO	7 / 28 (657.0628)	7 (166.8112)	7 (167.4056)	1 (170.8916)	20 (151.9544)
Jul 2, 2016	Prime UVE INVITATIONAL BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP unrated Gaiarine, Italy	5 / 18 (683.3828)	15 (166.2400)	8 (170.8456)	1 (178.8800)	10 (167.4172)
Jun 4, 2016	BBQ by the Sea Kerteminde, Denmark	2 / 12 (653.1200)	7 (162.8228)	2 (169.1544)	6 (157.1428)	4 (164)
May 14, 2016	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL	1 / 65 (686.2056)	16 (169.6684)	8 (171.9772)	6 (173.1200)	6 (171.4400)
Jun 7, 2014	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, NE	6 / 43 (657.1544)	27 (156)	13 (161.1772)	10 (166.2628)	3 (173.7144)

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

FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE)

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A big fish in small ponds

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)