High-water mark
682.7884
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.7884 at Buckeye BBQ Classic — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 17, 2026
FLAT BOTTOM BBQ
FLAT BOTTOM BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 29 at the Bands and BBQ at the Point (2025). They are ranked #6340 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “FlatBottom BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1404
peak 1404 · rated over 18 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2013
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
672.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.40 (+36.65)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.68 · weakest Brisket (154.76)
Road miles
2,334
across 21 mapped stops · furthest 437 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$105K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.40 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #616 (240 pts) | #575 (315 pts) | #783 (200 pts) | #626 (255 pts) | #587 (275 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #609 (259 pts) | #721 (229 pts) | #513 (438 pts) | #517 (364 pts) | #595 (279 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #750 (183 pts) | #833 (173 pts) | #872 (173 pts) | #618 (293 pts) | #777 (193 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #788 (178 pts) | #849 (178 pts) | #770 (247 pts) | #691 (238 pts) | #832 (178 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2564 (53 pts) | #1996 (68 pts) | #2013 (63 pts) | #2559 (53 pts) | #2558 (53 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FLAT BOTTOM BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1403
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,339 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before FLAT BOTTOM BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
Fewer contests behind them than FLAT BOTTOM BBQ has cooked, 12 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#6,341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
Level with FLAT BOTTOM BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1520
67 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 152
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1565
They've been 1565 at their best, 162 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiggin aint easy | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bleacher Bums BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| McQ Smokers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts-N-Racks BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Salted Anchor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 138.8000 | 159.31 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 130.7884 | 157.27 | top 80% |
| Pork | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 147.3828 | 164.68 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 138.8116 | 154.76 | top 79% |
“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) | 10 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 73% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Buckeye BBQ Classic | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 55% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 83% | Aug 16, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
11 of 21 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
14
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
20 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
451
finished ahead 123 times, behind 737
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Sep 19, 2014 → Aug 16, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.7884 Buckeye BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0228 Bands and BBQ at the Point
20241 milestone
- First call Bands & BBQ at the Point
20232 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.3884 Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues
- 10th tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1490) Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 18, 2025 |
| +7.8 | Bands and BBQ at the Point | Sep 12, 2025 |
| +4.9 | Buckeye BBQ Classic | Jul 17, 2026 |
| +2 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 1, 2013 |
| -12.9 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 9, 2014 |
| -12.3 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -11.5 | Smoke On the Ohio | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -10.5 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 20, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 94.8% | 92.6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 94.7% | 92.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 87% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 85.3% | 83.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 19 / 38 (680.4912) | 23 (169.6684) | 24 (168) | 15 (173.1428) | 16 (169.6800) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 18 / 30 (682.7884) | 12 (174.2628) | 21 (169.1200) | 19 (169.1200) | 14 (170.2856) |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 34 / 35 (636.4800) | 32 (162.8228) | 34 (158.8228) | 28 (163.4172) | 35 (151.4172) |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 22 (159.9312) | — | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 13 / 29 (681.6916) | 14 (170.2628) | 3 (176.0228) | 10 (170.8344) | 19 (164.5716) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 20 / 40 (678.7656) | 33 (163.9656) | 26 (167.3828) | 7 (174.8572) | 10 (172.5600) |
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 32 / 34 (638.7092) | 33 (155.9544) | 31 (155.9544) | 23 (167.4060) | 28 (159.3944) |
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 18 (166.8688) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 23 / 31 (661.0744) | 25 (162.2400) | 28 (159.4400) | 7 (175.4056) | 21 (163.9888) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 43 / 49 (639.8632) | 35 (166.8572) | 40 (161.6916) | 48 (152.5028) | 38 (158.8116) |
| May 17, 2024 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 32 / 32 (618.7084) | 32 (138.8000) | 27 (160.5256) | 22 (162.8456) | 27 (156.5372) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 31 / 33 (647.3492) | 30 (162.2516) | 24 (163.4288) | 28 (162.2628) | 28 (159.4060) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 32 / 41 (652.3884) | 28 (169.1084) | 34 (161.0972) | 14 (171.9656) | 36 (150.2172) |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 32 / 35 (635.4176) | 31 (160.0116) | 30 (162.8800) | 24 (166.8800) | 33 (145.6460) |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 23 (158.2056) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke On the Ohio 🏅 Mt.Vernon, IN | 27 / 28 (594.1028) | 22 (157.6568) | 23 (149.7144) | 26 (147.3828) | 28 (139.3488) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 46 / 47 (614.1372) | 43 (154.8000) | 47 (146.8344) | 30 (164.5828) | 45 (147.9200) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 64 / 64 (587.9776) | 58 (156.0228) | 64 (135.4176) | 53 (157.7256) | 63 (138.8116) |
| May 9, 2014 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 77 / 80 (578.1368) | 73 (144.5484) | 79 (130.7884) | 49 (158.8228) | 75 (143.9772) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 74 / 75 (582.7192) | 71 (143.3824) | 75 (139.9884) | 62 (158.8456) | 70 (140.5028) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 62 / 72 (626.3540) | 63 (154.2856) | 62 (153.1884) | 35 (166.3200) | 61 (152.5600) |