BEST Pump & Flow is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 165.7600 | 142.9032 | 150.59 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.9656 | 143.3828 | 155.99 | top 24% |
“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.
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 2% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off by Daniel Energy Partners (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 18 / 102 (314.8344) | — | 59 (146.8688) | — | 6 (167.9656) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Midland, TX | 23 / 88 (299.3944) | — | 48 (146.8344) | — | 18 (152.5600) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Permian Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 44 / 64 (286.2860) | — | 51 (142.9032) | — | 40 (143.3828) |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Permain Basin Barbeque Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Midland, TX | 1 / 54 (325.7944) | — | 2 (165.7600) | — | 3 (160.0344) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.