Flying W North BBQ

Flying W North BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd at the Smoke in the Spring (Steak) (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5744 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,744

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2019

latest Aug 9, 2024 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#437

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

4% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

671.4516 / 720

Master · Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.50 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.62 (+8.88)

Walk rate

12%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Pork Ribs · Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

Consistency

±36.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.85 · weakest Chicken (159.34)

Road miles

919

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$218K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.62 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.1200 points from the title

Came within 1.1200 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Spring (Steak) (Apr 8, 2022).

High-water mark

671.4516 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.4516 at Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 4, 2021

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

B&D BBQ has finished one call ahead of Flying W North BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 159.34
Pork avg 163.85
0 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Just Smoked Your Butt in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

16 of 16 shared pork entries lost

LOVE 2 Q ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOVE 2 Q has out-cooked them in 16 of 16 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Blaz'n Weazel BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 63% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 63% across 4 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 75% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Bricks every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 32nd

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
2024 ↗	Master	#765 (179 pts)	#819 (179 pts)	#843 (184 pts)	#768 (199 pts)	#793 (184 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#623 (259 pts)	#671 (259 pts)	#668 (309 pts)	#688 (239 pts)	#634 (274 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#437 (498 pts)	#479 (463 pts)	#506 (483 pts)	#462 (483 pts)	#387 (608 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#451 (403 pts)	#464 (418 pts)	#358 (573 pts)	#459 (413 pts)	#454 (433 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Flying W North BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Damn It's Good BBQ

#5,742 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Flying W North BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Flying W North BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Bulldog BBQ

#5,752 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1444

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque

#5,736 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 30, 2025

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SULTANS OF SWINE

#5,737 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Flying W North BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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BRUSHFIRE BBQ

#5,739 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Every Man A Smoker

#5,749 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Flying W North BBQ's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Pine Tar BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Cow Creek BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Happy Grillmore	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	0	0	174.8916	146.2400	159.34	top 75%
Pork Ribs	24	2	1	176.5944	150.8456	162.31	top 69%
Pork	23	0	0	172.5484	145.6800	163.85	top 68%
Brisket	24	1	0	173.1200	148.5144	162.95	top 60%

“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)	7	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	24	0	top 77%
MO	1	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Bricks	4	32	top 79%	Aug 9, 2024
Smoke in the Spring	4	2	top 75%	Apr 7, 2023
Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	2	20	top 71%	Jun 16, 2023
Smoke on the Trails	2	43	top 93%	Sep 11, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 8 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 24 of 25 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 526 finished ahead 330 times, behind 986

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

20242 milestones

Aug 9 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
Aug 9 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

20223 milestones

Apr 8 First overall top-10 Smoke in the Spring (Steak)
Apr 8 First overall podium Smoke in the Spring (Steak)
Apr 8 First Reserve Championship Smoke in the Spring (Steak)

20214 milestones

Jun 4 First call Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Jun 4 Career-best overall score671.4516 Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Jun 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Sep 10 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Trails

20201 milestone

Mar 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

20192 milestones

Sep 27 First tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1488) Smoke on the Trails

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19	Smoke in the Spring (Steak)	Apr 8, 2022
+8.7	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	Jun 4, 2021
+2.6	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails	Sep 9, 2022
+1.8	Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition	Jul 1, 2022
+1.7	Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 18, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Smoke on the Trails	Sep 27, 2019
-7.8	Smoke on the Trails	Sep 11, 2020
-7.4	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 9, 2024
-7.3	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
-6.4	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 19, 2021

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	3	0	0%	top 83%	90.5%	89.4%
2023	4	0	25%	top 77%	92.9%	90.8%
2022	8	1	13%	top 70%	96.8%	90.9%
2021	6	0	17%	top 67%	93.3%	90.8%
2020	3	0	0%	top 84%	90%	88.5%
2019	1	0	0%	top 96%	66.3%	66.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	41 / 46 (637.5424)	44 (152.5712)	40 (155.9312)	35 (162.8000)	26 (166.2400)
Jun 14, 2024	10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	26 / 34 (651.9088)	28 (163.4056)	24 (162.8344)	21 (167.4172)	24 (158.2516)
Mar 15, 2024	6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	49 / 58 (640.9944)	58 (146.2400)	41 (166.2400)	43 (165.6684)	38 (162.8460)
Aug 25, 2023	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	32 / 44 (652.9600)	33 (164.5372)	27 (166.2628)	35 (161.6456)	31 (160.5144)
Jun 16, 2023	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	20 / 29 (669.0972)	20 (166.8572)	10 (173.1200)	24 (161.6800)	17 (167.4400)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	81 / 103 (655.3028)	96 (149.6800)	81 (162.2400)	29 (172.5484)	35 (170.8344)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	60 / 68 (638.1600)	63 (153.6688)	59 (160.5484)	44 (167.9656)	59 (155.9772)
Oct 21, 2022	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	24 / 30 (648.4688)	25 (158.8344)	21 (165.1316)	20 (166.2628)	26 (158.2400)
Sep 9, 2022	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	21 / 37 (661.0512)	31 (158.8572)	24 (163.9656)	25 (165.1084)	8 (173.1200)
Aug 26, 2022	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	38 / 48 (619.8628)	42 (155.3940)	38 (157.1316)	41 (154.2628)	40 (153.0744)
Jul 1, 2022	Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	14 / 24 (651.8512)	19 (159.9656)	15 (163.9428)	18 (159.9428)	12 (168)
Jun 17, 2022	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	21 / 29 (645.6232)	25 (157.0972)	23 (155.3944)	20 (165.1200)	15 (168.0116)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	77 / 94 (650.1256)	92 (149.0400)	40 (170.2628)	50 (169.1428)	69 (161.6800)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS	2 (174.2972)	—	—	—	—
Mar 18, 2022	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	43 / 71 (663.9084)	18 (172.5600)	62 (155.9544)	46 (166.2628)	26 (169.1312)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	34 / 53 (654.2628)	34 (161.1660)	44 (158.2512)	36 (163.9884)	18 (170.8572)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	34 / 46 (641.5772)	23 (167.9772)	29 (163.9656)	36 (161.1200)	38 (148.5144)
Jul 23, 2021	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	21 / 28 (656.5140)	15 (165.7028)	21 (161.1200)	18 (165.7256)	22 (163.9656)
Jun 4, 2021	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	19 / 55 (671.4516)	33 (161.1200)	2 (176.5944)	20 (168.5600)	19 (165.1772)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	69 / 105 (665.6804)	24 (174.8916)	89 (161.6572)	80 (162.8916)	69 (166.2400)
Mar 19, 2021	3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	60 / 70 (634.7432)	64 (154.8116)	54 (159.9656)	48 (165.1544)	60 (154.8116)
Sep 11, 2020	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	43 / 48 (619.3372)	44 (151.9772)	43 (150.8456)	27 (166.2400)	41 (150.2744)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	54 / 61 (643.4176)	53 (158.2744)	52 (159.4288)	43 (163.4172)	45 (162.2972)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	51 / 68 (648)	47 (163.4516)	35 (167.4284)	67 (145.6800)	13 (171.4400)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	51 / 53 (477.0972)	37 (155.9772)	38 (157.1428)	—	21 (163.9772)

Flying W North BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

A standing appointment

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, 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

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)