High-water mark
671.3712
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3712 at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 15, 2017
Flower of the Flame
Flower of the Flame is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 16 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2021). They are ranked #3307 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 18, 2015
latest Sep 15, 2023 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.86)
Road miles
2
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.64 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Flower of the Flame, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Flower of the Flame's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,311 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with Flower of the Flame on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Flower of the Flame's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Flower of the Flame's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Flower of the Flame's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 33 Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 162.8572 | 165.69 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 148.5372 | 159.86 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 161.0856 | 167.50 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 160.5028 | 166.59 | top 49% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 54% | Sep 17, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 64 times, behind 82
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 15, 2017 → Sep 20, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20212 milestones
- First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5484 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1507) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20173 milestones
- First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3712 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best overall score671.3712 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 15, 2017 |
| +1.7 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 15, 2023 |
| -3.7 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 18, 2015 |
| -2.3 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 17, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 21 / 26 (650.6396) | 21 (163.9312) | 17 (165.1200) | 20 (161.0856) | 23 (160.5028) |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 10 / 16 (663.3600) | 9 (162.8572) | 11 (160.5600) | 4 (172.5484) | 8 (167.3944) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 17 / 31 (666.1484) | 10 (167.9772) | 20 (159.9428) | 12 (170.2628) | 15 (167.9656) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 12 / 37 (671.3712) | 19 (166.8456) | 21 (165.1428) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (168.5600) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 27 / 41 (646.6740) | 17 (166.8228) | 36 (148.5372) | 20 (162.7884) | 13 (168.5256) |