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
- 2017-09-15
Flower of the Flame
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-09-18
latest 2023-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.64
last 5 Master vs avg 659.64 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.86)
Road miles
2
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.64 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.73 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 159.86
- Brisket avg 166.59
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of One Slab at a Time in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2019-09-20).
- last seen 2017-09-15
- back 2019-09-20
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3297 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3285 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3288 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#3301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with Flower of the Flame on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3287 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 150.8000 | 164.72 | top 45% |
| 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 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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2021-09-17 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2015-09-18 → 2023-09-15
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 166.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.86)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
659.64
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
64–82 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$16,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-09-15 → 2019-09-20
Power rating
1498
peak 1507 · #3295 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2017
- 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
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1507) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2021
- First overall top-10 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5484 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- 2023
- Most recent contest 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2017-09-15 |
| +1.7 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2019-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2023-09-15 |
| -3.7 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2015-09-18 |
| -2.3 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2021-09-17 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 21 / 26 (650.6396) | 21 (163.9312) | 17 (165.1200) | 15 (150.8000) | 23 (160.5028) |
| 2021-09-17 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 10 / 16 (663.3600) | 9 (162.8572) | 11 (160.5600) | 4 (172.5484) | 8 (167.3944) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO | 17 / 31 (666.1484) | 10 (167.9772) | 20 (159.9428) | 12 (170.2628) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2017-09-15 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 12 / 37 (671.3712) | 19 (166.8456) | 21 (165.1428) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (168.5600) |
| 2015-09-18 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 27 / 41 (646.6740) | 17 (166.8228) | 36 (148.5372) | 20 (162.7884) | 13 (168.5256) |