THE FLYING BURRITOS

THE FLYING BURRITOS is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the Randolph County Pig Party (2013). They are ranked #3005 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,005

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1506

peak 1531 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#605

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2056 / 720

Master · Grillin & Chillin BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.84 (-0.80)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±16.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (162.03)

Road miles

1,458

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.84 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.2056 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2056 at Grillin & Chillin BBQ — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ACME BBQ has finished one call ahead of THE FLYING BURRITOS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of All Sauced Up in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) (Aug 21, 2026).

last seen Sep 8, 2023
back Aug 21, 2026

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Pork nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.22% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.22% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
17 contests

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	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#1203 (60 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1552 (58 pts)	#1079 (118 pts)	#1680 (58 pts)	#1152 (98 pts)	#1567 (58 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#773 (176 pts)	#588 (291 pts)	#759 (211 pts)	#800 (176 pts)	#849 (161 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1827 (85 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1844 (95 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1253 (210 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1167 (285 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1629 (150 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1505 (180 pts)	#1655 (140 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1264 (250 pts)	#1932 (115 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#605 (515 pts)	#448 (705 pts)	#487 (675 pts)	#781 (425 pts)	#600 (535 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE FLYING BURRITOS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

A&R Barbeque

#3,003 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1506

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE FLYING BURRITOS)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ

#2,994 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE FLYING BURRITOS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before THE FLYING BURRITOS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Smokin' Bones Barbecue

#3,006 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1506

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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RED BROTHERS BBQ

#2,991 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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Pit Bull Smokers

#3,014 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 77%
Peak: 1527

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 77% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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DAT'S BBQ

#3,001 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1506

They turned up 8 years after THE FLYING BURRITOS did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLUE CHIP BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Z SMOKE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN T'S	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	4	2	4	177.7144	147.9428	164.08	top 54%
Pork Ribs	17	4	2	2	176.5600	151.3488	163.88	top 49%
Pork	17	3	0	1	175.4400	150.7888	164.85	top 55%
Brisket	17	3	0	1	175.4172	149.0400	162.03	top 55%

“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)	9	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KY	7	top 60%
IN	5	top 59%
IL	5	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2	19	0	top 42%	Aug 20, 2021
Grilling & Chillin BBQ	2	20	0	top 63%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KY 7 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 15 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 416 finished ahead 338 times, behind 390

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 8, 2023 → Aug 21, 2026

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

20261 milestone

Aug 21 Most recent contest City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)

20212 milestones

Aug 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Aug 20 Peak power rating (1531) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20191 milestone

Sep 20 Career-best overall score678.2056 Grillin & Chillin BBQ

20171 milestone

May 12 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20135 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First call Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First category win (Chicken) Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2854 Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.9	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	Apr 26, 2013
+8.8	Grillin and Chillin BBQ	Sep 27, 2013
+7.8	Grillin & Chillin BBQ	Sep 20, 2019
+6.9	Randolph County Pig Party	May 17, 2013
+5.7	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 21, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 8, 2023
-11.3	City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)	Aug 21, 2026
-4.6	Grilling & Chillin BBQ	Sep 22, 2017
-4.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 21, 2013
-3.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 12, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	85%	85%
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	90.8%	90.8%
2021	2	0	0	50%	top 53%	93.7%	92.1%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 35%	94.2%	94.2%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 54%	90%	90%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 77%	91.9%	90.3%
2016	1	0	1	100%	top 56%	91.8%	91.8%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 51%	92.5%	90.5%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 62%	89.7%	89.7%
2013	5	2	3	100%	top 37%	94.1%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 21, 2026	City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN	36 / 39 (611.7032)	38 (153.0744)	36 (151.3488)	33 (158.2400)	36 (149.0400)
Sep 8, 2023	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	29 / 33 (653.6120)	13 (170.8688)	27 (161.6916)	17 (170.8344)	32 (150.2172)
Sep 17, 2021	Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	19 / 31 (651.8288)	27 (151.9200)	18 (165.0972)	17 (167.9772)	16 (166.8344)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	19 / 43 (674.8120)	3 (177.7144)	13 (169.7260)	21 (167.3944)	34 (159.9772)
Sep 20, 2019	Grillin & Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	12 / 34 (678.2056)	2 (176)	20 (165.6800)	7 (173.1428)	18 (163.3828)
Sep 21, 2018	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	20 / 37 (647.8172)	25 (161.0856)	18 (163.3828)	36 (150.7888)	4 (172.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	30 / 42 (639.3716)	26 (161.1200)	29 (157.7260)	31 (161.1200)	27 (159.4056)
May 12, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	24 / 29 (661.6344)	17 (169.7144)	8 (173.7144)	26 (163.9428)	28 (154.2628)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	35 / 63 (661.0856)	51 (159.4400)	1 (176.5600)	45 (159.9428)	30 (165.1428)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	25 / 64 (666.1828)	19 (170.8572)	57 (154.8116)	13 (173.1084)	21 (167.4056)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	29 / 46 (637.6576)	25 (165.1316)	25 (158.8232)	27 (163.4400)	38 (150.2628)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	31 / 50 (646.1828)	47 (147.9428)	40 (153.6800)	3 (175.4400)	17 (169.1200)
Sep 27, 2013	Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	11 / 45 (677.6456)	21 (166.8228)	21 (165.7028)	15 (169.7028)	3 (175.4172)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	28 / 76 (661.5996)	62 (157.6684)	34 (163.9656)	32 (165.1200)	10 (174.8456)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	19 / 29 (649.1428)	27 (154.2856)	1 (174.2858)	5 (170.2856)	27 (150.2858)
May 17, 2013	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	8 / 25 (651.4280)	1 (170.8570)	5 (165.7142)	22 (153.7140)	13 (161.1428)
Apr 26, 2013	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	9 / 36 (662.2854)	1 (174.8572)	11 (164)	25 (158.2854)	12 (165.1428)

THE FLYING BURRITOS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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 — 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)