FLYBOY BBQ

FLYBOY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Griller's Cup (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #612 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#612

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1657

peak 1661 · rated over 23 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jul 15, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#116

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

72% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9316 / 720

Master · Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series)

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.46 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.04 (-7.58)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±16.88

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.32 · weakest Pork (163.92)

Road miles

4,414

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 1,046 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

670.04 / 720

25 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.0628 points from the title

Came within 1.0628 points of the Grand Championship at Griller's Cup (Jul 15, 2016).

Among the elite

#612 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1657 puts them #612 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1657
peak 1661
23 rated contests

Giant slayer

68 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 68-team field at Colorado Barbecue Challenge.

Jun 14, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Griller's Cup is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 1st
average top 13%

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9316 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9316 at Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 25, 2014

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has finished one call ahead of FLYBOY BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

10 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 23%

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

SWINESTONE COWBOYS ahead in 78% of their meetings

SWINESTONE COWBOYS has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.41 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 68%.

Pork avg 163.92
Pork Ribs avg 169.32
5 calls in 25 entries

The drought

19 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Griller's Cup on Jul 19, 2013 — 19 contests and 13.2 years ago.

last GC Jul 19, 2013
13.2 years ago

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 17 shared pork ribs entries lost

JO-BAWB'S BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, JO-BAWB'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Backdraft BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 11% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 11% across 5 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 25% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,414 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,414 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,046 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

25 mapped stops
furthest 1,046 mi

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
25 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Griller's Cup every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2014 ↗	Master	#260 (1,285 pts)	#351 (1,035 pts)	#240 (1,315 pts)	#505 (760 pts)	#295 (1,180 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#116 (1,818 pts)	#144 (1,498 pts)	#161 (1,438 pts)	#217 (1,223 pts)	#139 (1,623 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
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1657 power rating

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GCs: 3
Top-10s: 27%
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GCs: 2
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1657 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1659

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1657 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1672

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FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE

#607 of the rated field

1658 power rating

Contests: 92
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1707

They've been 1707 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

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last seen Oct 15, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	22	16	6	73%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	15	14	1	93%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
LOS NERDS	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
CHIBI-Q	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	16	3	5	178.8572	151.9544	168.76	top 33%
Pork Ribs	25	17	2	6	178.8800	159.4286	169.32	top 25%
Pork	25	5	0	0	174.8800	148.5256	163.92	top 48%
Brisket	25	15	1	8	178.8572	157.6684	168.04	top 25%

“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)	17	1	top 26%
Large (40+)	8	1	top 20%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	18	1	top 25%
WY	4	1	top 13%
TN	1	0	top 65%
KS	1	0	top 32%
NE	1	0	top 15%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Griller's Cup	4	1	1	top 13%	Jul 15, 2016
Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge	3	3	0	top 10%	Aug 14, 2015
Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	3	12	0	top 41%	May 29, 2015
Wild West BBQ	3	4	0	top 24%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 10 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 6.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 18 of 25 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 4 of them more than once

First title Jun 14, 2013 Colorado Barbecue Challenge

Opponents faced 410 finished ahead 707 times, behind 225

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

20162 milestones

Jul 15 25th tracked contest Griller's Cup
Jul 15 Most recent contest Griller's Cup

20151 milestone

Aug 14 Peak power rating (1661) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

20143 milestones

Jun 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jul 16 First Reserve Championship Griller's Cup
Jul 25 Career-best overall score695.9316 Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series)

20139 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First call Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9996 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Jun 14 First category win (Brisket) Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 First overall podium Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 First Grand Championship Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 Biggest field won (68 teams) Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Oct 25 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Colorado Barbecue Challenge	Jun 14, 2013
+14.5	Griller's Cup	Jul 19, 2013
+12.7	Smokin' Brew BBQ	Aug 30, 2013
+12.1	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition	Jun 21, 2013
+12	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.6	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 13, 2016
-2.6	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 19, 2015

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	1	1	50%	top 48%	95.9%	91.9%
2015	5	0	3	0	100%	top 30%	94.4%	91.9%
2014	8	0	7	4	100%	top 18%	96.7%	94.4%
2013	10	2	7	1	80%	top 23%	95.3%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	2 / 27 (690.3316)	1 (178.8572)	5 (172.5944)	14 (166.8800)	3 (172)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	29 / 33 (633.0968)	32 (151.9544)	23 (159.9884)	25 (160.0228)	21 (161.1312)
Aug 14, 2015	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	3 / 31 (679.3944)	13 (166.8344)	2 (176.5828)	18 (161.0972)	3 (174.8800)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	10 / 29 (659.3140)	4 (172.5600)	2 (176)	27 (148.5256)	15 (162.2284)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	25 / 58 (650.1484)	8 (172.5716)	34 (160.5256)	33 (159.3828)	26 (157.6684)
May 29, 2015	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	12 / 32 (654.7540)	22 (162.2628)	7 (168.5600)	11 (164.5600)	13 (159.3712)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	6 / 26 (666.2172)	6 (170.8456)	5 (168.5600)	20 (156.5372)	3 (170.2744)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	10 / 48 (673.0628)	25 (167.3828)	7 (171.9772)	23 (165.7028)	12 (168)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	3 / 43 (684.4800)	9 (169.6800)	1 (174.2744)	16 (167.4056)	5 (173.1200)
Jul 25, 2014	Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) unrated Denver, CO	7 / 20 (695.9316)	8 (175.4172)	8 (175.4172)	18 (168.5372)	4 (176.5600)
Jul 16, 2014	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	2 / 26 (687.4400)	1 (178.8572)	6 (170.8572)	12 (167.4056)	3 (170.3200)
Jun 20, 2014	2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	3 / 28 (685.7600)	1 (178.2972)	6 (169.1428)	12 (163.4400)	2 (174.8800)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	3 / 55 (690.2972)	35 (161.1316)	1 (178.8800)	4 (174.8800)	4 (175.4056)
May 30, 2014	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	15 / 34 (658.1828)	16 (165.6800)	4 (172.5600)	27 (156.5372)	14 (163.4056)
May 9, 2014	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	4 / 29 (663.4628)	8 (164.5828)	5 (168.0344)	10 (165.7028)	6 (165.1428)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	63 / 97 (647.9772)	69 (159.4400)	67 (162.2744)	72 (158.2628)	31 (168)
Sep 6, 2013	Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS	9 / 28 (677.0512)	10 (170.2512)	5 (176.5828)	11 (169.1200)	21 (161.0972)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	3 / 53 (686.2056)	10 (171.4056)	3 (174.2744)	13 (167.9656)	6 (172.5600)
Aug 16, 2013	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	4 / 33 (669.6800)	2 (173.1428)	5 (169.1200)	17 (163.3944)	8 (164.0228)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	1 / 33 (680.4912)	5 (171.9656)	13 (166.2628)	6 (170.8344)	2 (171.4284)
Jun 21, 2013	South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO	3 / 23 (678.2860)	15 (160.5716)	2 (173.1430)	4 (172.5714)	2 (172)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	1 / 68 (682.8574)	6 (170.8572)	15 (164.0002)	6 (169.1428)	1 (178.8572)
May 31, 2013	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	14 / 33 (644.5710)	14 (163.4284)	13 (160)	14 (161.1428)	13 (159.9998)
May 10, 2013	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	11 / 31 (644)	10 (166.2858)	16 (159.4286)	19 (157.1426)	11 (161.1430)
Apr 26, 2013	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	7 / 47 (667.9996)	3 (174.8570)	16 (164)	18 (161.7142)	9 (167.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

FLYBOY BBQ

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

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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)