A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Phat Phlames
Phat Phlames is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 38th of 185 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle (2018). They are ranked #3921 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1510 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2017
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.68
last 5 Master vs avg 636.27 (+0.41)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.84)
Road miles
13
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.27 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Phat Phlames, each with one reason worth a look.
155 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Phat Phlames)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Phat Phlames has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Phat Phlames)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to Phat Phlames)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Phat Phlames's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Level with Phat Phlames on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Phat Phlames'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Natural Born Grillers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Genuswine Brisket Authority | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 153.1316 | 161.50 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 148.5600 | 156.84 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 153.0856 | 159.21 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 142.8228 | 158.73 | top 50% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 106 | 0 | top 71% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
410
finished ahead 426 times, behind 613
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 24, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4796 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- Career-best overall score656.4796 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- Peak power rating (1510) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -7.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -5.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -2.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 21% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 113 / 157 (638.1484) | 44 (169.1084) | 146 (148.5600) | 123 (157.6572) | 78 (162.8228) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 143 / 172 (619.9204) | 149 (153.1316) | 63 (166.3088) | 128 (157.6572) | 160 (142.8228) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 125 / 164 (631.3140) | 125 (157.6912) | 135 (153.7028) | 142 (153.0856) | 43 (166.8344) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 106 / 183 (637.5312) | 92 (161.0972) | 149 (150.7656) | 67 (165.1428) | 89 (160.5256) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 38 / 185 (656.4796) | 39 (165.1084) | 65 (163.9772) | 46 (166.8456) | 72 (160.5484) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 94 / 184 (634.2404) | 59 (162.8572) | 111 (157.7144) | 133 (154.8572) | 83 (158.8116) |