FLYING ACES BBQ

FLYING ACES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 30 at the Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off (2013). They are ranked #6235 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,235

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1419

peak 1419 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 11, 2022 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#518

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5714 / 720

Master · Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.83 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.83 (-2.01)

Walk rate

32%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Consistency

±15.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.18)

Road miles

3,647

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 1,001 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$46K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.83 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

676.5714 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5714 at Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 28, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Swampview BBQ has finished one call ahead of FLYING ACES BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 58%.

7 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 58%

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 18%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.18
Chicken avg 165.00
2 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG APPROVED BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

3.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Jun 9, 2018
back Sep 10, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

15 of 19 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 15 of 19 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-29 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 29 points across 5 contests since Sep 10, 2021 — from 1448 down to 1419.

5 contests since Sep 10, 2021
now 1419

The long haul

3,647 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,647 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,001 miles to Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier).

22 mapped stops
furthest 1,001 mi

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
22 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
2022 ↗	Master	#714 (238 pts)	#475 (468 pts)	#793 (238 pts)	#734 (243 pts)	#710 (253 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1540 (55 pts)	#1544 (55 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1539 (55 pts)	#1531 (55 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1219 (220 pts)	#1354 (180 pts)	#1140 (245 pts)	#1253 (210 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2910 (55 pts)	#2916 (55 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2918 (55 pts)	#2200 (85 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1233 (230 pts)	#1293 (235 pts)	#1416 (205 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1056 (305 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#518 (598 pts)	#482 (668 pts)	#462 (708 pts)	#386 (818 pts)	#576 (553 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FLYING ACES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DIABLOS BARBEQUE

#6,237 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1419

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to FLYING ACES BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — DIABLOS BARBEQUE ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2021

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Rub Doctor

#6,231 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1419

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FLYING ACES BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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GRILLHEADS

#6,236 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1419

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FLYING ACES BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than FLYING ACES BBQ has cooked, 9 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2021

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smokin good times ME

#6,238 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1419

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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BBQ4FUN

#6,240 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1418

Level with FLYING ACES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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Tommy Boy Grillin

#6,234 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1419

They turned up 12 years after FLYING ACES BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Hogline	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
C R BUTTS SMOKE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	4	0	176.5944	155.9200	165.00	top 57%
Pork Ribs	22	2	0	170.8570	149.0972	158.18	top 74%
Pork	22	2	1	176.0002	153.7142	162.05	top 66%
Brisket	22	1	0	169.1312	146.8116	158.60	top 66%

“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)	10	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	17	top 71%
WI	3	top 84%
TX	1	top 24%
IA	1	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	5	25	top 73%	Jun 3, 2022
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	14	top 66%	Jul 22, 2016
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	39	top 93%	Jun 9, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 17 of 22 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 531 finished ahead 352 times, behind 756

Longest layoff 3.3 yrs Jun 9, 2018 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20222 milestones

Jun 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Jun 11 Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

20141 milestone

Jul 18 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20136 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Smoke Over Veishea
May 17 First call Minnesota in May
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5712 Minnesota in May
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jun 28 Career-best overall score676.5714 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1500) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier)	Feb 3, 2017
+8.2	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off	Jun 28, 2013
+2	Smokin In Steele	Jun 1, 2018
+2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 12, 2013
+1.3	Smokin' in Steele	May 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 10, 2021
-10.5	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	Sep 13, 2013
-10.3	Smoke Over Veishea	Apr 19, 2013
-9.7	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	Jun 3, 2022
-9.5	Smokin In Steele	Jun 2, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	4	0	50%	top 85%	92.3%	90.2%
2021	1	0	0%	top 93%	84.7%	84.7%
2018	3	0	0%	top 81%	91.3%	89.9%
2017	2	0	0%	top 57%	91.3%	88.6%
2016	1	0	0%	top 83%	87.8%	87.8%
2015	1	0	0%	top 73%	88.7%	88.7%
2014	3	0	33%	top 68%	89.2%	88.8%
2013	7	1	57%	top 58%	94%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 11, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	27 / 37 (664.5264)	5 (176.5944)	30 (162.2860)	24 (166.2516)	30 (159.3944)
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	33 / 39 (653.5544)	31 (166.2400)	34 (157.6800)	28 (165.6800)	22 (163.9544)
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	30 / 33 (642.7428)	7 (173.1544)	29 (161.7028)	33 (154.8000)	30 (153.0856)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	53 / 59 (638.1716)	35 (165.1772)	52 (157.0628)	54 (157.6800)	50 (158.2516)
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	28 / 30 (610.1376)	25 (156)	24 (150.8004)	25 (156.5028)	28 (146.8344)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	41 / 42 (642.2172)	39 (161.1316)	41 (154.2744)	38 (157.6800)	19 (169.1312)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	39 / 44 (642.7428)	26 (168)	43 (151.9772)	39 (163.3828)	37 (159.3828)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	26 / 45 (657.5660)	17 (169.1200)	30 (162.2516)	12 (171.9656)	36 (154.2288)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	41 / 46 (618.0916)	42 (155.9200)	37 (154.8344)	35 (160.5256)	39 (146.8116)
Feb 3, 2017	Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX	33 / 136 (657.1428)	13 (171.4400)	37 (166.2856)	72 (157.1428)	53 (162.2744)
Jul 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	25 / 30 (631.8856)	27 (160.5600)	24 (155.3944)	27 (158.8112)	19 (157.1200)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	44 / 60 (638.7200)	47 (158.8000)	52 (150.7884)	26 (165.1200)	29 (164.0116)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	20 / 30 (639.3140)	19 (164.5256)	29 (151.3828)	26 (158.8572)	9 (164.5484)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	52 / 67 (642.1256)	41 (165.7028)	52 (156.5372)	24 (169.1084)	62 (150.7772)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	35 / 58 (637.6340)	38 (158.2740)	50 (149.0972)	26 (164.5600)	22 (165.7028)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	34 / 39 (630.7536)	23 (163.3940)	25 (162.2856)	31 (157.6800)	38 (147.3940)
Jul 12, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	14 / 29 (652.4336)	9 (168.5484)	15 (165.0972)	23 (159.3712)	19 (159.4168)
Jun 28, 2013	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	9 / 30 (676.5714)	8 (170.8570)	8 (170.8570)	4 (176.0002)	21 (158.8572)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	41 / 68 (658.8566)	24 (170.2856)	50 (160.5714)	57 (159.4284)	28 (168.5712)
May 31, 2013	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	25 / 51 (650.2854)	35 (161.7140)	7 (169.7144)	42 (153.7142)	16 (165.1428)
May 17, 2013	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	25 / 49 (656.5712)	22 (165.7142)	44 (153.7142)	2 (173.7144)	25 (163.4284)
Apr 19, 2013	Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA	30 / 36 (622.2852)	29 (158.8570)	28 (155.4284)	26 (157.1426)	33 (150.8572)

FLYING ACES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

The long haul

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)