Team of the Year

Team profile

Tame the Flame BBQ

Contests
19
Grand Championships GC
0
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
12
Average overall score
355.044
Best overall score
647.2
Seasons active
2025–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 63%

Entries
19
Firsts
1
Top 10s
9

Ribs

Typical finishTop 43%

Entries
18
Firsts
3
Top 10s
14

Pork

Typical finishTop 100%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Brisket

Typical finishTop 97%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Tame the Flame BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2025 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 14 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2025: 4 contests, 4 top 10s 4 2025 2026: 14 contests, 8 top 10s 14 2026
Overall contests by year for Tame the Flame BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2025404338.809
20261408359.683
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Tame the Flame BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 359.683 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 330340350360370 2025: average overall score 338.809338.8 2025 2026: average overall score 359.683359.7 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 9th

    First State BBQ Bash (BACKYARD SUNDAY)

    Sep 27, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    337.657
  2. 8th

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    338.229
  3. 15th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    337.063
  4. 3rd

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 30 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.703
  5. 31st

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    318.777
  6. 6th

    K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Jul 11, 2026KCBS Kennett Square, PA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    331.36
  7. 5th

    York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jun 13, 2026KCBS Delta, PA 23 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    347.977
  8. 5th

    York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS Delta, PA 23 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    342.228
  9. 6th

    Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)

    Jun 5, 2026KCBS Leesburg, VA 12 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    339.36
  10. 38th

    8th Annual KCBS World Invitational:

    May 24, 2026KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 47 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    335.932
  11. 116th

    8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)

    May 23, 2026KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 117 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    647.2
  12. 11th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

    May 16, 2026KCBS Morgantown, PA 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    335.932

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