2 FAT BOYS & A GRILL

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5117

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1502 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-02-22

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#766

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2172 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.51 (+4.40)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · High on the Hog Festival

Consistency

±16.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.93 · weakest Brisket (159.36)

Road miles

3,085

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 383 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

651.51 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

674.2172 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2172 at High on the Hog Festival — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-04-18

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN BUTT CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN BUTT CREW has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 159.36
Chicken avg 166.93
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN BUTT CREW ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN BUTT CREW has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 48% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 69% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,085 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,085 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 383 miles to Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues.

13 mapped stops
furthest 383 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 90.5% of a perfect score
13 contests

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

KIND OF A BIG DEAL BBQ

#5098 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-11-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Rocks Famous BBQ

#5100 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Yeti Mafia BBQ

#5103 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after 2 FAT BOYS & A GRILL did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig Kahunas

#5105 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Level with 2 FAT BOYS & A GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

MEAT BEATERS

#5106 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SLOW SMOKIN BBQ

#5096 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
South Pork	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	173.7028	161.6688	166.93	top 58%
Pork Ribs	13	3	173.1200	154.2856	163.67	top 59%
Pork	13	2	170.8228	150.2628	161.55	top 64%
Brisket	13	0	168.0116	137.0744	159.36	top 69%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	6	top 77%
IN	3	top 48%
GA	2	top 84%
FL	1	top 86%
TN	1	top 44%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 80%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 57%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2	29	0	top 55%	2015-08-21

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-02-22 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 6 of 13 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.93 · weakest Brisket (159.36)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 651.51 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 332 190–337 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,085 13 mapped stops · furthest 383 mi

Schedule strength 1551 average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests

Power rating 1460 peak 1502 · #5117 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Feb 22 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5708 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 22 Peak power rating (1502) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Apr 18 Career-best overall score674.2172 High on the Hog Festival
Apr 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 High on the Hog Festival
2015
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
2016
Jun 24 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.3	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	2013-08-16
+4.6	High on the Hog Festival	2014-04-18
+3.4	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2014-08-15
+2.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-02-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Smoke on the Falls	2013-04-12
-12.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-30
-9.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-06-24
-6.8	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	2013-10-11
-6.2	Smokin In The Square	2016-03-18

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	33%	top 85%	93.4%	91%
2015	2	0%	top 66%	92.1%	91.3%
2014	3	33%	top 63%	93.6%	90%
2013	5	60%	top 65%	92.3%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	29 / 30 (647.3140)	28 (161.7256)	10 (170.8228)	30 (151.9428)	26 (162.8228)
2016-05-20	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	22 / 30 (672.5028)	15 (169.6912)	21 (167.4172)	22 (167.3828)	21 (168.0116)
2016-03-18	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	37 / 43 (645.5772)	35 (164.5256)	30 (164.5372)	38 (158.8344)	36 (157.6800)
2015-08-21	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	40 / 64 (650.8116)	17 (171.4172)	56 (155.3944)	45 (158.8572)	24 (165.1428)
2015-05-15	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	19 / 27 (663.3140)	14 (171.4284)	17 (163.3828)	18 (163.9656)	18 (164.5372)
2014-08-15	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	29 / 60 (658.6856)	43 (163.3712)	7 (173.1200)	47 (155.9316)	21 (166.2628)
2014-05-30	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	28 / 29 (611.2116)	23 (161.6688)	25 (157.1200)	24 (155.3484)	29 (137.0744)
2014-04-18	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	27 / 62 (674.2172)	14 (173.7028)	30 (166.8572)	13 (170.8228)	43 (162.8344)
2013-10-11	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	26 / 32 (649.6456)	16 (169.7144)	24 (163.4056)	32 (150.2628)	20 (166.2628)
2013-09-13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	31 / 43 (647.2456)	30 (162.8456)	33 (156.5144)	8 (170.8228)	33 (157.0628)
2013-08-16	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	19 / 60 (658.2060)	10 (170.8800)	19 (165.6916)	17 (166.8456)	37 (154.7888)
2013-04-12	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	32 / 34 (626.2850)	26 (163.4282)	32 (154.2856)	25 (160.5712)	31 (148.0000)
2013-02-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	13 / 29 (664.5708)	17 (165.7140)	7 (169.1428)	10 (168.5712)	18 (161.1428)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#1431 (185 pts)	#1374 (220 pts)	#1224 (265 pts)	#1536 (185 pts)	#1472 (190 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1568 (142 pts)	#1378 (207 pts)	#1637 (152 pts)	#1639 (147 pts)	#1594 (152 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1349 (204 pts)	#1194 (269 pts)	#1069 (309 pts)	#1199 (269 pts)	#1330 (224 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#766 (403 pts)	#697 (473 pts)	#735 (453 pts)	#634 (523 pts)	#846 (373 pts)