F.B.I. BBQ - FAT BOYS OF ILLINOIS

F.B.I. BBQ - FAT BOYS OF ILLINOIS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 22 at the Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff (2014). They are ranked #1875 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,875

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1545 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Sep 23, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#803

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

25% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3484 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.58 (+29.42)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · Central Illinois Bragging Rights

Consistency

±60.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.92 · weakest Pork (151.29)

Road miles

829

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

644.58 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.3484 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3484 at Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 23, 2016

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 151.29
Chicken avg 166.92
3 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

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Boom or bust

±8.34% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.34% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
best 94.4%

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2060 (95 pts)	#1736 (145 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2236 (75 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1690 (135 pts)	#1511 (175 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#803 (424 pts)	#1133 (289 pts)	#938 (384 pts)	#625 (614 pts)	#987 (334 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1038 (275 pts)	#1206 (235 pts)	#1130 (265 pts)	#948 (335 pts)	#1191 (240 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to F.B.I. BBQ - FAT BOYS OF ILLINOIS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

A PIGS WORST NIGHTMARE

#1,874 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1554

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to F.B.I. BBQ - FAT BOYS OF ILLINOIS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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K-Dubs BBQ

#1,883 of the rated field

1544 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1544

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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BIG AL AND THE BOYS BARBECUE

#1,872 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1545

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2019

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LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ

#1,868 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1548

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 27, 2017

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Keep Calm and Sauce On

#1,867 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1545

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Hot Racks and BBQ Stacks

#1,873 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1545

Level with F.B.I. BBQ - FAT BOYS OF ILLINOIS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BOSS HAWG BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	174.2744	161.1084	166.92	top 40%
Pork Ribs	8	3	0	174.2744	154.8800	165.63	top 37%
Pork	8	3	1	176.5600	20	151.29	top 34%
Brisket	8	1	0	171.4288	137.6116	160.75	top 53%

“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)	2	0	top 27%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	6	0	top 39%
MO	2	0	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	13	0	top 50%	Sep 25, 2015
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	10	0	top 28%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 251 finished ahead 242 times, behind 170

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

20163 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best overall score679.3484 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1545) Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Sep 23 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20143 milestones

Apr 4 First call Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Apr 4 First overall top-10 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Central Illinois Bragging Rights

20132 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Oct 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4684 Central Illinois Bragging Rights

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 25, 2015
+10.1	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	Apr 4, 2014
+9.8	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2014
+9.2	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 11, 2013
+8.9	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 23, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 2013

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)
2016	1	0	100%	top 28%	94.4%	94.4%
2015	1	0	100%	top 24%	94%	94%
2014	3	2	100%	top 27%	93.9%	93.2%
2013	3	0	0%	top 58%	91.2%	82.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	18 / 64 (679.3484)	9 (174.2744)	27 (166.8228)	22 (170.2856)	27 (167.9656)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	13 / 55 (677.0860)	10 (173.1084)	6 (174.2744)	25 (166.8916)	31 (162.8116)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	10 / 37 (663.9200)	22 (161.1084)	9 (165.1428)	2 (176.5600)	21 (161.1088)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	15 / 57 (675.9544)	21 (168.5600)	31 (164.0116)	7 (173.7028)	20 (169.6800)
Apr 4, 2014	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	6 / 22 (673.6916)	11 (164.5600)	6 (169.1200)	5 (168.5828)	7 (171.4288)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	15 / 53 (656.4684)	23 (165.7144)	20 (163.9656)	15 (166.8228)	22 (159.9656)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	75 / 76 (489.0288)	40 (164.5600)	22 (166.8572)	75 (20)	75 (137.6116)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	26 / 56 (641.1656)	25 (163.4400)	40 (154.8800)	13 (167.4400)	34 (155.4056)

F.B.I. BBQ - FAT BOYS OF ILLINOIS

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

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

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)