BABY GOT FATBACK

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

Power ranking

#1761

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1549

peak 1549 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2017-09-15

Best ToY finish

#1335

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

687.8856 / 720

Master · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.53 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 668.46 (-4.93)

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±18.66

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.69 · weakest Brisket (162.46)

Road miles

1,372

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

668.46 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

100% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 100% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.8856 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.8856 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-05-01

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID has finished one call ahead of BABY GOT FATBACK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

South Pork ahead in 100% of their meetings

South Pork has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.23 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 63%.

Brisket avg 162.46
Chicken avg 171.69
2 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE OF THE SHOALS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 11th

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

Hog Diesel BBQ

#1767 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-03-18

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Midnite Vultures

#1763 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

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SWINAL TAP

#1768 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after BABY GOT FATBACK did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-03-05

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M&M Southern Style Smokin

#1759 of the rated field

1549 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

Level with BABY GOT FATBACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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K-10 BBQ

#1771 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Big Mike's Smokehouse

#1764 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM HOGWEISER	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
South Pork	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SWINEFELD	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Pig Time BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OOPS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
KING BEE SMOKERS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	5	0	2	177.7144	151.3712	171.69	top 23%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	0	173.1200	160.5256	166.54	top 40%
Pork	8	2	1	1	176.5600	149.7028	167.76	top 36%
Brisket	8	2	0	0	177.7028	148.5028	162.46	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	7	0	top 29%
WI	1	0	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 29%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	11	0	top 34%	2017-05-05

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2017-09-15

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.69 · weakest Brisket (162.46)

Walk rate 100% a top-10 call in 8 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 2 of 8 contests

Master average 668.46 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 293 352–160 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,372 8 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2016-05-06

Power rating 1549 peak 1549 · #1761 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First overall top-10 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8570 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2015
May 1 Career-best overall score687.8856 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2017
May 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Sep 15 First category win (Pork) Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1549) Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest
Sep 15 Most recent contest Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2013-05-03
+10.8	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2015-05-01
+10.7	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest	2017-09-15
+8.8	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	2014-05-02
+4.8	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	2014-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.1	Poor Que	2016-06-03

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	1	1	100%	top 32%	94.6%	93.7%
2016	2	0	0	100%	top 55%	90.9%	88.9%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 17%	95.5%	95.5%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 28%	93.8%	93.6%
2013	1	1	0	100%	top 11%	94.8%	94.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-15	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	9 / 39 (681.0972)	11 (171.4056)	14 (169.7144)	1 (176.5600)	24 (163.4172)
2017-05-05	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	28 / 69 (667.8632)	2 (177.7144)	38 (165.1088)	33 (167.3828)	56 (157.6572)
2016-06-03	Poor Que Montello, WI	18 / 30 (626.1368)	25 (151.3712)	12 (160.5256)	26 (149.7028)	8 (164.5372)
2016-05-06	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	34 / 67 (654.6740)	7 (175.4056)	41 (160.5256)	46 (162.8000)	48 (155.9428)
2015-05-01	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	11 / 63 (687.8856)	19 (170.8228)	26 (167.3944)	12 (171.9656)	4 (177.7028)
2014-09-19	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	23 / 75 (671.8972)	2 (177.7028)	13 (173.1200)	13 (172.5716)	71 (148.5028)
2014-05-02	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	16 / 62 (675.2912)	8 (175.4172)	26 (166.8112)	8 (171.9772)	37 (161.0856)
2013-05-03	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	7 / 62 (682.8570)	7 (173.7144)	15 (169.1428)	19 (169.1428)	14 (170.8570)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1602 (145 pts)	#1219 (260 pts)	#1970 (115 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#2230 (65 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1616 (130 pts)	#2046 (90 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1757 (125 pts)	#1327 (210 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1847 (120 pts)	#1579 (170 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1586 (170 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1335 (180 pts)	#1412 (180 pts)	#1789 (125 pts)	#1918 (105 pts)	#1700 (130 pts)