A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LAKE HOUSE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LAKE HOUSE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DA FAT BOYZ BBQ
DA FAT BOYZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 7th of 8 at the Northwest Barbeque Music Festival (2014). They are ranked #5179 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest May 22, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.76 · weakest Brisket (150.94)
Road miles
924
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 303 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
621.65 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DA FAT BOYZ BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with DA FAT BOYZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
They turned up 5 years after DA FAT BOYZ BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,192 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4286 | 147.4172 | 153.70 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 144.5712 | 159.76 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 145.7028 | 157.26 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 134.1944 | 150.94 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 72% | May 22, 2015 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 84% | Apr 3, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 29 times, behind 100
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
May 25, 2013 → Aug 30, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8572 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20142 milestones
- First call Northwest Barbeque Music Festival
- First overall top-10 Northwest Barbeque Music Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1493) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9998 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
- Career-best overall score651.9998 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 3, 2015 |
| -10.9 | Northwest Barbeque Music Festival | Aug 30, 2014 |
| -6.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 12, 2013 |
| -6.6 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 22, 2015 |
| -3.7 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | May 25, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 89.9% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2015 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 30 / 38 (647.3144) | 35 (154.2744) | 23 (162.8000) | 9 (170.8572) | 30 (159.3828) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 27 / 28 (600.4340) | 25 (147.9540) | 7 (164.5484) | 24 (153.7372) | 28 (134.1944) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Northwest Barbeque Music Festival Coquille, OR | 7 / 8 (599.3828) | 8 (147.4172) | 4 (158.2856) | 8 (145.7028) | 5 (147.9772) |
| May 25, 2013 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 20 / 31 (651.9998) | 23 (159.4284) | 15 (168.5712) | 29 (160.0002) | 16 (164) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 21 / 29 (609.1424) | 13 (159.4286) | 27 (144.5712) | 19 (156) | 20 (149.1426) |