High-water mark
665.0060
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0060 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 1, 2014
PARTY FOWL BBQ
PARTY FOWL 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 17th of 20 at the Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' (2015). They are ranked #4914 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Jun 12, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.81 · weakest Brisket (155.97)
Road miles
754
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 320 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
634.29 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2000 (85 pts) | #2118 (75 pts) | #2063 (85 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #2079 (80 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1275 (240 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1488 (185 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1680 (128 pts) | #1629 (143 pts) | #1765 (128 pts) | #1664 (143 pts) | #1717 (128 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PARTY FOWL BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PARTY FOWL BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PARTY FOWL BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,913 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with PARTY FOWL BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 5 years after PARTY FOWL BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 146.1824 | 157.92 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.1428 | 158.60 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 158.2856 | 161.81 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 150.2854 | 155.97 | top 74% |
“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 93% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
214
finished ahead 60 times, behind 180
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
May 17, 2013 → Jul 10, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- First call Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
- Most recent contest Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'
20143 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0060 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score665.0060 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6800 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 1, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 17, 2013 |
| -10.5 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival | Mar 8, 2013 |
| -7.4 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -4.6 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 10, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 90% | 90% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 92.4% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 86.3% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2015 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA | 17 / 20 (647.8512) | 19 (161.1428) | 17 (161.6456) | 10 (169.1200) | 18 (155.9428) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 31 / 56 (665.0060) | 32 (167.9656) | 16 (169.6800) | 43 (158.8116) | 18 (168.5488) |
| Jul 10, 2014 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 63 / 86 (627.1764) | 82 (146.1824) | 16 (169.6684) | 47 (159.9772) | 68 (151.3484) |
| May 17, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 28 / 28 (610.2850) | 22 (154.8570) | 28 (146.8570) | 22 (158.2856) | 26 (150.2854) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL | 47 / 56 (621.1424) | 42 (159.4284) | 52 (145.1428) | 29 (162.8572) | 42 (153.7140) |