FATZ BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3820

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-21

latest 2019-09-06

Best ToY finish

#1438

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

639.9200 / 720

Master · Telluride Barbeque Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

634.49

last 5 Master vs avg 634.49 (+0.00)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7028

Pork Ribs · Telluride Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±6.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.61 · weakest Brisket (153.89)

Road miles

505

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.49 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CRAZY COYOTE has finished one call ahead of FATZ BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN TRIGGERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.71 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 153.89
Pork Ribs avg 162.61
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

4.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.3 years, then back at Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge (2019-09-06).

last seen 2015-05-29
back 2019-09-06

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Smokin' Jacks BBQ

#3821 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Hump's Haven Backyard BBQ

#3806 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-06-08

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Smokey Rub BBQ

#3809 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after FATZ BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2020-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

FAIRLY ODD BBQ TEAM

#3841 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Level with FATZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub on it BBQ

#3828 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

COWTOWN SMOKE AND GRILLERS

#3817 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2018-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	0	163.4056	157.1428	159.98	top 72%
Pork Ribs	5	2	1	169.7028	155.9544	162.61	top 48%
Pork	5	1	0	166.8228	146.8112	158.02	top 66%
Brisket	5	0	0	160.4912	145.0632	153.89	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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 69%
Large (40+)	1	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2	19	0	top 73%	2019-09-06
Telluride Barbeque Festival	2	11	0	top 67%	2014-09-20

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-09-21 → 2019-09-06

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.61 · weakest Brisket (153.89)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 634.49 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 104 45–101 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 505 5 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Purse competed for $19,600 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.3 yrs 2015-05-29 → 2019-09-06

Power rating 1486 peak 1486 · #3820 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 21 First tracked contest Telluride Barbeque Festival
Sep 21 First call Telluride Barbeque Festival
Sep 21 Peak power rating (1494) Telluride Barbeque Festival
2014
Sep 20 Career-best overall score639.9200 Telluride Barbeque Festival
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 Telluride Barbeque Festival
2019
Sep 6 Most recent contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.2	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2014-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	Telluride Barbeque Festival	2013-09-21
-6.1	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2014-09-12
-2.2	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge	2019-09-06
-0.1	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	2015-05-29

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)
2019	1	0%	top 68%	88.9%	88.9%
2015	1	100%	top 63%	88.2%	88.2%
2014	2	50%	top 68%	88.9%	87.6%
2013	1	100%	top 76%	88.2%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-06	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO	19 / 28 (639.7832)	19 (158.2288)	16 (161.0972)	11 (166.8228)	20 (153.6344)
2015-05-29	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	20 / 32 (635.3256)	27 (157.1428)	22 (155.9544)	10 (165.1084)	19 (157.1200)
2014-09-20	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	11 / 19 (639.9200)	14 (160.5600)	3 (169.7028)	15 (156.5028)	13 (153.1544)
2014-09-12	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	37 / 47 (622.1600)	28 (163.4056)	30 (158.8456)	39 (154.8456)	44 (145.0632)
2013-09-21	Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO	19 / 25 (635.2796)	19 (160.5484)	8 (167.4288)	25 (146.8112)	17 (160.4912)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1795 (83 pts)	#1907 (83 pts)	#1804 (98 pts)	#1562 (123 pts)	#1884 (78 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2022 (82 pts)	#2749 (57 pts)	#2135 (72 pts)	#1723 (132 pts)	#2048 (87 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1438 (186 pts)	#1577 (171 pts)	#1116 (291 pts)	#1604 (166 pts)	#1542 (176 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1940 (80 pts)	#2030 (80 pts)	#1651 (145 pts)	#2707 (50 pts)	#1940 (90 pts)