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.
FATZ BBQ
FATZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 19 at the Telluride Barbeque Festival (2014). They are ranked #3827 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2013
latest Sep 6, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.61 · weakest Brisket (153.89)
Road miles
505
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
634.49 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FATZ BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They turned up 5 years after FATZ BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#3,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
Level with FATZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
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 | 163.4056 | 157.1428 | 159.98 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 169.7028 | 155.9544 | 162.61 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 146.8112 | 158.02 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 73% | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Telluride Barbeque Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 67% | Sep 20, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 45 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Sep 6, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.9200 Telluride Barbeque Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 Telluride Barbeque Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Telluride Barbeque Festival
- First call Telluride Barbeque Festival
- Peak power rating (1494) Telluride Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Sep 20, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | Telluride Barbeque Festival | Sep 21, 2013 |
| -6.1 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -2.2 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 6, 2019 |
| -0.2 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | May 29, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 88.9% | 87.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2019 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO | 19 / 28 (639.7832) | 19 (158.2288) | 16 (161.0972) | 11 (166.8228) | 20 (153.6344) |
| May 29, 2015 | 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) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO | 11 / 19 (639.9200) | 14 (160.5600) | 3 (169.7028) | 15 (156.5028) | 13 (153.1544) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 37 / 47 (622.1600) | 28 (163.4056) | 30 (158.8456) | 39 (154.8456) | 44 (145.0632) |
| Sep 21, 2013 | Telluride Barbeque Festival Telluride, CO | 19 / 25 (635.2796) | 19 (160.5484) | 8 (167.4288) | 25 (146.8112) | 17 (160.4912) |