CHUBBY'S BBQ

CHUBBY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2022). They are ranked #3802 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Chubbys BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,802

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1504 · rated over 10 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Nov 18, 2022 · 9.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#614

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

12% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

672.9940 / 720

Master · Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.76 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 628.66 (-14.90)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

Consistency

±55.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.14 · weakest Brisket (146.51)

Road miles

4,038

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1,051 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.66 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

655.84 / 720

1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.9940 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.9940 at Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 17, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE BLUE BLOODS has finished one call ahead of CHUBBY'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 89% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.63 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 36% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 146.51
Pork Ribs avg 163.14
4 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SWINOS in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 (Oct 29, 2021).

last seen Jan 24, 2020
back Oct 29, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Shanty Town BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Boom or bust

±7.47% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.47% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
best 93.5%

A November team

Top 41% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 41% across 4 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

4 November contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,038 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,038 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,051 miles to Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series).

17 mapped stops
furthest 1,051 mi

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
2020 ↗	Master	#614 (140 pts)	#666 (130 pts)	#665 (135 pts)	#652 (135 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1814 (80 pts)	#1976 (70 pts)	#1930 (75 pts)	#1933 (75 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1863 (110 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHUBBY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DIGGERS BBQ

#3,795 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1487

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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BIG BELLY BEERBQUE

#3,788 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before CHUBBY'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Boss Hog BBQ

#3,791 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

Fewer contests behind them than CHUBBY'S BBQ has cooked, 10 to 17, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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4 WIENERS & A WEBBER

#3,801 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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CAROLINA Q

#3,808 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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BUTT RUBBIN BBQ

#3,799 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT WACHULA'S	9	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SWINOS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BLUE Q FL	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HOGS GONE WILD BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Hardwood BBQ, Inc.	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Double Barrel Smokers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Cooters N Smoke	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SHIG NINJA BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	168.5256	138.2172	161.21	top 61%
Pork Ribs	11	3	1	175.4172	153.0744	163.14	top 52%
Pork	11	2	0	166.8344	154.2056	160.27	top 64%
Brisket	11	4	0	172.5600	20	146.51	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 58%
Large (40+)	7	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
FL	8	top 53%
NC	1	top 100%
MO	1	top 60%
SC	1	top 76%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	3	33	top 69%	Jan 24, 2020
Plant City Pig Jam	2	5	top 37%	Nov 18, 2022
Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	2	11	top 45%	Nov 16, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 14 of 17 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 423 finished ahead 236 times, behind 423

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Oct 29, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Nov 18 Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam

20181 milestone

Jan 26 Peak power rating (1504) Lakeland Pig Festival

20174 milestones

Nov 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.9940 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 17 10th tracked contest Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 17 Career-best overall score672.9940 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

20162 milestones

Oct 11 First call Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series)
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series)

20131 milestone

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.9	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 18, 2022
+10.2	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 17, 2017
+1.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 26, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1	Oct 29, 2021
-8	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2020
-6.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2019
-6.5	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 10, 2014
-3.5	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2019

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	1	100%	top 20%	91.1%	91.1%
2021	1	0	0%	top 100%	64.8%	64.8%
2020	1	0	0%	top 77%	89.7%	89.7%
2019	2	0	0%	top 64%	91.2%	90.2%
2018	2	0	50%	top 59%	91.3%	91.3%
2017	1	0	100%	top 26%	93.5%	93.5%
2016	3	1	33%	top 60%	87.7%	87.7%
2015	2	0	0%	—	—	—
2014	2	0	0%	top 76%	86.6%	86.6%
2013	2	0	0%	top 56%	87.9%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 18, 2022	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	5 / 25 (655.8396)	16 (159.3484)	4 (169.1428)	8 (166.2628)	8 (161.0856)
Oct 29, 2021	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC	33 / 33 (466.6400)	33 (138.2172)	32 (154.2172)	31 (154.2056)	33 (20)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	41 / 53 (646.1372)	33 (166.8456)	32 (164.5372)	32 (164.5372)	45 (150.2172)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	21 / 39 (656.4000)	23 (165.6684)	22 (165.6800)	22 (166.8344)	26 (158.2172)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	43 / 58 (642.6516)	27 (165.6800)	51 (153.0744)	44 (159.9428)	34 (163.9544)
Nov 16, 2018	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	28 / 44 (656.9944)	25 (166.2628)	15 (168.5716)	28 (162.8000)	30 (159.3600)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	33 / 60 (657.5768)	34 (165.6684)	36 (163.9312)	49 (155.4172)	9 (172.5600)
Nov 17, 2017	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	11 / 42 (672.9940)	15 (168.5256)	3 (175.4172)	28 (161.0856)	9 (167.9656)
Nov 18, 2016	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 11, 2016	Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) unrated Kansas City, MO	6 / 10 (631.4632)	4 (164.5944)	5 (159.4400)	6 (156)	8 (151.4288)
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 20, 2015	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 21, 2014	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	65 / 86 (623.2112)	65 (157.6912)	64 (157.6572)	65 (155.3600)	64 (152.5028)
Nov 22, 2013	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	39 / 70 (632.5718)	53 (154.8572)	18 (162.8574)	28 (160.5714)	45 (154.2858)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

CHUBBY'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A November team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)