High-water mark
670.1484
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1484 at 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 24, 2025
Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville
Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 36 at the Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025). They are ranked #2106 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 15 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
Mar 18, 2022
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
8% of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.05 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 333.92 (+6.13)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
178.8572
Consistency
±11.10
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.56 · weakest Brisket (154.42)
Road miles
1,464
across 25 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$142K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.37 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
333.92 / 360
14 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #210 (169 pts) | #145 (314 pts) | #193 (219 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #834 (155 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #160 (327 pts) | #188 (262 pts) | #120 (552 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #117 (506 pts) | #119 (531 pts) | #114 (526 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #246 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1432 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #264 (114 pts) | #272 (114 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville, each with one reason worth a look.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1543
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,100 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1541
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville)
Fewer contests behind them than Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville has cooked, 12 to 26, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1558
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 41 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1535
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1535
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Asylum | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Destroyer | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Big James Kitchen | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Purdom's BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 145.6340 | 167.56 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 154.7772 | 166.57 | top 55% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 154.2056 | 166.81 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 142.7656 | 154.42 | top 91% |
“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 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 17 | 0 | top 35% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 50% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 41% | May 15, 2026 |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 53% | Apr 19, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
10 contests
Contests a season
4.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
20 of 26 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
15
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
25 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
588
finished ahead 581 times, behind 791
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- 25th tracked contest High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1535) High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.1484 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20243 milestones
- 10th tracked contest O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- First category win (Pork) The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY)
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score509.1200 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.1 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| +8 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 16, 2025 |
| +6 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 20, 2022 |
| +5.8 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 12, 2024 |
| +5.7 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 21, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | May 4, 2024 |
| -6.9 | Smoke on The Shores | Mar 18, 2022 |
| -2.2 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 6, 2024 |
| -2.1 | Poosa Q | Oct 4, 2024 |
| -1.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 54% | 94.4% | 92.5% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 39% | 96% | 95.1% |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20% | top 66% | 95.5% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 93.9% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 26 / 32 (494.6968) | 17 (169.1200) | 28 (159.3484) | 19 (166.2284) | — |
| May 15, 2026 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 14 / 29 (339.9312) | 16 (170.2628) | 16 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 41 / 125 (329.6228) | 37 (167.3828) | 44 (162.2400) | 33 (165.6800) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 8 (177.7144) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 46 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 7 / 36 (518.2172) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (170.8344) | 22 (168.5256) | — |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 91 / 106 (670.1484) | 45 (173.7144) | 93 (167.3828) | 100 (163.9312) | 83 (165.1200) |
| May 16, 2025 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 11 / 32 (344.5256) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (173.7028) | 4 (175.4056) | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 17 / 43 (341.0856) | 17 (170.8228) | 19 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 17 / 100 (345.0972) | 31 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (169.6800) | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 19 / 38 (334.7656) | 11 (173.1200) | 22 (161.6456) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 40 / 59 (330.2056) | 37 (165.1200) | 43 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 18 / 27 (335.9200) | 23 (162.8000) | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 8 / 17 (343.9428) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 116 / 118 (649.5316) | 84 (170.2744) | 111 (159.9544) | 106 (163.9428) | 114 (155.3600) |
| May 4, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 18 / 20 (325.0400) | 19 (156.5028) | 14 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 13 / 27 (337.6572) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 27 / 37 (499.3372) | 34 (156.5372) | 31 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 48 / 93 (300.4112) | 49 (145.6340) | 41 (154.7772) | 42 (154.2056) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 31 / 80 (328.5028) | 37 (162.2628) | 20 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (157.6572) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN | 12 / 29 (338.1940) | 13 (170.8112) | 13 (167.3828) | — | — |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 54 / 63 (640.4228) | 43 (166.2628) | 34 (167.4172) | 46 (163.9772) | 62 (142.7656) |
| — | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 12 / 36 (509.1200) | 22 (165.1428) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.