Fat Daddy BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6052

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1429

peak 1429 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2016-10-21

Best ToY finish

#1053

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

649.5656 / 720

Master · * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 594.98 (+23.04)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0116

Pork Ribs · 15th Annual Bordertown Bash

Consistency

±91.57

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 157.98 · weakest Brisket (151.00)

Road miles

874

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Master avg

594.98 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.98 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.00
Pork avg 157.98
1 calls in 12 entries

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-34 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 34 points across 7 contests since 2015-10-23 — from 1463 down to 1429.

7 contests since 2015-10-23
now 1429

Boom or bust

±12.72% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±12.72% 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 82.6% of a perfect score
best 90.2%

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Cousins Q

#6054 of the rated field

1429 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-02-20

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Smokin Budha with the Phat Daddyz

#6056 of the rated field

1429 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-06-23

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Darling Nikki's BBQ

#6050 of the rated field

1429 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after Fat Daddy BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-10-01

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J & M BBQ

#6055 of the rated field

1429 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1429

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

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Meat Sweats

#6058 of the rated field

1429 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1429

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

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PORK U

#6060 of the rated field

1429 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-07-19

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
OKIEQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	163.9656	145.6572	156.53	top 83%
Pork Ribs	11	2	172.0116	131.3944	155.46	top 69%
Pork	12	0	166.2628	145.6800	157.98	top 76%
Brisket	12	1	171.4056	126.2060	151.00	top 77%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	7	top 87%
AR	4	top 79%
MS	1	top 72%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 89%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	3	21	0	top 85%	2016-10-21

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.4 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2016-10-21

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 7 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork 12 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 157.98 · weakest Brisket (151.00)

Walk rate 25% a top-10 call in 3 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 594.98 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 230 67–316 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 874 12 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Power rating 1429 peak 1429 · #6052 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Mississippi Springfest
May 10 Peak power rating (1493) Mississippi Springfest
2015
Sep 25 First call Bikes Blues & BBQ
2016
Jul 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0116 15th Annual Bordertown Bash
Aug 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5656 * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff
Aug 13 10th tracked contest * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff
Aug 13 Career-best overall score649.5656 * Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff
Oct 21 Most recent contest Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Smokin' the Fort	2013-10-25
-8	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2014-10-24
-7.9	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship	2016-06-10
-6.7	Bikes Blues and BBQ	2016-09-23
-6.6	Mississippi Springfest	2013-05-10

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)
2016	6	33%	top 86%	90.2%	86.1%
2015	3	33%	top 75%	89.7%	87.5%
2014	1	0%	top 85%	81.7%	81.7%
2013	2	0%	top 86%	89.1%	65.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-21	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	25 / 28 (598.1372)	25 (149.6228)	25 (150.8572)	19 (162.2856)	27 (135.3716)
2016-09-23	Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	38 / 43 (619.2344)	28 (163.9656)	24 (160.5372)	40 (145.6800)	38 (149.0516)
2016-08-13	* Valley Music Fest BBQ Cookoff Russellville, AR	22 / 28 (649.5656)	19 (163.9428)	4 (170.8344)	22 (158.8572)	21 (155.9312)
2016-07-08	15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	32 / 39 (631.8972)	36 (155.9428)	6 (172.0116)	34 (154.2628)	35 (149.6800)
2016-06-10	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	37 / 41 (591.2460)	38 (145.6572)	31 (156.5372)	21 (162.8456)	41 (126.2060)
2016-04-22	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	27 / 31 (631.3144)	27 (155.3828)	23 (158.8344)	21 (165.7028)	25 (151.3944)
2015-10-23	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	21 / 26 (619.2800)	23 (155.3828)	25 (143.9200)	23 (154.8228)	14 (165.1544)
2015-09-25	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	23 / 35 (625.0400)	30 (151.4056)	31 (149.1316)	26 (153.0972)	7 (171.4056)
2015-05-15	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	27 / 35 (645.6576)	32 (161.1200)	26 (158.8804)	25 (166.2628)	27 (159.3944)
2014-10-24	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	29 / 34 (588.4456)	26 (157.1428)	31 (131.3944)	31 (150.2512)	28 (149.6572)
2013-10-25	Smokin' the Fort Fort Gibson, OK	26 / 26 (298.2400)	—	—	22 (156.0000)	23 (142.2400)
2013-05-10	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	21 / 29 (641.7136)	21 (162.2856)	23 (157.1428)	15 (165.7140)	21 (156.5712)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1053 (304 pts)	#1084 (319 pts)	#708 (569 pts)	#1047 (344 pts)	#1085 (309 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1614 (131 pts)	#1773 (121 pts)	#1935 (111 pts)	#1787 (121 pts)	#1524 (166 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2726 (59 pts)	#2729 (59 pts)	#2733 (59 pts)	#2738 (59 pts)	#2729 (59 pts)