CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S

CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 36 at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons (2016). They are ranked #1945 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,945

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1555 · rated over 37 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 17, 2015

latest Sep 23, 2022 · 7.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#325

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 37 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

701.0740 / 720

Master · 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.69 (+16.38)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2

Consistency

±20.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.06 · weakest Brisket (161.59)

Road miles

9,924

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 1,824 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$43K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.69 / 720

37 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

701.0740 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.0740 at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 2, 2022

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LADY OF Q has finished one call ahead of CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

24–6 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 30 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.46 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 161.59
Chicken avg 167.06
11 calls in 37 entries

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLUE EYED BBQ in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship (Apr 1, 2022).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Apr 1, 2022

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Chicken nemesis

21 of 26 shared chicken entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 21 of 26 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled (Jan 17, 2015).

Jan 17, 2015
36-team field

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

FU MAN QUE CREW has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A January team

Top 43% average finish in January

Something about January: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 January contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,924 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,924 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,824 miles to Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled.

37 mapped stops
furthest 1,824 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
2022 ↗	Master	#493 (416 pts)	#429 (541 pts)	#527 (461 pts)	#565 (361 pts)	#527 (406 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#878 (320 pts)	#874 (350 pts)	#914 (335 pts)	#877 (350 pts)	#729 (455 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#781 (419 pts)	#900 (364 pts)	#689 (519 pts)	#936 (344 pts)	#676 (539 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#693 (545 pts)	#620 (645 pts)	#587 (685 pts)	#526 (745 pts)	#708 (560 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#325 (1,120 pts)	#299 (1,160 pts)	#263 (1,295 pts)	#480 (850 pts)	#282 (1,215 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#908 (356 pts)	#680 (561 pts)	#987 (351 pts)	#700 (541 pts)	#756 (486 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

IHC BBQ

#1,950 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1584

They've been 1584 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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MAJOR Q BBQ

#1,937 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1541

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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BIG DADDY Q - FL

#1,942 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

Fewer contests behind them than CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S has cooked, 16 to 37, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Feb 16, 2024

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RUB IT ALL OVER

#1,954 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1541

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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Blitzkrieg BBQ

#1,955 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1556

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2025

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Hickory Stick BBQ

#1,939 of the rated field

1541 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1541

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	30	6	24	20%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	23	13	10	57%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	22	7	15	32%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	18	12	6	67%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
RBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
TOOT & STINKY'S CALI-Q	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	37	9	1	177.7028	151.9428	167.06	top 47%
Pork Ribs	37	10	0	174.8456	146.3084	164.38	top 47%
Pork	37	4	1	176	148	163.66	top 55%
Brisket	37	11	2	177.7028	131.9204	161.59	top 52%

“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
Medium (20–39)	15	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	33	top 55%
NV	2	top 45%
AL	1	top 8%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	17	0	top 58%	May 12, 2017
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2	3	0	top 39%	Aug 5, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests

Contests a season 6.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 33 of 37 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 35 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 508 finished ahead 810 times, behind 883

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Apr 1, 2022

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

20223 milestones

Apr 2 Career-best overall score701.0740 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
Apr 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
Sep 23 Most recent contest The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out

20182 milestones

Mar 23 25th tracked contest 7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
Sep 14 Peak power rating (1555) 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

May 6 10th tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship

20155 milestones

Jan 17 First tracked contest Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First call Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall podium Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Jan 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score688.5140 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.2	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 5, 2016
+15.6	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled	Jan 17, 2015
+13.7	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
+13.3	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 14, 2018
+12.1	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship	Jun 12, 2015
-12.5	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	Mar 29, 2019
-9.7	3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship	Apr 29, 2022
-9.3	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
-8	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2	Mar 30, 2019

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	4	1	75%	top 48%	97.4%	93.7%
2019	5	0	20%	top 70%	92.8%	90.3%
2018	4	1	75%	top 39%	94.4%	92.8%
2017	7	0	57%	top 57%	92.5%	91.2%
2016	10	2	60%	top 43%	95.6%	91.5%
2015	7	1	57%	top 61%	95.6%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 23, 2022	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA	22 / 43 (659.3368)	11 (169.1428)	12 (169.1200)	25 (161.1200)	27 (159.9540)
Apr 29, 2022	3rd Annual Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	23 / 29 (659.3596)	22 (162.2628)	25 (158.8228)	15 (167.4284)	10 (170.8456)
Apr 2, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	7 / 27 (701.0740)	6 (177.7028)	5 (174.8456)	20 (170.8228)	7 (177.7028)
Apr 1, 2022	9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA	13 / 37 (677.6568)	6 (176.5600)	16 (169.1428)	13 (173.1656)	30 (158.7884)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	21 / 44 (667.8856)	15 (169.6800)	22 (164.5600)	23 (165.6800)	17 (167.9656)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	30 / 48 (648.5828)	40 (157.6912)	25 (163.9772)	17 (167.4172)	28 (159.4972)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	39 / 47 (658.8684)	30 (169.1428)	24 (169.1200)	29 (168.0456)	46 (152.5600)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	65 / 70 (619.9084)	26 (169.1200)	54 (158.8572)	63 (151.4056)	69 (140.5256)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	31 / 48 (655.9656)	27 (168.5256)	22 (166.8572)	48 (148)	6 (172.5828)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	27 / 46 (661.0168)	32 (164.5484)	40 (159.9428)	23 (167.4056)	18 (169.1200)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	6 / 43 (679.4972)	15 (170.3316)	6 (172.5828)	23 (165.1200)	6 (171.4628)
Jul 28, 2018	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	22 / 34 (653.0856)	17 (166.8572)	4 (172.5828)	9 (171.4284)	32 (142.2172)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	15 / 78 (679.3944)	18 (171.9656)	22 (169.6916)	56 (162.2972)	4 (175.4400)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	37 / 56 (653.6228)	44 (161.6684)	13 (171.4056)	44 (159.3944)	41 (161.1544)
Jun 9, 2017	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	17 / 39 (665.6460)	23 (163.9772)	25 (161.6916)	2 (176)	21 (163.9772)
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	17 / 40 (659.3144)	25 (162.8000)	9 (172.5716)	33 (154.2628)	10 (169.6800)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	45 / 77 (657.0400)	51 (165.6800)	65 (153.6688)	26 (170.8456)	36 (166.8456)
Mar 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	15 / 30 (654.7880)	16 (165.1312)	15 (162.2856)	14 (165.7028)	15 (161.6684)
Feb 17, 2017	The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA	42 / 49 (648.5260)	44 (159.4172)	10 (173.1316)	46 (156.5944)	39 (159.3828)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	31 / 56 (659.9200)	3 (174.2628)	47 (156.5600)	10 (172)	44 (157.0972)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	39 / 75 (658.7888)	61 (157.6916)	35 (165.0972)	58 (159.4172)	5 (176.5828)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	33 / 61 (638.7312)	20 (169.1084)	21 (164.5944)	50 (152.5028)	46 (152.5256)
Aug 26, 2016	Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA	18 / 28 (634.2400)	5 (170.8572)	24 (149.7260)	15 (159.4056)	19 (154.2512)
Aug 5, 2016	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	3 / 36 (688.5140)	9 (171.9772)	5 (173.7372)	11 (169.6912)	2 (173.1084)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	6 / 38 (658.2516)	6 (168.5944)	4 (169.1200)	21 (156.5828)	9 (163.9544)
Jun 10, 2016	Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	15 / 27 (673.6460)	6 (176)	6 (172.0116)	20 (163.3828)	18 (162.2516)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	32 / 44 (653.5656)	37 (163.3828)	14 (169.1200)	28 (164.5484)	40 (156.5144)
May 6, 2016	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	14 / 35 (674.1828)	13 (172.5716)	11 (168.5600)	27 (162.7884)	14 (170.2628)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	17 / 30 (623.8972)	14 (160.5600)	13 (158.2972)	18 (154.2512)	17 (150.7888)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	11 / 72 (682.2744)	48 (162.8688)	6 (174.2972)	11 (173.1428)	12 (171.9656)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	33 / 75 (669.6688)	13 (174.8800)	39 (166.2972)	61 (157.6572)	23 (170.8344)
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	31 / 49 (619.9084)	39 (152.5484)	37 (149.6800)	11 (163.9884)	30 (153.6916)
Aug 7, 2015	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	40 / 58 (653.0288)	14 (173.7028)	48 (154.8228)	9 (172)	50 (152.5032)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	24 / 38 (630.1600)	30 (151.9428)	27 (154.8572)	27 (154.2284)	5 (169.1316)
Jun 12, 2015	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	25 / 26 (618.6748)	8 (171.9772)	26 (150.2172)	18 (164.5600)	26 (131.9204)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	43 / 53 (610.8228)	27 (164)	48 (146.3084)	27 (163.4172)	51 (137.0972)
Jan 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	3 / 36 (688.5140)	9 (171.9772)	5 (173.7372)	11 (169.6912)	2 (173.1084)

CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A January 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, 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

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)