SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2622

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1516

peak 1532 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-09-18

latest 2018-09-14

Best ToY finish

#868

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9088 / 720

Master · *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.32 (+5.43)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship

Consistency

±24.01

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.63 · weakest Brisket (160.71)

Road miles

2,320

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

650.32 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9088 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9088 at *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-06-02

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT ahead in 88% of their meetings

NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 160.71
Chicken avg 165.63
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

RBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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

MYA&DJ'S BBQ

#2619 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1516

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

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TWO SMOKIN GUYS NY

#2624 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1516

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 2018-09-22

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SMOKIN HOSS

#2613 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Pink Ring BBQ

#2626 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-09-23

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Three Stooges Barbeque

#2618 of the rated field

1516 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 9 years after SMOKIN FAT BOYS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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BUNCH OF BUTTS

#2630 of the rated field

1516 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-11-15

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BLUE EYED BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	177.1428	152.5372	165.63	top 49%
Pork Ribs	10	2	173.1200	139.9656	161.91	top 54%
Pork	10	4	175.4172	147.3600	162.07	top 53%
Brisket	10	3	168.5716	144.4800	160.71	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 33%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the River	2	6	0	top 49%	2016-10-14

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2015-09-18 → 2018-09-14

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.63 · weakest Brisket (160.71)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 7 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 30% 3 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 650.32 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 237 211–255 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,320 10 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Power rating 1516 peak 1532 · #2622 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Sep 18 First tracked contest Smoke on the River
2016
Jun 3 First call Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7660 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jul 29 First overall top-10 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge
2017
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
Jun 2 Career-best overall score679.9088 *Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1532) *Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Sep 14 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Sep 14 Most recent contest 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Smoke on the River	2016-10-14
+10.7	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-29
+7.2	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full)	2017-06-02
+5.3	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	2016-07-29
+4	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	2017-07-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	2018-09-14
-8.9	Smoke on the River	2015-09-18
-5	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	2018-03-23

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 81%	90.1%	88.3%
2017	4	1	100%	top 40%	94.4%	92.6%
2016	3	2	100%	top 40%	92.1%	91.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 82%	82.6%	82.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-14	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	39 / 43 (622.6172)	31 (163.9428)	35 (155.9772)	31 (158.2172)	42 (144.4800)
2018-03-23	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	55 / 78 (648.9828)	71 (154.2172)	32 (167.3828)	52 (163.3828)	39 (164.0000)
2017-09-29	*Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival(JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	8 / 30 (677.6460)	5 (175.4172)	18 (165.6916)	13 (167.9772)	9 (168.5600)
2017-07-28	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	12 / 26 (649.5652)	7 (166.8228)	15 (161.7140)	21 (156.5028)	8 (164.5256)
2017-06-02	*Horse Town Brew B Que Festival( Judges Full) Norco, CA	19 / 57 (679.9088)	43 (165.6800)	13 (173.1200)	10 (173.7144)	26 (167.3944)
2017-03-31	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	43 / 77 (659.8284)	9 (177.1428)	67 (153.6228)	7 (175.4172)	61 (153.6456)
2016-10-14	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	6 / 38 (663.3028)	12 (167.4172)	5 (169.1200)	5 (166.8112)	14 (159.9544)
2016-07-29	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA	9 / 20 (651.8400)	14 (158.2284)	6 (168.5372)	9 (161.6800)	9 (163.3944)
2016-06-03	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	34 / 58 (654.7660)	8 (174.8572)	29 (163.9772)	55 (147.3600)	23 (168.5716)
2015-09-18	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	40 / 49 (594.7200)	40 (152.5372)	46 (139.9656)	42 (149.6800)	33 (152.5372)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#868 (416 pts)	#741 (541 pts)	#998 (371 pts)	#826 (486 pts)	#915 (406 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#925 (365 pts)	#952 (380 pts)	#927 (405 pts)	#988 (375 pts)	#1072 (315 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)