A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ
FATTY BELLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 25 at the New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton (2016). They finished #1255 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 22, 2016
latest Nov 11, 2022 · 6.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±75.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 155.39 · weakest Pork (123.81)
Road miles
954
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 942 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Master avg
579.37 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 141.6800 | 150.53 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 137.0628 | 149.64 | top 81% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 20 | 123.81 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 147.9544 | 155.39 | top 79% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 12 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Nov 11, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3540 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- Career-best overall score648.3540 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5256 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
- Most recent contest 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island
- Peak power rating (1488) Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -9.1 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton | Aug 13, 2016 |
| -5.7 | Smoke in the Park | Sep 23, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 90% | 90% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.6% | 77.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 88 / 91 (648.3540) | 88 (160.5372) | 86 (157.6456) | 57 (168.5256) | 75 (161.6456) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 31 / 38 (623.2572) | 29 (154.2628) | 12 (165.6800) | 29 (155.3600) | 34 (147.9544) |
| Aug 13, 2016 | New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT | 23 / 25 (592.3536) | 24 (145.6568) | 24 (137.0628) | 22 (151.3712) | 15 (158.2628) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 34 / 34 (453.5200) | 34 (141.6800) | 34 (138.1600) | 34 (20) | 28 (153.6800) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.