The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Apr 9, 2021).
- last seen Apr 13, 2018
- back Apr 9, 2021
THE FAT HOG
THE FAT HOG is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 13th of 13 at the Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 6, 2017
latest Apr 9, 2021 · 4.3 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 100%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 144.53 · weakest Chicken (136.81)
Road miles
3,236
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,610 mi
Master avg
581.66 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
262.70 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #224 (98 pts) | #220 (103 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4172 | 122.2056 | 136.81 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.1544 | 140.4916 | 142.82 | top 95% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140.5600 | 140.5600 | 140.56 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5256 | 144.5256 | 144.53 | top 97% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
1 of 4 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
49
finished ahead 0 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 13, 2018 → Apr 9, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score581.6572 National Western BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)151.4172 National Western BBQ Throwdown
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 73% | 73% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2021 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Airfield Flyin Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Derby, KS | 13 / 13 (262.6972) | 13 (122.2056) | 12 (140.4916) | — | — |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2017 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 6, 2017 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 38 / 38 (581.6572) | 36 (151.4172) | 37 (145.1544) | 38 (140.5600) | 37 (144.5256) |