High-water mark
687.8968
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.8968 at Esperanza Bonanza — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 22, 2021
PHAT CHANCE
PHAT CHANCE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 10th of 27 at the Esperanza Bonanza (2021). They are ranked #2330 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1525 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2016
latest Oct 22, 2021 · 5.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.63 · weakest Brisket (166.83)
Road miles
745
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 195 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.75 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PHAT CHANCE, each with one reason worth a look.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
They turned up 10 years after PHAT CHANCE did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Compare careers#2,329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1526
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before PHAT CHANCE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Level with PHAT CHANCE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,339 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before PHAT CHANCE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 162.2744 | 169.58 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 163.4056 | 169.71 | top 41% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 165.0972 | 171.63 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 162.2856 | 166.83 | top 50% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 122 times, behind 90
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Sep 20, 2019 → Oct 22, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.8968 Esperanza Bonanza
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Esperanza Bonanza
- Peak power rating (1525) Esperanza Bonanza
- Most recent contest Esperanza Bonanza
20191 milestone
- First overall top-10 Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Southaven Springfest
- First call Southaven Springfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3488 Southaven Springfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 22, 2017 |
| +8.7 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz | May 10, 2019 |
| +4.1 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | Sep 20, 2019 |
| +3 | Esperanza Bonanza | Oct 22, 2021 |
| +0.8 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 95.2% | 94% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2021 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 10 / 27 (687.8968) | 9 (170.8112) | 5 (176.5716) | 11 (174.2628) | 19 (166.2512) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 25 / 54 (667.9772) | 11 (172.0228) | 20 (168.5716) | 36 (165.0972) | 32 (162.2856) |
| May 10, 2019 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR | 10 / 30 (685.6228) | 12 (170.8112) | 17 (166.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 9 (171.9772) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 18 / 55 (679.9084) | 14 (171.9656) | 40 (163.4056) | 3 (175.4172) | 17 (169.1200) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 23 / 41 (667.3488) | 34 (162.2744) | 8 (173.7028) | 26 (166.8344) | 24 (164.5372) |