High-water mark
688.4800
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 688.4800 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 10, 2026
Fat Cap
Fat Cap is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 41 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off (2026). They finished #863 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Apr 10, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 175.42 · weakest Chicken (165.09)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #863 (120 pts) | #1164 (60 pts) | #828 (185 pts) | #795 (155 pts) | #863 (130 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 165.0856 | 165.09 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 174.2744 | 174.27 | top 12% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 173.7028 | 173.70 | top 20% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 175.4172 | 175.42 | top 27% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 13 / 41 (688.4800) | 25 (165.0856) | 5 (174.2744) | 8 (173.7028) | 11 (175.4172) |