THE FAT GUYZ

THE FAT GUYZ is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 28 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (2018). They are ranked #6343 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,343

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1401

peak 1401 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 3, 2017

latest Apr 3, 2026 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

2% of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2060 / 720

Master · BBQ Boogie & Blues

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.67 (+7.90)

Walk rate

26%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · BBQ Boogie & Blues

Consistency

±12.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.35 · weakest Brisket (159.55)

Road miles

3,036

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$139K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.67 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

682.2060 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2060 at BBQ Boogie & Blues — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 27, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON has finished one call ahead of THE FAT GUYZ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 45%

A tough matchup

19–3 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS ahead in 86% of their meetings

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.81 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 159.55
Chicken avg 169.35
0 calls in 28 entries

Chicken nemesis

16 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A March team

Top 64% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 64% across 6 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.

6 March contests
top 73% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,036 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,036 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 131 miles to Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff.

46 mapped stops
furthest 131 mi

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
46 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Boogie & Blues every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 9th

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	#1020 (60 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#1099 (80 pts)	#779 (145 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#980 (107 pts)	#949 (122 pts)	#1013 (122 pts)	#1009 (112 pts)	#1021 (107 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1087 (84 pts)	#939 (134 pts)	#1562 (59 pts)	#746 (209 pts)	#1069 (94 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#912 (129 pts)	#873 (169 pts)	#965 (164 pts)	#859 (164 pts)	#930 (144 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#687 (254 pts)	#423 (549 pts)	#638 (339 pts)	#751 (234 pts)	#680 (274 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#771 (177 pts)	#654 (252 pts)	#734 (222 pts)	#713 (212 pts)	#823 (172 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#396 (295 pts)	#490 (235 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#801 (367 pts)	#687 (497 pts)	#624 (552 pts)	#818 (387 pts)	#814 (392 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#967 (296 pts)	#694 (516 pts)	#1109 (261 pts)	#965 (326 pts)	#1212 (226 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#916 (381 pts)	#726 (556 pts)	#783 (516 pts)	#884 (441 pts)	#971 (366 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE FAT GUYZ, each with one reason worth a look.

BS BBQ

#6,338 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1502

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to THE FAT GUYZ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE FAT GUYZ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin J's BBQ

#6,344 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE FAT GUYZ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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PRISON BREAK BBQ

#6,339 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1401

Fewer contests behind them than THE FAT GUYZ has cooked, 25 to 46, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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Chain Smokers

#6,341 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1401

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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BUD WISER'S BBQ

#6,340 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1401

Level with THE FAT GUYZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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CHRIS P. BACON BBQ

#6,342 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1401

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before THE FAT GUYZ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
Wiggle Butts BBQ	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
Q-INATOR!	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Peckerwood Country Club	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Stewbabys BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
CHOOCHOO BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	8	1	176.5716	154.8000	169.35	top 49%
Pork Ribs	29	3	0	173.7028	153.6344	165.01	top 62%
Pork	29	5	1	176.5716	153.6572	164.39	top 63%
Brisket	28	0	0	169.6800	139.8972	159.55	top 78%

“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)	22	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	23	top 72%
AL	4	top 80%
TN	1	top 69%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Boogie & Blues	7	9	top 70%	Apr 26, 2024
Honeybee BBQ Competition	4	14	top 79%	May 30, 2025
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	27	top 65%	Mar 4, 2022
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	31	top 63%	Mar 1, 2019
Smoke on the Falls	2	27	top 79%	Apr 3, 2026
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	2	23	top 76%	Aug 23, 2019
Rock'n Ribville	2	17	top 72%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 35 of 46 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 621 finished ahead 375 times, behind 1,174

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

20261 milestone

Apr 3 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

20184 milestones

Mar 2 25th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Apr 27 First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 27 Career-best overall score682.2060 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 BBQ Boogie & Blues

20172 milestones

Mar 3 Peak power rating (1493) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Jun 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4688 Blount County BBQ Bash

20152 milestones

Aug 21 10th tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 23 First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL)

20131 milestone

Jul 26 First tracked contest Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 27, 2018
+4.8	Rock'n Ribville	Sep 21, 2018
+4.1	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 2, 2018
+2.8	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 6, 2020
+2.4	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 8, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Sep 24, 2021
-10	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown	Nov 15, 2019
-9.9	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	Sep 15, 2017
-8.3	Honeybee BBQ Competition	May 30, 2025
-8.3	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 28, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	100%	top 78%	94.1%	94.1%
2025	2	0	0%	top 92%	91%	90.9%
2024	1	0	100%	top 59%	94%	94%
2023	2	0	0%	top 83%	92.2%	92%
2022	4	0	75%	top 78%	92.4%	90.3%
2021	3	0	0%	top 79%	91.4%	90.5%
2020	1	0	100%	top 44%	93.7%	93.7%
2019	5	0	60%	top 69%	92.7%	91.1%
2018	3	1	67%	top 45%	94.8%	93.5%
2017	6	0	0%	top 81%	92.3%	90.2%
2016	4	0	0%	—	—	—
2015	6	0	17%	—	—	—
2014	5	0	0%	—	—	—
2013	3	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 3, 2026	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	28 / 36 (677.6116)	27 (168.5488)	21 (170.8228)	9 (174.8572)	31 (163.3828)
May 30, 2025	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	25 / 26 (654.0912)	22 (164.5256)	22 (164.5372)	24 (164.5372)	25 (160.4912)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL	27 / 31 (655.2916)	25 (166.8228)	28 (163.3944)	29 (162.2400)	25 (162.8344)
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	20 / 34 (677.0400)	10 (173.1428)	29 (158.7884)	4 (175.4288)	18 (169.6800)
Jun 2, 2023	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	21 / 27 (663.8284)	19 (164.5256)	23 (160.5144)	14 (169.1200)	18 (169.6684)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	28 / 32 (661.0060)	19 (169.6800)	16 (169.6916)	30 (155.9200)	25 (165.7144)
Jun 3, 2022	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	20 / 25 (654.6740)	9 (173.1084)	22 (159.3828)	25 (153.6572)	16 (168.5256)
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	28 / 37 (665.5772)	4 (176.5600)	8 (173.1200)	36 (157.0972)	32 (158.8000)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	27 / 34 (638.6284)	9 (171.4056)	32 (157.0628)	24 (162.8344)	32 (147.3256)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	57 / 73 (640.3312)	47 (166.8228)	40 (168.5372)	62 (159.3712)	70 (145.6000)
Sep 24, 2021	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	24 / 27 (645.5088)	20 (167.3828)	15 (171.9772)	17 (166.2516)	27 (139.8972)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	29 / 38 (658.1260)	14 (171.9772)	31 (160.5488)	25 (162.8000)	30 (162.8000)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	58 / 81 (650.7204)	32 (167.9656)	64 (157.0972)	28 (168.5488)	68 (157.1088)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	27 / 61 (674.7772)	3 (176)	13 (172.5944)	35 (166.2400)	52 (159.9428)
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	33 / 35 (642.6856)	34 (162.2512)	14 (169.6800)	34 (158.2172)	35 (152.5372)
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	23 / 32 (659.2800)	25 (163.9428)	4 (173.7028)	21 (162.8000)	26 (158.8344)
May 31, 2019	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA	14 / 22 (654.1600)	15 (166.8228)	12 (163.9772)	10 (166.2400)	18 (157.1200)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	21 / 33 (656.4688)	6 (173.1544)	32 (156.5028)	23 (158.2172)	11 (168.5944)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	33 / 62 (667.3028)	15 (172.5484)	49 (161.0972)	32 (165.6800)	24 (167.9772)
Sep 21, 2018	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	17 / 33 (674.2056)	4 (176)	15 (169.7028)	8 (170.8456)	25 (157.6572)
Apr 27, 2018	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	9 / 28 (682.2060)	4 (176.5716)	17 (168.5372)	13 (169.1200)	15 (167.9772)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	31 / 59 (663.3028)	16 (172.5600)	45 (160.5028)	32 (164.5372)	24 (165.7028)
Dec 1, 2017	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	22 / 30 (656.9712)	15 (168.5484)	12 (169.6684)	29 (159.9544)	25 (158.8000)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	36 / 39 (640.4116)	37 (154.8000)	18 (169.1200)	20 (167.3944)	37 (149.0972)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	30 / 37 (652.9372)	13 (170.8228)	31 (159.9312)	26 (162.8116)	31 (159.3716)
Jun 23, 2017	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	24 / 35 (664.4688)	21 (168.5372)	12 (170.8572)	20 (167.3944)	31 (157.6800)
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	22 / 26 (640.9604)	14 (165.6916)	24 (153.6344)	16 (160.5144)	21 (161.1200)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	53 / 63 (642.1260)	20 (173.1084)	51 (157.6688)	53 (158.2516)	56 (153.0972)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	—	23 (167.4172)	7 (172.5600)	3 (176.5716)	—
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	—	—	—	—	—
May 16, 2014	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 3, 2014	Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	—	—	—	—	—

THE FAT GUYZ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)