THE FAT GUYZ GA
Rating
1394
peak 1394
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#655
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.57 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 657.74 (+7.83)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.33 · weakest Brisket (159.83)
Road miles
963
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wiggle Butts BBQ has finished one call ahead of THE FAT GUYZ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Wiggle Butts BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOL HAND QUE has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 62% across 4 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 162.2512 | 169.33 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 156.5028 | 164.90 | top 65% |
| Pork | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 153.6572 | 163.69 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 139.8972 | 159.83 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 15 | 0 | top 74% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (15 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 657.74
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.6116 | 677.61 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 655.2916 | 654.69 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.0400 | 677.04 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 663.8284 | 662.42 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 665.5772 | 649.80 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.1260 | 651.45 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 674.7772 | 674.78 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 667.3028 | 655.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 28 / 36 (677.6116) | 27 (168.5488) | 21 (170.8228) | 9 (174.8572) | 31 (163.3828) |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 25 / 26 (654.0912) | 22 (164.5256) | 22 (164.5372) | 24 (164.5372) | 25 (160.4912) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 27 / 31 (655.2916) | 25 (166.8228) | 28 (163.3944) | 29 (162.2400) | 25 (162.8344) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 20 / 34 (677.0400) | 10 (173.1428) | 29 (158.7884) | 4 (175.4288) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 21 / 27 (663.8284) | 19 (164.5256) | 23 (160.5144) | 14 (169.1200) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 28 / 32 (661.0060) | 19 (169.6800) | 16 (169.6916) | 30 (155.9200) | 25 (165.7144) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 20 / 25 (654.6740) | 9 (173.1084) | 22 (159.3828) | 25 (153.6572) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 28 / 37 (665.5772) | 4 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1200) | 36 (157.0972) | 32 (158.8000) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 27 / 34 (638.6284) | 9 (171.4056) | 32 (157.0628) | 24 (162.8344) | 32 (147.3256) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 57 / 73 (640.3312) | 47 (166.8228) | 40 (168.5372) | 62 (159.3712) | 70 (145.6000) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 24 / 27 (645.5088) | 20 (167.3828) | 15 (171.9772) | 17 (166.2516) | 27 (139.8972) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 29 / 38 (658.1260) | 14 (171.9772) | 31 (160.5488) | 25 (162.8000) | 30 (162.8000) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 58 / 81 (650.7204) | 32 (167.9656) | 64 (157.0972) | 28 (168.5488) | 68 (157.1088) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 61 (674.7772) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (172.5944) | 35 (166.2400) | 52 (159.9428) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 33 / 35 (642.6856) | 34 (162.2512) | 14 (169.6800) | 34 (158.2172) | 35 (152.5372) |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 23 / 32 (659.2800) | 25 (163.9428) | 4 (173.7028) | 21 (162.8000) | 26 (158.8344) |
| 2019-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition LaFayette, GA | 14 / 22 (654.1600) | 15 (166.8228) | 12 (163.9772) | 10 (166.2400) | 18 (157.1200) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 21 / 33 (656.4688) | 6 (173.1544) | 32 (156.5028) | 23 (158.2172) | 11 (168.5944) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 33 / 62 (667.3028) | 15 (172.5484) | 49 (161.0972) | 32 (165.6800) | 24 (167.9772) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #853 (80 pts) | #596 (145 pts) | #814 (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 | #806 (367 pts) | #692 (497 pts) | #626 (552 pts) | #824 (387 pts) | #820 (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) |