FAT BEAR BBQ AL
Rating
1460
peak 1460
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#791
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.07 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 642.09 (+3.99)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.83 · weakest Brisket (156.01)
Road miles
9
mi across 7 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin Chuck's Wagon has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHOOCHOO BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Simply Smoked in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 154.8000 | 161.09 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 145.6344 | 158.16 | top 82% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 150.2172 | 166.83 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 148.4800 | 156.01 | top 86% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 642.09
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 | 663.8172 | 663.82 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 652.9832 | 652.98 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 621.4172 | 621.42 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.0800 | 642.08 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.0684 | 650.07 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.2916 | 635.29 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 628.9488 | 628.95 |
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 | 31 / 36 (663.8172) | 28 (168.5372) | 23 (169.6800) | 20 (170.8228) | 35 (154.7772) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 28 / 31 (652.9832) | 29 (154.8000) | 12 (171.4288) | 10 (173.1200) | 30 (153.6344) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 36 / 39 (621.4172) | 33 (160.5028) | 36 (155.9200) | 38 (150.2172) | 34 (154.7772) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 25 / 34 (642.0800) | 28 (161.6572) | 33 (155.3828) | 4 (176.5600) | 31 (148.4800) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 33 / 38 (650.0684) | 23 (168.5256) | 38 (145.6344) | 4 (174.2628) | 31 (161.6456) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 26 / 28 (635.2916) | 25 (156.5144) | 23 (157.1316) | 24 (157.6800) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 24 / 30 (628.9488) | 26 (157.0972) | 30 (151.9200) | 15 (165.1200) | 26 (154.8116) |
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) | #874 (70 pts) | #766 (85 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1499 (56 pts) | #1539 (56 pts) | #1014 (121 pts) | #905 (131 pts) | #1504 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1601 (59 pts) | #1610 (59 pts) | #1656 (59 pts) | #795 (209 pts) | #1612 (59 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1252 (70 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #717 (210 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #1117 (53 pts) | #1121 (53 pts) | #908 (63 pts) | #1100 (58 pts) | #812 (88 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2540 (55 pts) | #2540 (55 pts) | #1766 (105 pts) | #2531 (55 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1272 (213 pts) | #1686 (143 pts) | #1229 (263 pts) | #1019 (353 pts) | #1524 (178 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2140 (80 pts) | #2318 (65 pts) | #1462 (200 pts) | #1212 (275 pts) | #2921 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2713 (59 pts) | #2134 (74 pts) | #2128 (74 pts) | #2127 (79 pts) | #2741 (59 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1219 (235 pts) | #1363 (220 pts) | #891 (410 pts) | #792 (470 pts) | #1353 (220 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1607 (138 pts) | #1164 (248 pts) | #1812 (123 pts) | #1236 (223 pts) | #1763 (123 pts) |