A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FAT DADDY'S BBQ
FAT DADDY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 18 at the Table Rock & Ribs (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2014
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±212.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 150.66 · weakest Brisket (132.90)
Road miles
1,311
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
470.44 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to FAT DADDY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
FAT DADDY'S BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 132 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#5,370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to FAT DADDY'S BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BLIND SWINE BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 7 years after FAT DADDY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with FAT DADDY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 143.9772 | 150.66 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 143.3828 | 150.48 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 145.6800 | 148.92 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9884 | 104.8572 | 132.90 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 97% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 3 | 79 | 0 | top 97% | Jul 12, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
185
finished ahead 11 times, behind 262
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jul 9, 2015 → Jul 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest SC Festival of Discovery
20144 milestones
- First call Table Rock & Ribs
- Career-best overall score622.8340 Table Rock & Ribs
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.8572 Table Rock & Ribs
- Peak power rating (1490) Table Rock & Ribs
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Jul 9, 2015 |
| -11.5 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -11.3 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 10, 2014 |
| -10.5 | Table Rock & Ribs | May 16, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 86.5% | 84.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 83 / 83 (104.8572) | — | — | — | 81 (104.8572) |
| Jul 9, 2015 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 88 / 90 (565.5660) | 87 (143.9772) | 83 (143.3828) | 85 (145.6800) | 87 (132.5260) |
| Jul 10, 2014 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 79 / 86 (588.5144) | 81 (146.8456) | 79 (145.1888) | 67 (154.2400) | 79 (142.2400) |
| May 16, 2014 | Table Rock & Ribs Kimberling City, MO | 16 / 18 (622.8340) | 11 (161.1428) | 8 (162.8572) | 17 (146.8456) | 16 (151.9884) |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |