High-water mark
668.5260
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5260 at Grasshopper '19 — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2019
Smoky Fatbacks
Smoky Fatbacks is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 26th of 38 at the Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life (2019). They are ranked #3923 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 29, 2016
latest Jun 14, 2019 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.41 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.26 (+8.15)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.52)
Road miles
133
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.26 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoky Fatbacks, each with one reason worth a look.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,907 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoky Fatbacks)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoky Fatbacks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoky Fatbacks)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoky Fatbacks)
Level with Smoky Fatbacks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smoky Fatbacks)
They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1546
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smoky Fatbacks)
28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1516
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smoky Fatbacks)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoky Fatbacks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD STYLE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 151.3828 | 160.54 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 144 | 159.52 | top 70% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 149.6684 | 163.98 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 153.1432 | 161.21 | top 64% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 72% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
823
finished ahead 212 times, behind 995
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- Career-best overall score668.5260 Grasshopper '19
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Grasshopper '19
- First call Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
- Most recent contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
20181 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6460 The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1489) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | Smoke In the Springs | Apr 12, 2019 |
| +1.3 | Grasshopper '19 | May 10, 2019 |
| +0.4 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) | May 11, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -6.2 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -2 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | Jun 14, 2019 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 92.9% | 91.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 26 / 38 (655.2568) | 29 (162.2744) | 26 (162.8228) | 3 (174.2628) | 32 (155.8968) |
| May 10, 2019 | Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 33 / 53 (668.5260) | 38 (166.2628) | 38 (162.2744) | 11 (174.8572) | 34 (165.1316) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 61 / 104 (660.4564) | 69 (165.0968) | 33 (168.5828) | 54 (166.2512) | 70 (160.5256) |
| May 11, 2018 | The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS | 38 / 56 (653.6460) | 45 (160.5372) | 48 (157.7144) | 33 (166.2628) | 20 (169.1316) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 328 / 407 (629.1544) | 377 (151.3828) | 264 (161.7260) | 366 (152.5944) | 212 (163.4512) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 516 / 557 (604.4916) | 416 (157.6800) | 531 (144) | 515 (149.6684) | 432 (153.1432) |