High-water mark
671.9312
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.9312 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 3, 2016
Fat and Greasy BBQ
Fat and Greasy BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 33 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) (2016). They are ranked #3211 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1511 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Oct 17, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.40 (+6.63)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.61 · weakest Brisket (159.19)
Road miles
243
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$4,210
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
649.40 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Fat and Greasy BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Fat and Greasy BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fat and Greasy BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Fat and Greasy BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Fat and Greasy BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Fat and Greasy BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER FOX BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIGO PIG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 777 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| R BUTTS R SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE BUCKET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 159.3828 | 164.61 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 152 | 162.12 | top 64% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 157.7142 | 163.49 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 153.6456 | 159.19 | top 59% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 3 | 32 | 0 | top 48% | Apr 8, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
254
finished ahead 202 times, behind 234
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Oct 6, 2018 → Oct 17, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition
20164 milestones
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)
- Career-best overall score671.9312 McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7372 McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)
- Peak power rating (1511) McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8624 Smoke In The Spring
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.4 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2016 |
| +8.3 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) | Jun 3, 2016 |
| +3.8 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Smokin 'n' the Ville | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -4.3 | Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ | Jul 15, 2016 |
| -3.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -3.1 | Rib's and Bibs | Oct 6, 2018 |
| -2.9 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition | Oct 17, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89% | 89% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 46% | 93.3% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 18 / 23 (658.2172) | 20 (160.5028) | 17 (168.0116) | 19 (158.8228) | 11 (170.8800) |
| Oct 6, 2018 | Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS | 27 / 37 (641.0856) | 22 (166.8344) | 27 (161.6800) | 27 (157.7256) | 28 (154.8456) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS | 34 / 46 (642.1376) | 35 (162.8116) | 41 (159.3716) | 27 (166.3088) | 38 (153.6456) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS | 11 / 33 (671.9312) | 11 (171.4172) | 14 (169.6684) | 5 (173.7372) | 22 (157.1084) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 33 / 109 (666.8112) | 25 (170.2628) | 21 (169.7256) | 32 (168.5484) | 65 (158.2744) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 68 / 97 (632.8912) | 70 (159.3828) | 83 (153.0628) | 50 (162.8000) | 59 (157.6456) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 32 / 73 (651.8624) | 40 (162.2168) | 34 (163.4056) | 35 (162.2400) | 17 (164) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 19 / 26 (630.2856) | 15 (163.4286) | 22 (152) | 19 (157.7142) | 14 (157.1428) |