Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
FULAC BBQ
FULAC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the Tallya BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #2282 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
peak 1531 · rated over 11 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Oct 14, 2017
latest Oct 11, 2025 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
50% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
662.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.35 (+4.42)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.68 · weakest Brisket (162.10)
Road miles
3,853
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,085 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
658.35 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #983 (106 pts) | #1192 (66 pts) | #820 (196 pts) | #1013 (111 pts) | #916 (121 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #852 (145 pts) | #899 (145 pts) | #877 (165 pts) | #826 (165 pts) | #861 (155 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #464 (229 pts) | #488 (234 pts) | #405 (299 pts) | #410 (279 pts) | #385 (309 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #813 (357 pts) | #1177 (217 pts) | #595 (587 pts) | #854 (367 pts) | #848 (372 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #896 (337 pts) | #799 (427 pts) | #933 (352 pts) | #1505 (142 pts) | #846 (397 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FULAC BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,278 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1536
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,291 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before FULAC BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1541
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#2,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1540
Level with FULAC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,289 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1528
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
They turned up 6 years after FULAC BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ4FUN | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Feher Nyul BBQ Team | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUWALD BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Westside BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OMERTA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 159.3716 | 165.36 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 160.5944 | 168.68 | top 32% |
| Pork | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 147.9884 | 162.21 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 149.0628 | 162.10 | top 47% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LT
1 of 12 contests
Contests visited
12
a different one every time
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 159 times, behind 127
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Sep 11, 2021 → Oct 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
20211 milestone
- Peak power rating (1531) Twin Smoke
20201 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2
20186 milestones
- First overall top-10 Vienna BBQ Days
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 Vienna BBQ Days
- First category win (Brisket) Tallya BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Tallya BBQ Festival
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Tallya BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score681.6456 Tallya BBQ Festival
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Tallya BBQ Fesztival
- First call Tallya BBQ Fesztival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Tallya BBQ Festival | Oct 13, 2018 |
| +8 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 |
| +7 | Wild West Fest On Fire | Aug 10, 2019 |
| +5.4 | Vienna BBQ Days | Jul 14, 2018 |
| +3.2 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 | Jul 25, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 | Apr 7, 2018 |
| -3.1 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition | Oct 11, 2025 |
| -2.5 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| -0.8 | Tallya BBQ Fesztival | Oct 14, 2017 |
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 | 100% | top 62% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 92.3% | 91% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 93.8% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 41% | 94.7% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs | 13 / 21 (677.6460) | 21 (162.8000) | 4 (177.7144) | 12 (169.6684) | 10 (167.4632) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 7 / 15 (656.9936) | 7 (166.2628) | 5 (167.4056) | 5 (165.6912) | 6 (157.6340) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna | 10 / 21 (664.5144) | 15 (162.8344) | 13 (163.4400) | 7 (168.5600) | 3 (169.6800) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna | 12 / 18 (645.6344) | 8 (163.4288) | 4 (166.8800) | 9 (166.2628) | 16 (149.0628) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode | 10 / 27 (669.0856) | 18 (166.8572) | 15 (165.7028) | 7 (169.1200) | 7 (167.4056) |
| May 25, 2019 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire | 20 / 34 (655.3260) | 26 (162.2516) | 2 (174.8572) | 17 (163.4056) | 27 (154.8116) |
| May 24, 2019 | Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire | 14 / 26 (653.0860) | 18 (159.3716) | 4 (172.5944) | 9 (168) | 24 (153.1200) |
| Apr 27, 2019 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg | 8 / 26 (675.3368) | 21 (161.6684) | 3 (177.1772) | 13 (167.9656) | 7 (168.5256) |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya | 3 / 38 (681.6456) | 2 (177.1428) | 5 (172.5828) | 36 (151.9200) | 1 (180) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 6 / 15 (649.6572) | 4 (167.9772) | 9 (161.1544) | 13 (156.5600) | 4 (163.9656) |
| Apr 7, 2018 | 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels | 13 / 17 (632.4684) | 5 (165.7028) | 5 (164) | 17 (147.9884) | 11 (154.7772) |
| Oct 14, 2017 | Tallya BBQ Fesztival Tallya | 23 / 40 (638.8460) | 9 (168.0572) | 24 (160.5944) | 36 (151.3828) | 21 (158.8116) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.