FAT MAXINE'S BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3249

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1546 · rated over 33 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2025-10-10

Best ToY finish

#556

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 36 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3832 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.67 (+4.30)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±17.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.33 · weakest Brisket (157.66)

Road miles

4,304

mi across 36 mapped stops · furthest 362 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$139K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.67 / 720

33 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3832 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3832 at Maryland State BBQ Bash — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-10-14

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UP IN SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of FAT MAXINE'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.66 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 46%.

Brisket avg 157.66
Pork Ribs avg 165.33
3 calls in 33 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE GREAT HAMBINO in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 (2021-08-28).

last seen 2019-07-27
back 2021-08-28

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 20 shared pork ribs entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 20 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKECRAFT - MD has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 43% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,304 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,304 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 362 miles to The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival.

36 mapped stops
furthest 362 mi

The metronome

±2.43% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
36 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SHAAZAAM-A-QUE

#3259 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1499

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FAT MAXINE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2022-05-20

⚔ Head-to-head

K-Town Pit Que

#3251 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1509

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than FAT MAXINE'S BBQ has cooked, 10 to 36, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

THAT GUY BBQ

#3235 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 10 years before FAT MAXINE'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK DADDY'S BBQ

#3268 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1565 at their best, 66 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTH BRIXIA

#3240 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-08-08
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

No Butts About It

#3228 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Oink N' Doink BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	7	1	3	177.1544	142.7656	164.66	top 55%
Pork Ribs	35	16	1	4	174.2856	142.8572	165.33	top 44%
Pork	33	10	0	0	174.2744	151.3944	163.73	top 50%
Brisket	33	3	0	0	170.8572	138.1944	157.66	top 65%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	16	top 46%
PA	6	top 68%
VT	4	top 49%
DE	3	top 90%
DC	3	top 48%
VA	1	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 62%
Large (40+)	12	top 43%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	5	top 41%	2023-10-13
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	3	9	top 46%	2022-07-23
MD State BBQ Bash	2	17	top 62%	2025-10-10
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	13	top 33%	2016-05-06
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	6	top 33%	2014-05-02

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.4 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2025-10-10

Busiest season 2025 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 16 of 36 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 35 entries · 1 win · 7 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.33 · weakest Brisket (157.66)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 23 of 36 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 6 of 36 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 651.67 out of 720 · 33 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 673 705–769 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,304 36 mapped stops · furthest 362 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests

Purse competed for $138,500 listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2019-07-27 → 2021-08-28

Power rating 1499 peak 1546 · #3249 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall top-10 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7146 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Aug 9 First category win (Chicken) 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
2014
Oct 10 10th tracked contest 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle
2018
Jul 28 Peak power rating (1546) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
2022
Oct 14 Career-best overall score687.3832 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Maryland State BBQ Bash
2023
May 6 25th tracked contest Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
2025
Oct 10 Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2013-05-03
+12.5	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2022-10-14
+11.5	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	2014-06-21
+9.2	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2016-05-06
+7.1	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	2013-08-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	BBQ, Bands & Brews	2013-06-21
-12.2	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-05-06
-11.6	First State BBQ Bash	2025-09-26
-9.2	"The First State" BBQ Bash	2024-09-27
-8.7	The Ironman	2019-04-05

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	5	0	0	40%	top 80%	93.2%	90.7%
2024	4	0	0	50%	top 77%	93.1%	92.2%
2023	4	1	0	50%	top 61%	93.6%	93.1%
2022	2	2	0	100%	top 26%	95.5%	93.8%
2021	2	0	0	100%	top 70%	93.3%	91.6%
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 70%	87.4%	87.4%
2018	1	0	1	100%	top 41%	90.4%	90.4%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	91.5%	91.5%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 25%	91.5%	91.5%
2015	4	0	0	75%	top 47%	90.9%	90.5%
2014	5	2	0	60%	top 47%	92.1%	88.9%
2013	5	1	1	60%	top 51%	91.3%	87.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-10-10	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	17 / 29 (671.2800)	16 (171.9656)	20 (164.5372)	12 (168.5372)	16 (166.2400)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	24 / 25 (642.7316)	14 (168.5256)	22 (161.0972)	25 (158.2744)	24 (154.8344)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE	—	7 (169.1200)	—	—	—
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE	—	—	9 (166.8228)	—	—
2025-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	23 / 27 (644.3772)	26 (157.6572)	20 (163.9544)	18 (166.2400)	22 (156.5256)
2024-10-11	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	17 / 26 (670.1828)	22 (163.4056)	6 (173.7028)	17 (167.3944)	13 (165.6800)
2024-09-27	"The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	22 / 26 (651.2568)	13 (171.9656)	21 (161.6456)	24 (159.9428)	23 (157.7028)
2024-06-22	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	31 / 36 (665.0400)	25 (171.4172)	31 (163.3828)	28 (167.3828)	30 (162.8572)
2024-06-01	The Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	14 / 19 (668.4228)	14 (170.8344)	4 (174.2856)	14 (162.8000)	16 (160.5028)
2023-10-13	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	10 / 23 (673.5768)	13 (170.2512)	5 (173.1316)	14 (168.5140)	17 (161.6800)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	25 / 51 (672.4460)	32 (169.1200)	14 (171.9772)	27 (167.3944)	35 (163.9544)
2023-05-06	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	17 / 19 (663.9432)	19 (164.5372)	11 (167.4516)	17 (164.5372)	11 (167.4172)
2023-05-06	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE	—	—	4 (171.4400)	—	—
2022-10-14	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	5 / 30 (687.3832)	3 (177.1544)	9 (169.6800)	4 (174.2744)	11 (166.2744)
2022-07-23	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	9 / 25 (663.3604)	18 (162.8344)	3 (169.1200)	12 (163.9544)	4 (167.4516)
2021-10-15	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	16 / 25 (647.8056)	19 (159.3716)	4 (172.0000)	19 (157.0856)	17 (159.3484)
2021-08-28	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	15 / 20 (671.9316)	14 (168.5372)	13 (169.1084)	8 (172.0116)	17 (162.2744)
2019-07-27	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	20 / 33 (639.2916)	24 (142.7656)	13 (167.3828)	9 (169.6800)	23 (159.4628)
2019-04-05	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	33 / 42 (629.5088)	28 (161.6688)	28 (158.8572)	24 (162.8000)	40 (146.1828)
2018-07-28	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival WINDSOR, VT	14 / 34 (650.7884)	17 (165.1084)	1 (172.0572)	10 (165.6800)	30 (147.9428)
2017-05-05	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	14 / 37 (658.7772)	15 (165.1316)	26 (158.2628)	5 (171.4172)	19 (163.9656)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	13 / 51 (658.7540)	8 (169.6912)	2 (173.1544)	22 (159.9428)	29 (155.9656)
2015-08-14	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	24 / 46 (652.5144)	33 (158.8344)	14 (168.5600)	25 (161.1428)	19 (163.9772)
2015-07-25	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	21 / 35 (651.8972)	33 (152.5028)	25 (158.2744)	7 (170.2628)	6 (170.8572)
2015-06-27	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	15 / 42 (654.8112)	27 (157.6456)	14 (169.1656)	9 (169.1544)	25 (158.8456)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	26 / 64 (648.4456)	41 (159.3600)	3 (170.2972)	44 (156.5028)	29 (162.2856)
2014-10-10	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD	9 / 25 (650.1600)	4 (170.2972)	7 (163.9772)	12 (157.6456)	10 (158.2400)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	28 / 39 (628.4004)	19 (163.9772)	24 (158.2400)	23 (157.6688)	33 (148.5144)
2014-08-08	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	28 / 54 (634.7660)	10 (165.6916)	8 (166.8572)	21 (158.8228)	45 (143.3944)
2014-06-21	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	9 / 41 (662.8232)	3 (172.5716)	10 (168.5944)	17 (161.7028)	20 (159.9544)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	32 / 59 (623.9320)	16 (164.5600)	22 (161.1544)	46 (151.3944)	44 (146.8232)
2013-10-04	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	35 / 55 (615.8860)	28 (157.0972)	41 (148.5716)	27 (158.2744)	34 (151.9428)
2013-08-09	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	19 / 60 (641.5428)	1 (176.0000)	23 (160.5372)	8 (166.2744)	52 (138.7312)
2013-07-12	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA	17 / 29 (623.3148)	12 (162.8344)	7 (161.7144)	7 (160.5716)	26 (138.1944)
2013-06-21	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	23 / 25 (614.8570)	15 (160.0002)	24 (142.8572)	15 (159.4286)	19 (152.5710)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	6 / 55 (657.7146)	19 (164.5714)	7 (164.5716)	5 (166.2858)	15 (162.2858)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#927 (60 pts)	#1010 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#679 (211 pts)	#524 (402 pts)	#595 (343 pts)	#648 (256 pts)	#685 (221 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#556 (316 pts)	#571 (336 pts)	#484 (491 pts)	#599 (306 pts)	#583 (321 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#609 (267 pts)	#709 (242 pts)	#419 (586 pts)	#672 (247 pts)	#659 (262 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#600 (315 pts)	#626 (315 pts)	#609 (365 pts)	#616 (320 pts)	#610 (325 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#731 (190 pts)	#805 (180 pts)	#595 (305 pts)	#706 (220 pts)	#813 (175 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1414 (133 pts)	#1672 (118 pts)	#1314 (178 pts)	#1214 (208 pts)	#1504 (128 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1713 (114 pts)	#1829 (99 pts)	#1067 (284 pts)	#1534 (134 pts)	#2488 (59 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1890 (115 pts)	#1988 (110 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1462 (185 pts)	#2079 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1693 (155 pts)	#1239 (260 pts)	#2236 (75 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1296 (205 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#874 (410 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#1013 (325 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#929 (349 pts)	#783 (470 pts)	#882 (415 pts)	#1144 (285 pts)	#1142 (275 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#591 (524 pts)	#458 (699 pts)	#601 (554 pts)	#465 (704 pts)	#783 (409 pts)