FAT MAXINE'S BBQ

FAT MAXINE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 30 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2022). They are ranked #3509 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,509

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1493

peak 1546 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Oct 9, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#556

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3832 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.68 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.43 (+5.25)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±17.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.47 · weakest Brisket (158.04)

Road miles

4,438

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 361 mi

Schedule strength

44%

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

Purse competed for

$156K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.43 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 38 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
Oct 14, 2022

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.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

21–1 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.43 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 43%.

Brisket avg 158.04
Pork Ribs avg 165.47
3 calls in 35 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hair of the Hog in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

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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 (Aug 28, 2021).

last seen Jul 27, 2019
back Aug 28, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 22 shared pork ribs entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 22 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 57% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,438 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,438 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 361 miles to The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival.

38 mapped stops
furthest 361 mi

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
38 contests

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
2026 ↗	Master	#670 (203 pts)	#716 (213 pts)	#730 (233 pts)	#679 (218 pts)	#678 (218 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COAL CRACKER BBQ

#3,524 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1516

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 19 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

THE NUT HOUSE

#3,520 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1566

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ)

They've been 1566 at their best, 73 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

Broomstick BBQ

#3,512 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1518

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than FAT MAXINE'S BBQ has cooked, 15 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SEADOG BBQ

#3,496 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to FAT MAXINE'S BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before FAT MAXINE'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Whistle Pig BBQ

#3,499 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1529

33 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Barking Pig BBQ

#3,503 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1552

They turned up 5 years after FAT MAXINE'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SWEET BELLY'S BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Castleton Q	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Oink N' Doink BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Menke Boys BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	7	1	3	177.1544	152.5028	165.26	top 55%
Pork Ribs	37	16	1	4	174.2856	142.8572	165.47	top 44%
Pork	35	10	0	0	174.2744	151.3944	163.99	top 51%
Brisket	35	3	0	0	170.8572	138.1944	158.04	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 82%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 63%
Large (40+)	12	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	17	top 47%
PA	6	top 68%
DE	4	top 87%
VT	4	top 49%
DC	3	top 48%
VA	1	top 92%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
MD State BBQ Bash	3	17	top 64%	Oct 9, 2026
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	5	top 41%	Oct 13, 2023
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	3	9	top 46%	Jul 23, 2022
First State BBQ Bash	2	24	top 88%	Sep 25, 2026
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	13	top 33%	May 6, 2016
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	6	top 33%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 17 of 38 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 26 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 37 entries · 1 win · 16 calls

Opponents faced 708 finished ahead 743 times, behind 847

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Jul 27, 2019 → Aug 28, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Oct 9 Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash

20231 milestone

May 6 25th tracked contest Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

20222 milestones

Oct 14 Career-best overall score687.3832 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Maryland State BBQ Bash

20181 milestone

Jul 28 Peak power rating (1546) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 10 10th tracked contest 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle

20135 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 3, 2013
+12.5	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 14, 2022
+11.5	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 21, 2014
+9.3	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 6, 2016
+7.1	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	BBQ, Bands & Brews	Jun 21, 2013
-12.2	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	May 6, 2023
-11.6	First State BBQ Bash	Sep 26, 2025
-9.2	"The First State" BBQ Bash	Sep 27, 2024
-8.7	The Ironman	Apr 5, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0%	top 74%	93.7%	92.4%
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%	88.8%	88.1%
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
Oct 9, 2026	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	19 / 28 (674.7200)	17 (166.2284)	16 (168.5372)	16 (170.8344)	16 (169.1200)
Sep 25, 2026	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	31 / 39 (655.3028)	30 (162.8000)	22 (167.4056)	26 (165.6800)	32 (159.4172)
Oct 10, 2025	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	17 / 29 (671.2800)	16 (171.9656)	20 (164.5372)	12 (168.5372)	16 (166.2400)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	24 / 25 (642.7316)	14 (168.5256)	22 (161.0972)	25 (158.2744)	24 (154.8344)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE	—	7 (169.1200)	—	—	—
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE	—	—	9 (166.8228)	—	—
Jul 26, 2025	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)
Oct 11, 2024	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	17 / 26 (670.1828)	22 (163.4056)	6 (173.7028)	17 (167.3944)	13 (165.6800)
Sep 27, 2024	"The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	22 / 26 (651.2568)	13 (171.9656)	21 (161.6456)	24 (159.9428)	23 (157.7028)
Jun 22, 2024	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	31 / 36 (665.0400)	25 (171.4172)	31 (163.3828)	28 (167.3828)	30 (162.8572)
Jun 1, 2024	The Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	14 / 19 (668.4228)	14 (170.8344)	4 (174.2856)	14 (162.8000)	16 (160.5028)
Oct 13, 2023	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	10 / 23 (673.5768)	13 (170.2512)	5 (173.1316)	14 (168.5140)	17 (161.6800)
Jul 28, 2023	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)
May 6, 2023	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)
May 6, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE	—	—	4 (171.4400)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	5 / 30 (687.3832)	3 (177.1544)	9 (169.6800)	4 (174.2744)	11 (166.2744)
Jul 23, 2022	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	9 / 25 (663.3604)	18 (162.8344)	3 (169.1200)	12 (163.9544)	4 (167.4516)
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	16 / 25 (647.8056)	19 (159.3716)	4 (172)	19 (157.0856)	17 (159.3484)
Aug 28, 2021	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)
Jul 27, 2019	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	20 / 33 (639.2916)	32 (155.9316)	13 (167.3828)	9 (169.6800)	23 (159.4628)
Apr 5, 2019	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	33 / 42 (629.5088)	28 (161.6688)	28 (158.8572)	24 (162.8000)	40 (146.1828)
Jul 28, 2018	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	14 / 34 (650.7884)	17 (165.1084)	1 (172.0572)	10 (165.6800)	30 (147.9428)
May 5, 2017	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	14 / 37 (658.7772)	15 (165.1316)	26 (158.2628)	5 (171.4172)	19 (163.9656)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	13 / 51 (658.7540)	8 (169.6912)	2 (173.1544)	22 (159.9428)	29 (155.9656)
Aug 14, 2015	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)
Jul 25, 2015	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	21 / 35 (651.8972)	33 (152.5028)	25 (158.2744)	7 (170.2628)	6 (170.8572)
Jun 27, 2015	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	15 / 42 (654.8112)	27 (157.6456)	14 (169.1656)	9 (169.1544)	25 (158.8456)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	26 / 64 (648.4456)	41 (159.3600)	3 (170.2972)	44 (156.5028)	29 (162.2856)
Oct 10, 2014	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD	9 / 25 (650.1600)	4 (170.2972)	7 (163.9772)	12 (157.6456)	10 (158.2400)
Sep 5, 2014	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)
Aug 8, 2014	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)
Jun 21, 2014	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	9 / 41 (662.8232)	3 (172.5716)	10 (168.5944)	17 (161.7028)	20 (159.9544)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	32 / 59 (623.9320)	16 (164.5600)	22 (161.1544)	46 (151.3944)	44 (146.8232)
Oct 4, 2013	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	35 / 55 (615.8860)	28 (157.0972)	41 (148.5716)	27 (158.2744)	34 (151.9428)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	19 / 60 (641.5428)	1 (176)	23 (160.5372)	8 (166.2744)	52 (138.7312)
Jul 12, 2013	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)
Jun 21, 2013	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	23 / 25 (614.8570)	15 (160.0002)	24 (142.8572)	15 (159.4286)	19 (152.5710)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	6 / 55 (657.7146)	19 (164.5714)	7 (164.5716)	5 (166.2858)	15 (162.2858)

FAT MAXINE'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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