High-water mark
677.6344
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6344 at WNC Barbeque Festival — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 26, 2013
FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK
FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 6th of 48 at the WNC Barbeque Festival (2013). They are ranked #2267 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
peak 1538 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 24, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.76
last 5 Master vs avg 659.61 (+0.15)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.70 · weakest Pork (161.10)
Road miles
520
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
659.61 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK, each with one reason worth a look.
72 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1542
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
They turned up 9 years after FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1528
Level with FATBACKS BBQ AND RIB SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,266 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 163.9656 | 167.69 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 157.7028 | 167.70 | top 31% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8568 | 151.9428 | 161.10 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.7144 | 163.12 | top 45% |
“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 43% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
256
finished ahead 199 times, behind 139
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1538) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First call Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8570 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 SC Festival of Discovery
- Career-best overall score677.6344 WNC Barbeque Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 WNC Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 11, 2013 |
| +12.9 | WNC Barbeque Festival | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +4.4 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +3.6 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off | Apr 19, 2013 |
| +2.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 24, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 90.5% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 94.1% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 82 / 92 (640.4228) | 27 (170.8228) | 79 (157.7028) | 86 (151.9428) | 67 (159.9544) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 13 / 30 (651.3260) | 8 (168.5372) | 17 (160.5716) | 26 (155.3828) | 9 (166.8344) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 15 / 41 (659.2912) | 13 (166.8228) | 4 (170.2628) | 24 (162.2400) | 20 (159.9656) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 6 / 48 (677.6344) | 12 (170.2856) | 8 (171.9888) | 27 (162.2400) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 7 / 78 (670.1484) | 36 (163.9656) | 3 (173.1200) | 29 (163.9428) | 15 (169.1200) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 22 / 55 (658.8570) | 25 (165.7142) | 6 (172.5716) | 11 (170.8568) | 48 (149.7144) |