High-water mark
667.8628
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8628 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 11, 2026
Fat Rocky BBQ
Fat Rocky BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 67 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2017). They are ranked #3685 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1506 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2017
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.25 (+3.14)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.85 · weakest Brisket (157.92)
Road miles
364
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 102 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.25 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1118 (105 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2199 (70 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Fat Rocky BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
162 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Fat Rocky BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,665 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
They turned up 5 years after Fat Rocky BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with Fat Rocky BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1490
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| POP POP'S RIBS | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bar B Q Dat | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE AND CHEESE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| The Wilent Brothers BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIME | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKS N HOOKS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Philly Smoke | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 151.9656 | 161.85 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 152.5256 | 159.45 | top 55% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 145.1428 | 160.04 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 144.5028 | 157.92 | top 50% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 8 | 25 | 0 | top 54% | Jul 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
248
finished ahead 265 times, behind 342
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 9, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8628 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 10th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score667.8628 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6800 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20221 milestone
- Peak power rating (1506) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20181 milestone
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 7, 2017 |
| +3.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2019 |
| +2.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2026 |
| +0.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 9, 2022 |
| +0.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -6.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 13, 2024 |
| -2.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -1.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2018 |
| -1.4 | Que for the Troops | Jun 1, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 89% | 89% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 89.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 88.1% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 30 / 62 (667.8628) | 22 (169.6800) | 43 (162.2400) | 29 (167.3828) | 23 (168.5600) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 63 (636.4004) | 50 (155.4060) | 41 (158.8000) | 48 (155.9428) | 17 (166.2516) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 46 / 62 (635.9428) | 53 (151.9656) | 48 (154.8572) | 36 (160.5600) | 14 (168.5600) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 39 / 64 (640.5028) | 49 (157.0968) | 27 (165.1316) | 16 (169.1200) | 50 (149.1544) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 42 / 49 (631.2228) | 32 (165.0856) | 37 (159.3600) | 26 (162.2744) | 44 (144.5028) |
| Jul 9, 2022 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 32 / 61 (644.9828) | 27 (166.2400) | 47 (152.5256) | 32 (161.6572) | 22 (164.5600) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 28 / 64 (644.4344) | 39 (159.3600) | 17 (162.8228) | 35 (161.7144) | 25 (160.5372) |
| Jul 14, 2018 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 37 / 64 (623.9428) | 9 (168) | 24 (160.5372) | 53 (145.1428) | 37 (150.2628) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 38 / 61 (634.2172) | 42 (158.8000) | 35 (158.2284) | 41 (155.4516) | 28 (161.7372) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 25 / 67 (632.9712) | 12 (166.8228) | 16 (160) | 23 (161.1084) | 45 (145.0400) |