FATTMIKES BBQ

FATTMIKES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 17 at the Smokin on Route 66 (2013). They are ranked #4349 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Fatt Mikes BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,349

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1512 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jun 27, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#973

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4916 / 720

Master · Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.83 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.73 (-1.90)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±15.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (158.69)

Road miles

2,382

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 827 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.73 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

672.4916 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4916 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 24, 2017

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 49%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 49%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.16 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 19%.

Brisket avg 158.69
Chicken avg 164.85
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OSOSLOW BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) (Mar 31, 2023).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Mar 31, 2023

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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A May team

Top 48% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 48% across 7 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

7 May contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.1% of a perfect score
16 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
2025 ↗	Master	#1470 (52 pts)	#1140 (82 pts)	#1566 (52 pts)	#1428 (57 pts)	#1182 (62 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1742 (115 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1654 (133 pts)	#1713 (138 pts)	#1618 (163 pts)	#1694 (138 pts)	#1786 (123 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#973 (296 pts)	#879 (366 pts)	#1253 (231 pts)	#642 (516 pts)	#1052 (281 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FATTMIKES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Waste Management

#4,378 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to FATTMIKES BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — FATTMIKES BBQ ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

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Hogs Breath BBQ

#4,367 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1514

They've been 1514 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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BEER & SMOKING IN LAS VEGAS

#4,334 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before FATTMIKES BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ

#4,358 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1476

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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SWIMMIN IN SMOKE

#4,379 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1524

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jan 20, 2017

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DIRTY POSSUM BBQ

#4,366 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Level with FATTMIKES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TNK BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAWS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Bonemaker Outdoors	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KNOW BULL	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Men On Fire	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	0	2	177.1772	136.5144	164.85	top 52%
Pork Ribs	16	1	0	1	178.2972	143.4288	161.47	top 61%
Pork	16	1	1	1	178.8572	153.6456	163.72	top 60%
Brisket	16	1	0	0	171.9656	145.6116	158.69	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)	1	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 81%
Large (40+)	9	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	12	top 60%
AR	2	top 72%
VA	1	top 95%
KS	1	top 58%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	3	26	0	top 42%	May 4, 2018
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	42	0	top 72%	Mar 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 12 of 16 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 13 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 460 finished ahead 379 times, behind 497

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Mar 31, 2023

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

20251 milestone

Jun 27 Most recent contest Old Town Smokeout

20173 milestones

Mar 24 Career-best overall score672.4916 Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Mar 24 Peak power rating (1512) Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Mar 25 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

20135 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 First call Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 First category win (Pork) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2860 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
May 3 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival	May 3, 2013
+7.2	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016
+5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
+2.9	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)	May 5, 2017
+2.3	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Jul 29, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US)	Oct 25, 2019
-10.1	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)	Mar 31, 2023
-9.6	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Mar 25, 2017
-7.4	Old Town Smokeout	Jun 27, 2025
-6.6	Smokin on Route 66	Aug 2, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 93%	90.9%	90.9%
2023	1	0	0%	top 93%	91.7%	91.7%
2019	1	0	0%	top 95%	87.3%	87.3%
2018	1	0	0%	top 50%	90.7%	90.7%
2017	4	0	25%	top 64%	93.4%	90.7%
2016	3	0	67%	top 56%	90.9%	89.6%
2015	1	0	0%	top 62%	87%	87%
2014	1	0	0%	top 54%	87.1%	87.1%
2013	3	1	67%	top 49%	93.1%	91.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 27, 2025	Old Town Smokeout 🏅 Van Buren, AR	25 / 27 (654.1260)	19 (169.6800)	26 (156.5144)	24 (165.6800)	23 (162.2516)
Mar 31, 2023	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK	27 / 29 (659.9088)	28 (158.2744)	28 (158.2172)	12 (171.4516)	14 (171.9656)
Oct 25, 2019	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA	19 / 20 (628.4344)	20 (136.5144)	12 (165.1200)	19 (158.8228)	13 (167.9772)
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	34 / 68 (652.9944)	14 (171.9656)	52 (155.3944)	37 (165.0856)	36 (160.5488)
May 5, 2017	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK	31 / 68 (638.6632)	25 (166.2744)	31 (161.6916)	28 (165.0856)	49 (145.6116)
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	22 / 33 (661.7144)	21 (168.5828)	16 (167.3944)	21 (165.1428)	24 (160.5944)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	73 / 77 (639.9656)	66 (161.1316)	38 (168.5828)	67 (160)	71 (150.2512)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	42 / 87 (672.4916)	74 (159.9772)	2 (178.2972)	47 (166.8228)	46 (167.3944)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	21 / 36 (652.5372)	5 (173.1544)	18 (166.2400)	20 (164.0228)	31 (149.1200)
May 13, 2016	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	22 / 28 (627.2804)	20 (159.3944)	23 (154.2516)	25 (154.2172)	21 (159.4172)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	26 / 83 (654.7544)	3 (177.1772)	43 (161.6572)	47 (160.5372)	45 (155.3828)
May 1, 2015	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	50 / 81 (626.2172)	12 (171.4284)	72 (143.4288)	42 (162.8228)	59 (148.5372)
May 2, 2014	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	43 / 80 (627.2340)	38 (159.9312)	33 (162.2400)	56 (153.6456)	50 (151.4172)
Sep 20, 2013	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	25 / 49 (661.0744)	25 (165.1772)	28 (165.1200)	19 (167.3828)	22 (163.3944)
Aug 2, 2013	Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK	13 / 17 (651.9428)	3 (177.1428)	17 (152.5372)	11 (159.9884)	10 (162.2744)
May 3, 2013	Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK	16 / 88 (670.2860)	41 (161.7144)	27 (166.8574)	1 (178.8572)	37 (162.8570)

FATTMIKES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A May team

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 — 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)