Fat Dad's Barbeque OR
Rating
1449
peak 1449
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#998
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.94 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 640.52 (-1.58)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.80
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.29 · weakest Pork (156.43)
Road miles
553
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
T&D's Smoking Meats has finished one call ahead of Fat Dad's Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 151.9888 | 160.64 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.9200 | 165.29 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 147.9084 | 156.43 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 150.8344 | 158.15 | top 76% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 5 | 0 | top 86% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OR (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 640.52
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.3372 | 651.34 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 632.3996 | 632.40 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 623.2688 | 623.27 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 646.1604 | 646.16 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 648.4340 | 644.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 28 / 33 (651.3372) | 26 (161.6800) | 18 (169.6800) | 28 (160.5600) | 27 (159.4172) |
| 2025-05-24 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 26 / 26 (632.3996) | 25 (161.1428) | 25 (155.9200) | 26 (155.9540) | 22 (159.3828) |
| 2024-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 26 / 27 (623.2688) | 26 (151.9888) | 19 (162.2400) | 25 (147.9428) | 21 (161.0972) |
| 2023-05-27 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 22 / 25 (646.1604) | 24 (156.5144) | 16 (166.8344) | 13 (168.5716) | 21 (154.2400) |
| 2019-08-16 | Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA | 16 / 25 (641.5196) | 9 (166.8456) | 10 (162.8228) | 23 (147.9084) | 11 (163.9428) |
| 2019-05-25 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR | 20 / 34 (648.4340) | 19 (165.6912) | 4 (174.2628) | 23 (157.6456) | 28 (150.8344) |
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 | #998 (58 pts) | #1044 (58 pts) | #831 (93 pts) | #1006 (58 pts) | #1001 (58 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1481 (51 pts) | #1515 (51 pts) | #1572 (51 pts) | #1494 (51 pts) | #1164 (66 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1539 (52 pts) | #1577 (52 pts) | #1224 (82 pts) | #1543 (52 pts) | #1158 (72 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1232 (65 pts) | #1617 (55 pts) | #1302 (95 pts) | #1104 (110 pts) | #1249 (70 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1268 (179 pts) | #1165 (224 pts) | #928 (334 pts) | #1537 (129 pts) | #1311 (179 pts) |