Fat Dad's Barbeque

Fat Dad's Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2013). They are ranked #4889 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,889

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1520 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest May 23, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1232

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7140 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.94 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.81 (-10.87)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7142

Pork Ribs · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Consistency

±15.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.48 · weakest Pork (160.12)

Road miles

5,057

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 2,080 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$67K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.81 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.7140 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.7140 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 25, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

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

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

LAKE HOUSE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LAKE HOUSE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.36 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 36%.

Pork avg 160.12
Pork Ribs avg 165.48
3 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Elkhorn BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 27, 2023).

last seen Aug 16, 2019
back May 27, 2023

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork ribs entries lost

LAKE HOUSE BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LAKE HOUSE BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.

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Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 31 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2013).

May 25, 2013
31-team field

The long haul

5,057 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,057 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,080 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

11 mapped stops
furthest 2,080 mi

The metronome

±2.10% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.10% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
11 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 5th

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	#1255 (58 pts)	#1310 (58 pts)	#1070 (93 pts)	#1271 (58 pts)	#1258 (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	#1262 (179 pts)	#1160 (224 pts)	#921 (334 pts)	#1531 (129 pts)	#1306 (179 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Fat Dad's Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BB Barbecue and Pits

#4,912 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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BBQ JUNKIES

#4,892 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Fat Dad's Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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225 MAFIA

#4,910 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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FIRE AND DESIRE

#4,877 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1465

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 1, 2015

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V Licious BBQ

#4,891 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2023

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STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4,885 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Level with Fat Dad's Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LAKE HOUSE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
J&C BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Old Dirty Basters	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS NORTHWEST	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	0	173.7028	151.9888	162.94	top 63%
Pork Ribs	11	4	2	177.7142	150.2400	165.48	top 49%
Pork	11	3	0	171.4286	147.9084	160.12	top 66%
Brisket	11	4	0	170.8572	150.8344	161.27	top 62%

“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 39%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 67%
Large (40+)	1	top 82%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OR	7	top 71%
CA	3	top 47%
TN	1	top 82%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	7	5	0	top 71%	May 23, 2026
Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	2	7	0	top 39%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OR 7 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 244 finished ahead 115 times, behind 242

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → May 27, 2023

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

20261 milestone

May 23 Most recent contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20251 milestone

May 24 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

20141 milestone

Jul 25 Peak power rating (1520) Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off

20136 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First call BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall top-10 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.7140 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best overall score685.7140 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7142 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2013
+4.7	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	Jul 25, 2014
+4.3	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	Jul 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 25, 2024
-13.4	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 24, 2025
-12.1	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 27, 2023
-7.3	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	May 23, 2026
-5.1	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 23, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 85%	90.5%	90.5%
2025	1	0	0%	top 100%	87.8%	87.8%
2024	1	0	0%	top 96%	86.6%	86.6%
2023	1	0	0%	top 88%	89.7%	89.7%
2019	2	0	100%	top 61%	90.1%	89.6%
2015	1	0	0%	top 82%	90.8%	90.8%
2014	2	1	100%	top 47%	91.4%	91.3%
2013	2	2	100%	top 27%	95.2%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 23, 2026	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)
May 24, 2025	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)
May 25, 2024	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)
May 27, 2023	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)
Aug 16, 2019	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	16 / 25 (641.5196)	9 (166.8456)	10 (162.8228)	23 (147.9084)	11 (163.9428)
May 25, 2019	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)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	76 / 93 (653.6000)	60 (166.2400)	20 (172.0228)	77 (160.5372)	82 (154.8000)
Jul 25, 2014	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	7 / 18 (657.0516)	9 (161.6916)	2 (169.7144)	8 (161.6684)	10 (163.9772)
May 24, 2014	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	17 / 31 (658.1944)	7 (173.7028)	30 (150.2400)	20 (163.3944)	7 (170.8572)
Jul 26, 2013	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	10 / 26 (650.2172)	12 (160)	16 (158.8228)	5 (165.7144)	8 (165.6800)
May 25, 2013	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	5 / 31 (685.7140)	14 (166.8570)	2 (177.7142)	9 (171.4286)	8 (169.7142)

Fat Dad's Barbeque

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)