A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
CycloneBBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
CycloneBBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Fat Tiger BBQ Team
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-09-16
latest 2026-05-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.44
last 5 Master vs avg 658.44 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.91)
Road miles
992
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 398 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.44 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 60%.
- Pork Ribs avg 160.91
- Pork avg 168.00
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at La Classique BBQ Labonte (2024-08-02).
- last seen 2022-09-17
- back 2024-08-02
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Fat Tiger BBQ Team)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fat Tiger BBQ Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3010 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Fat Tiger BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Fat Tiger BBQ Team's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Level with Fat Tiger BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before Fat Tiger BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 165.6800 | 167.76 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 157.1084 | 160.91 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 175.4972 | 163.4284 | 168.00 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 157.0972 | 162.50 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QC | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| VT | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| ON | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 56% | 2022-09-17 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.7 yrs
2022-09-16 → 2026-05-29
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.91)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
658.44
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
86
55–60 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
992
6 mapped stops · furthest 398 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$7,750
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2022-09-17 → 2024-08-02
Power rating
1505
peak 1508 · #3015 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- First call Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7656 Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- 2024
- Career-best overall score661.7368 La Classique BBQ Labonte
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4972 La Classique BBQ Labonte
- 2025
- Peak power rating (1508) Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- 2026
- Most recent contest La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2022-09-17 |
| +2.8 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2025-05-24 |
| +0.8 | La Classique BBQ Labonte | 2024-08-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.8 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes | 2026-05-29 |
| -0.9 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2022-09-16 |
Category scores over time
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 | 100% | top 67% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 91.5% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 16 / 24 (661.0624) | 12 (168.5484) | 10 (165.6684) | 16 (163.4284) | 17 (163.4172) |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 12 / 26 (655.8740) | 9 (171.4400) | 17 (157.6684) | 3 (169.6684) | 21 (157.0972) |
| 2024-08-02 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 13 / 26 (661.7368) | 13 (165.7028) | 23 (157.1084) | 2 (175.4972) | 11 (163.4284) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 12 / 26 (654.7656) | 15 (165.6800) | 19 (159.3600) | 13 (166.2856) | 13 (163.4400) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 13 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 12 / 18 (658.7656) | 11 (167.4172) | 14 (161.1316) | 8 (165.1084) | 10 (165.1084) |