A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Can Do BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Can Do BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
FAT SAL'S BBQ
FAT SAL'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 17th of 20 at the Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) (2025). They finished #790 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2024
latest May 31, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.40 · weakest Brisket (149.95)
Road miles
11
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.15 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.8228 | 160.40 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 151.3716 | 158.83 | top 88% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 157.0972 | 159.98 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 144.4916 | 149.95 | top 87% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 83% | May 31, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
81
finished ahead 11 times, behind 123
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First call Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5260 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score648.5260 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | May 31, 2024 |
| -10.9 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Jun 28, 2024 |
| -6.3 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) | May 30, 2025 |
| -6.2 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) | May 31, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 90.1% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Norco, CA | 17 / 20 (648.5260) | 8 (171.4172) | 18 (161.7144) | 17 (162.8456) | 17 (152.5488) |
| May 30, 2025 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA | 22 / 27 (623.8516) | 22 (158.8228) | 26 (151.3716) | 20 (159.4172) | 20 (154.2400) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 33 / 35 (623.8284) | 34 (150.8228) | 29 (163.9428) | 29 (160.5600) | 32 (148.5028) |
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 38 / 39 (620.4120) | 29 (160.5372) | 32 (158.2860) | 35 (157.0972) | 38 (144.4916) |