A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
FAT CAT'S BBQ OF LSMO
FAT CAT'S BBQ OF LSMO is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 41 at the Smokin' In The Creek (2013). They are ranked #6115 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1428
peak 1428 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Apr 25, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
609.14 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 609.99 (-0.85)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.00 · weakest Brisket (147.40)
Road miles
93
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.99 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1615 (137 pts) | #1355 (197 pts) | #1774 (127 pts) | #1548 (152 pts) | #1768 (122 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FAT CAT'S BBQ OF LSMO, each with one reason worth a look.
42 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FAT CAT'S BBQ OF LSMO)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FAT CAT'S BBQ OF LSMO has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
Level with FAT CAT'S BBQ OF LSMO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 149.6912 | 157.00 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5714 | 138.8456 | 151.19 | top 88% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5712 | 142.2400 | 154.40 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 132.5488 | 147.40 | top 86% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 89% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 99% | Apr 25, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
944
finished ahead 95 times, behind 1,193
Longest layoff
5.6 yrs
Sep 1, 2017 → Apr 21, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.3944 Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' In The Creek
- Career-best overall score643.9998 Smokin' In The Creek
- Peak power rating (1499) Smokin' In The Creek
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship | May 3, 2013 |
| -10.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -10.3 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -9.9 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | Apr 26, 2024 |
| -9.9 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86% | 86% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.4% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 40 / 40 (603.8740) | 40 (149.6912) | 39 (158.8572) | 39 (152.5256) | 40 (142.8000) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 43 / 44 (613.0400) | 31 (167.3944) | 44 (138.8456) | 43 (154.8000) | 41 (152) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 45 / 51 (619.3368) | 46 (151.4284) | 46 (153.7144) | 49 (153.0856) | 36 (161.1084) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 393 / 407 (589.5884) | 348 (155.4972) | 357 (152.5140) | 397 (142.2400) | 389 (139.3372) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 71 / 76 (619.8624) | 60 (157.6912) | 75 (143.3828) | 70 (155.4056) | 43 (163.3828) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 557 / 606 (601.0744) | 509 (153.7372) | 485 (154.2284) | 394 (160.5600) | 590 (132.5488) |
| May 3, 2013 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 30 / 31 (589.1424) | 22 (155.4284) | 29 (147.4284) | 29 (152) | 30 (134.2856) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO | 22 / 41 (643.9998) | 13 (165.1428) | 24 (160.5714) | 19 (164.5712) | 31 (153.7144) |