FAT, DRUNK & STUPID

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID is a competition barbecue team with 81 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #117 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Fat Drunk & Stupid” and “Fat, Drunk, & Stupid”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#117

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1799

peak 1802 · rated over 79 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 4, 2024 · 11.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#68

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

46 podiums

Overall top-10s

58% of 81 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5484 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

8 🔥

Current form

682.75

last 5 Master vs avg 683.02 (-0.27)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±9.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.79 · weakest Pork (168.85)

Road miles

14,053

across 81 mapped stops · furthest 321 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$241K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 17 state-championship entries

Master avg

683.02 / 720

80 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

9 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 9-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 9

The heartbreaker

1.1428 points from the title

Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Downtown BBQ Showdown (Aug 17, 2018).

Among the elite

#117 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1799 puts them #117 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1799
peak 1802
79 rated contests

The 180 club

8 perfect 180s

8 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×3
Chicken ×2
Brisket ×2
Pork ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at High on the Hog Festival (Apr 19, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at High on the Hog Festival.

Apr 19, 2019

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

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They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 68 of 81 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 81 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5484 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5484 at High on the Hog Festival — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 21, 2017

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 17 entries at contests carrying the title.

17 state-championship entries

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

South Pork has finished one call ahead of FAT, DRUNK & STUPID 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 2 Grand Championships

2019 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

16 contests
11 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

47–16 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 75% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 47 of their 63 shared contests.

A strong matchup

26–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Chokin "N" tha Smoke in 26 of their 27 shared contests.

The comeback

4.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.6 years, then back at Poosa Q (Oct 4, 2024).

last seen Feb 21, 2020
back Oct 4, 2024

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SMOKE ON THIS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 16% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 16% across 7 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

7 August contests
top 28% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,053 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,053 miles across 81 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 321 miles to KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship.

81 mapped stops
furthest 321 mi

The metronome

±1.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.9% of a perfect score
81 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked High on the Hog Festival every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2020 ↗	Master	#620 (135 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#615 (165 pts)	#789 (105 pts)	#600 (165 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#68 (2,052 pts)	#116 (1,646 pts)	#100 (1,707 pts)	#122 (1,591 pts)	#41 (2,152 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#75 (2,038 pts)	#101 (1,768 pts)	#30 (2,207 pts)	#89 (1,794 pts)	#151 (1,573 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#195 (1,506 pts)	#202 (1,391 pts)	#195 (1,446 pts)	#400 (966 pts)	#133 (1,681 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#415 (948 pts)	#373 (1,023 pts)	#309 (1,158 pts)	#467 (873 pts)	#381 (1,028 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#207 (1,479 pts)	#219 (1,374 pts)	#262 (1,249 pts)	#267 (1,189 pts)	#124 (1,764 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#177 (1,606 pts)	#298 (1,141 pts)	#117 (1,766 pts)	#237 (1,290 pts)	#220 (1,416 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#485 (638 pts)	#451 (703 pts)	#735 (453 pts)	#442 (733 pts)	#585 (548 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FAT, DRUNK & STUPID, each with one reason worth a look.

HOT COLE'S BBQ

#115 of the rated field

1799 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1851

16–12 in 28 shared contests (57% to FAT, DRUNK & STUPID)

These two have cooked 28 of the same contests — FAT, DRUNK & STUPID ahead 16–12 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 135 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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BIG BROTHERS BBQ

#116 of the rated field

1799 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1836

They've been 1836 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Apr 19, 2024

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Heavy Smoke BBQ

#112 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 202
GCs: 27
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1899

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FAT, DRUNK & STUPID)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 202 contests to 81.

rated over 178 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Rooftop BBQ

#114 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 101
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1856

Their rating is built on 12 Grand Championships in 101 contests, alongside a 61% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 97 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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R BUTTS R SMOKIN

#111 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 111
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1858

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

rated over 106 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ

#113 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 113
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1811

Level with FAT, DRUNK & STUPID on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 110 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	63	16	47	25%	⚔ compare
South Pork	57	26	31	46%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	47	22	25	47%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	42	18	24	43%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	33	14	19	42%	⚔ compare
BUSH LEAGUE BBQ	32	26	6	81%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	32	25	7	78%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	30	11	19	37%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	27	26	1	96%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	25	15	10	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	23	14	9	61%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	80	32	2	7	180 🔥	163.9312	171.49	top 37%
Pork Ribs	80	44	4	13	180 🔥	158.1940	170.88	top 33%
Pork	80	25	2	9	180 🔥	156	168.85	top 43%
Brisket	80	40	8	17	180 🔥	155.9200	171.79	top 30%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	3	1	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	39	3	top 28%
Large (40+)	38	0	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	33	1	top 28%
TN	21	2	top 23%
GA	12	0	top 36%
MS	8	1	top 28%
FL	3	0	top 29%
AR	3	0	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
High on the Hog Festival	7	1	1	top 15%	Apr 19, 2019
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	6	4	0	top 16%	May 3, 2019
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	4	1	1	top 27%	Jul 26, 2019
Flames on the Flint	4	4	0	top 30%	Mar 9, 2018
Smokin In the Square	3	4	0	top 29%	Mar 15, 2019
Smokin in McMinnville	3	3	0	top 19%	Aug 10, 2018
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	23	0	top 37%	May 25, 2018
Roast N Boast	2	1	1	top 17%	Oct 4, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	1	1	top 8%	May 29, 2015
Poosa Q	2	6	0	top 26%	Oct 4, 2024
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	2	0	top 14%	Jul 19, 2019
Smoke on the Falls	2	3	0	top 42%	Apr 12, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	6	0	top 47%	Jun 23, 2017
Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	2	4	0	top 39%	May 19, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	11	0	top 55%	Sep 18, 2015
Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	2	3	0	top 32%	May 15, 2015
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2	16	0	top 40%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 16 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 9 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 34 of 81 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 47 17 of them more than once

First title May 29, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Opponents faced 1,402 finished ahead 2,801 times, behind 989

Longest layoff 4.6 yrs Feb 21, 2020 → Oct 4, 2024

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

20241 milestone

Oct 4 Most recent contest Poosa Q

20193 milestones

Apr 19 First state championship High on the Hog Festival
Apr 19 Biggest field won (39 teams) High on the Hog Festival
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1802) RiverFest

20182 milestones

Mar 9 50th tracked contest Flames on the Flint
May 25 10th category win Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

20173 milestones

Apr 21 First Reserve Championship High on the Hog Festival
Apr 21 Career-best overall score704.5484 High on the Hog Festival
Jun 30 5th perfect 180 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20152 milestones

May 29 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 7 25th tracked contest Smokin' in McMinnville

20143 milestones

May 16 First overall podium Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff
May 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff
May 23 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20135 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Apr 19 First overall top-10 High on the Hog Festival
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.4284 High on the Hog Festival
May 3 First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 17 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Smokin in the Square	Mar 7, 2014
+12.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 29, 2015
+12.6	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015
+12.3	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 21, 2017
+12	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	May 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 29, 2016
-11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 24, 2016
-10.5	Smokin In the Square	Mar 15, 2019
-9.9	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 13, 2018
-7.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 18, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2024	1	0	1	0	100%	top 10%	96.3%	96.3%
2020	1	0	1	0	100%	top 36%	94%	94%
2019	16	2	11	3	88%	top 28%	97.1%	94.8%
2018	14	1	11	5	100%	top 23%	97.1%	95.3%
2017	11	0	7	2	91%	top 26%	97.9%	95.6%
2016	9	0	2	1	78%	top 38%	96.8%	94.1%
2015	13	1	6	3	77%	top 34%	97.7%	94.8%
2014	11	0	6	1	73%	top 24%	96%	94.9%
2013	5	0	2	1	60%	top 26%	94.4%	93.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2024	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	6 / 59 (693.6340)	41 (168.5256)	2 (178.2972)	33 (169.1084)	3 (177.7028)
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	9 / 25 (677.0400)	11 (168.5256)	7 (173.1316)	20 (162.2400)	5 (173.1428)
Dec 6, 2019	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	9 / 25 (673.0284)	11 (166.8228)	6 (169.7144)	14 (163.9428)	6 (172.5484)
Oct 4, 2019	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	7 / 25 (685.0284)	8 (171.9772)	7 (173.1084)	7 (172.5600)	11 (167.3828)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	6 / 37 (685.0168)	2 (177.1428)	5 (174.2744)	27 (160.4912)	5 (173.1084)
Aug 23, 2019	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	3 / 39 (691.3712)	7 (174.2628)	12 (170.8572)	2 (174.8456)	7 (171.4056)
Aug 2, 2019	Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL	4 / 15 (686.1712)	6 (170.8228)	2 (175.4056)	11 (162.2400)	2 (177.7028)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	1 / 27 (691.9312)	6 (173.7028)	9 (169.1084)	4 (172.5600)	3 (176.5600)
Jul 19, 2019	Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS	6 / 28 (682.7768)	8 (170.8456)	6 (172.5484)	19 (162.8228)	2 (176.5600)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	20 / 48 (679.3140)	35 (164.5372)	17 (170.2628)	24 (169.1084)	5 (175.4056)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	10 / 54 (682.1828)	22 (168.5256)	36 (163.9772)	17 (169.6800)	1 (180)
Apr 19, 2019	High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN	1 / 39 (699.3484)	15 (171.9656)	5 (175.4172)	2 (176.5600)	6 (175.4056)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	3 / 30 (687.9544)	19 (166.8228)	5 (172.5944)	3 (173.1200)	1 (175.4172)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	16 / 29 (678.7084)	9 (171.9772)	12 (168.5372)	18 (167.3712)	16 (170.8228)
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	20 / 35 (662.2060)	9 (171.4056)	8 (170.2972)	26 (163.3944)	28 (157.1088)
Mar 8, 2019	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Feb 22, 2019	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	4 / 27 (691.9312)	4 (173.7028)	9 (172.5600)	16 (165.6684)	1 (180)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	75 / 92 (663.8400)	62 (168.5372)	71 (163.3944)	88 (157.6456)	19 (174.2628)
Nov 30, 2018	Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	9 / 29 (683.3256)	8 (174.2628)	13 (170.2628)	21 (166.8344)	13 (171.9656)
Oct 5, 2018	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR	4 / 25 (681.6000)	4 (174.2744)	9 (169.1200)	12 (166.2400)	4 (171.9656)
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	1 / 17 (689.6456)	2 (176)	1 (173.7028)	12 (166.2400)	3 (173.7028)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	3 / 32 (693.6572)	4 (174.2744)	17 (165.1200)	2 (175.4056)	1 (178.8572)
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	2 / 30 (687.3484)	8 (170.8228)	2 (174.2628)	7 (170.2628)	7 (172)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	6 / 28 (687.3256)	5 (173.1200)	5 (171.9772)	4 (174.8456)	13 (167.3828)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	3 / 27 (691.3484)	9 (171.9656)	6 (173.1428)	6 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	8 / 44 (693.0972)	7 (176)	3 (176.5600)	1 (177.7372)	32 (162.8000)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	27 / 72 (679.3024)	38 (168.5256)	1 (177.1428)	12 (171.4056)	52 (162.2284)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	4 / 61 (698.8228)	24 (171.9772)	1 (180)	7 (174.2628)	20 (172.5828)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	5 / 42 (693.6228)	6 (176.5600)	19 (169.6800)	4 (174.2628)	9 (173.1200)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	28 / 38 (667.8048)	7 (175.4056)	30 (163.3712)	26 (165.0740)	31 (163.9540)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	10 / 49 (689.0856)	13 (175.4172)	7 (174.8572)	30 (169.1084)	17 (169.7028)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	24 / 42 (670.1252)	33 (163.9312)	3 (174.2628)	18 (167.4056)	30 (164.5256)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	5 / 28 (693.0396)	13 (175.4056)	4 (174.2628)	15 (167.9656)	1 (175.4056)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	8 / 39 (684.5028)	7 (176.5600)	10 (171.4400)	21 (165.0856)	12 (171.4172)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	3 / 35 (700.5256)	5 (177.7028)	3 (176.5828)	11 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	3 / 27 (691.3484)	9 (171.9656)	6 (173.1428)	6 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 30, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN	18 / 30 (687.9200)	2 (180)	30 (162.8228)	23 (168.5372)	6 (176.5600)
Jun 23, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	6 / 28 (690.1712)	14 (171.9656)	8 (174.2628)	14 (167.3828)	1 (176.5600)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	23 / 67 (681.6116)	26 (171.9772)	48 (165.1088)	16 (171.9656)	10 (172.5600)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	16 / 25 (676.9940)	21 (166.8112)	20 (166.2400)	9 (170.8228)	6 (173.1200)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	10 / 69 (686.7656)	20 (171.9656)	7 (174.2628)	21 (170.8344)	23 (169.7028)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	2 / 41 (704.5484)	5 (177.1428)	2 (180)	21 (169.7028)	6 (177.7028)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	16 / 67 (677.0512)	24 (170.2628)	19 (169.6684)	37 (166.8228)	20 (170.2972)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	27 / 33 (657.5312)	11 (173.1084)	25 (163.9656)	27 (164.5372)	31 (155.9200)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	22 / 30 (671.8740)	21 (167.3828)	11 (170.8228)	29 (158.8228)	6 (174.8456)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	13 / 39 (683.8972)	15 (171.9656)	25 (167.9772)	2 (178.8572)	28 (165.0972)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	25 / 66 (673.5656)	25 (170.8228)	16 (171.9772)	59 (156.5028)	10 (174.2628)
May 20, 2016	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	4 / 30 (697.0740)	13 (170.8112)	1 (180)	20 (167.9656)	2 (178.2972)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	20 / 67 (672.3996)	13 (173.1084)	34 (162.8000)	23 (167.9656)	24 (168.5256)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	12 / 41 (680.4684)	9 (173.1428)	17 (169.6800)	20 (168.5256)	16 (169.1200)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	7 / 56 (691.3828)	41 (166.2400)	5 (176.6172)	9 (174.2628)	13 (174.2628)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	30 / 89 (667.3940)	4 (177.7028)	5 (174.2856)	82 (156)	63 (159.4056)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	23 / 41 (671.2912)	18 (171.4056)	29 (166.2744)	36 (162.8000)	15 (170.8112)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	24 / 52 (672.9824)	36 (167.9656)	49 (158.1940)	21 (168.5256)	1 (178.2972)
Sep 18, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	22 / 30 (681.0052)	27 (168.5256)	16 (170.2628)	11 (171.4056)	23 (170.8112)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	10 / 55 (684.4456)	18 (171.9656)	10 (171.9772)	25 (167.3828)	12 (173.1200)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	4 / 37 (696.5028)	1 (180)	11 (173.1316)	25 (167.9656)	7 (175.4056)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	16 / 51 (675.8396)	20 (169.6684)	23 (168.5256)	20 (168.5256)	18 (169.1200)
May 29, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	1 / 29 (703.4056)	7 (176)	3 (176.5600)	2 (174.2628)	5 (176.5828)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	30 / 65 (666.1028)	37 (167.3712)	54 (159.3716)	30 (165.0856)	7 (174.2744)
May 16, 2015	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	10 / 18 (681.0512)	14 (165.6684)	7 (169.7144)	10 (167.9656)	1 (177.7028)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	14 / 27 (669.5656)	4 (176.5600)	20 (162.2400)	20 (163.3712)	15 (167.3944)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	10 / 63 (689.6112)	28 (167.3712)	7 (174.2744)	22 (170.2628)	3 (177.7028)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	15 / 59 (684.4680)	45 (166.2512)	10 (175.4056)	3 (175.4056)	33 (167.4056)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	4 / 72 (694.2056)	3 (178.8572)	43 (168.5372)	21 (171.9656)	11 (174.8456)
Oct 10, 2014	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	7 / 25 (685.5652)	20 (163.9312)	5 (174.2628)	11 (170.8112)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	19 / 75 (678.7312)	36 (165.1084)	15 (171.9772)	22 (169.6684)	18 (171.9772)
Sep 5, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	11 / 30 (682.2168)	14 (171.4284)	4 (175.4400)	25 (166.8112)	18 (168.5372)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	11 / 40 (685.0512)	20 (169.1084)	13 (168.5256)	7 (172.5600)	6 (174.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	25 / 49 (666.7312)	33 (164.5256)	26 (166.2744)	20 (168.5484)	25 (167.3828)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	10 / 49 (686.1712)	17 (170.8112)	9 (174.2628)	41 (162.2400)	3 (178.8572)
May 23, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	4 / 30 (685.6916)	2 (174.8572)	4 (175.4172)	11 (166.8572)	12 (168.5600)
May 16, 2014	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	3 / 26 (691.3256)	12 (169.6684)	2 (174.2744)	1 (180)	12 (167.3828)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	7 / 62 (686.1828)	23 (168.5256)	4 (174.8688)	9 (171.9656)	16 (170.8228)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	19 / 62 (677.5768)	21 (172.5484)	28 (167.3828)	33 (166.8228)	21 (170.8228)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	4 / 46 (687.3140)	14 (173.1084)	4 (176)	19 (168.5256)	17 (169.6800)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	28 / 79 (677.6228)	54 (166.8228)	34 (168.5372)	18 (171.4400)	24 (170.8228)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	16 / 54 (675.9316)	14 (170.2744)	30 (164.5372)	7 (173.7028)	27 (167.4172)
May 17, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	5 / 28 (665.7140)	1 (172.5714)	17 (158.2856)	7 (166.2856)	6 (168.5714)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	19 / 62 (671.9996)	22 (169.1428)	33 (163.4286)	9 (173.1426)	22 (166.2856)
Apr 19, 2013	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	9 / 60 (679.4284)	14 (170.8570)	13 (169.7142)	15 (169.1428)	13 (169.7144)

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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 (20 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

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)

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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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)