The Fatted Calf

The Fatted Calf is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 15th of 28 at the Smoke & Soul Fest (2023).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1490

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 7, 2022

latest Jul 12, 2024 · 1.8 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3716 / 720

Master · Smoke & Soul Fest

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Chicken · Smoke & Soul Fest

Consistency

±8.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.17)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

657.07 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.3716 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3716 at Smoke & Soul Fest — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 6, 2023

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Brinkerhoff BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Brinkerhoff BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wyoming Backyard BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	2	171.4172	162.2628	167.98	top 47%
Pork Ribs	3	0	165.1428	155.9432	160.17	top 77%
Pork	3	0	164	158.8000	161.68	top 71%
Brisket	3	1	169.7144	165.7372	167.24	top 47%

“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
Smoke & Soul Fest	2	15	0	top 61%	Oct 6, 2023

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WY 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 54 finished ahead 24 times, behind 56

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

20241 milestone

Jul 12 Most recent contest Smoke & Soul Fest

20232 milestones

Oct 6 Career-best overall score667.3716 Smoke & Soul Fest
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1500) Smoke & Soul Fest

20224 milestones

Oct 7 First tracked contest Smoke & Soul Fest
Oct 7 First call Smoke & Soul Fest
Oct 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0976 Smoke & Soul Fest
Oct 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Smoke & Soul Fest

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2024	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	24 / 26 (646.7544)	22 (162.2628)	23 (159.4288)	20 (158.8000)	15 (166.2628)
Oct 6, 2023	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	15 / 28 (667.3716)	7 (170.2628)	15 (165.1428)	21 (162.2516)	10 (169.7144)
Oct 7, 2022	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	20 / 29 (657.0976)	9 (171.4172)	26 (155.9432)	18 (164)	14 (165.7372)