MASON'S FAT HAWG BBQ AL
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2024-03-09
Best ToY finish
#311
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.83 · weakest Brisket (155.91)
Road miles
403
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 403 mi
Purse competed for
$3K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.47 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.80 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 165.1200 | 166.83 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 157.6688 | 157.67 | top 79% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 159.3484 | 159.93 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9084 | 155.9084 | 155.91 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 641.47 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 322.80 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2019-03-08 — Career-best overall score (641.4744) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 📣 2024-03-09 — First call · Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 14 / 28 (322.8000) | 10 (165.1200) | 20 (157.6800) | 22 (160.5028) | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 62 / 67 (641.4744) | 36 (168.5488) | 58 (157.6688) | 59 (159.3484) | 63 (155.9084) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #311 (108 pts) | #297 (128 pts) | #362 (78 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |