High-water mark
687.3256
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.3256 at Go Hog Wild BBQ — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 6, 2023
FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ
FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 10th of 26 at the Go Hog Wild BBQ (2023). They finished #778 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2022
latest Oct 6, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.36 · weakest Brisket (160.32)
Road miles
143
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
658.32 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #778 (199 pts) | #940 (154 pts) | #702 (294 pts) | #908 (169 pts) | #867 (174 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 157.1200 | 161.49 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 169.6800 | 172.36 | top 30% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.0856 | 164.16 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.3372 | 160.32 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Hog Wild BBQ | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 42% | Oct 6, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
65
finished ahead 43 times, behind 39
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First overall top-10 Go Hog Wild BBQ
- Career-best overall score687.3256 Go Hog Wild BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Go Hog Wild BBQ
- Peak power rating (1512) Go Hog Wild BBQ
- Most recent contest Go Hog Wild BBQ
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4344 Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival
- First call Go Hog Wild BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | Go Hog Wild BBQ 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 10 / 26 (687.3256) | 13 (169.6684) | 8 (174.2744) | 9 (172.5600) | 10 (170.8228) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Go Hog Wild BBQ 🏅 Sheridan, AR | 12 / 26 (639.2112) | 16 (157.6684) | 5 (173.1200) | 17 (157.0856) | 18 (151.3372) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 20 / 33 (648.4344) | 26 (157.1200) | 13 (169.6800) | 21 (162.8228) | 19 (158.8116) |