FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX OK
Rating
1697
peak 1697
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#15
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
9
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
688.97 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 688.43 (+0.54)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.48
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.58 · weakest Pork (171.52)
Road miles
5239
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LA PASADITA has finished one call ahead of FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Big Daddy G's has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LA PASADITA in 20 of their 28 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 is their spot: an average finish in the top 5% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.9028 points of the Grand Championship at Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 (2021-03-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3712 | 172.16 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 163.3944 | 172.17 | top 31% |
| Pork | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 160.5140 | 171.52 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 29 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5256 | 172.58 | top 24% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 11 | 0 | top 19% |
| OK | 10 | 0 | top 23% |
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 0 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (11 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (29 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 688.43
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 692.5600 | 691.38 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 697.1084 | 687.36 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 700.5140 | 690.37 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 701.6456 | 689.78 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 697.7028 | 685.40 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 46 / 487 (692.5600) | 200 (170.2628) | 31 (176.5716) | 38 (176.5828) | 175 (169.1428) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 52 / 211 (690.1944) | 152 (168.5256) | 125 (169.6916) | 5 (178.8572) | 53 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 160 / 249 (677.0396) | 116 (171.9656) | 208 (164.5372) | 89 (172.5484) | 146 (167.9884) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 67 / 505 (687.9428) | 263 (167.3828) | 45 (175.4516) | 40 (176.5600) | 174 (168.5484) |
| 2022-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 3 / 56 (697.1084) | 16 (170.8456) | 3 (176.0000) | 10 (174.2628) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 14 / 92 (697.0628) | 19 (176.5600) | 8 (177.7144) | 69 (168.5256) | 27 (174.2628) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 23 / 111 (689.0744) | 57 (169.6800) | 5 (176.0116) | 23 (174.2628) | 53 (169.1200) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 7 / 185 (700.5140) | 33 (175.4056) | 84 (171.4056) | 46 (173.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 115 / 467 (674.7540) | 20 (176.0000) | 16 (177.7144) | 324 (160.5140) | 299 (160.5256) |
| 2021-06-04 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off Cedar Park, TX | 4 / 48 (688.5256) | 8 (173.7028) | 2 (177.1544) | 24 (166.8228) | 3 (170.8456) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 2 / 50 (698.7884) | 23 (171.9656) | 23 (169.6800) | 5 (177.1428) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 22 / 56 (683.8972) | 42 (168.5372) | 8 (174.8572) | 32 (167.3944) | 15 (173.1084) |
| 2020-11-21 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 2) Waco, TX | 18 / 25 (677.6112) | 14 (173.1428) | 23 (165.0972) | 19 (165.0856) | 4 (174.2856) |
| 2020-11-20 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ (Day 1) Waco, TX | 11 / 26 (686.2056) | 1 (177.1544) | 17 (169.1200) | 20 (166.2284) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 58 (701.6456) | 18 (175.4056) | 3 (178.8572) | 34 (169.6800) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 23 / 64 (686.7428) | 48 (168.5372) | 17 (171.9772) | 46 (168.5256) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 26 / 56 (682.7424) | 26 (173.1084) | 34 (167.9884) | 35 (169.6800) | 22 (171.9656) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 3 / 56 (694.2172) | 19 (171.9772) | 9 (174.2744) | 2 (177.7028) | 28 (170.2628) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 2 / 42 (700.5256) | 18 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (177.7144) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2020-01-31 | Humble BBQ Cook off Humble, TX | 2 / 117 (688.5600) | 13 (170.2628) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (170.8800) | 13 (167.9772) |
| 2019-11-15 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 3 / 24 (681.7368) | 6 (172.5828) | 8 (168.0000) | 6 (170.8456) | 6 (170.3084) |
| 2019-11-01 | Viking Grillfestivalen Waco, TX | 7 / 15 (685.6460) | 7 (171.9772) | 12 (163.3944) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 56 / 135 (685.5884) | 28 (175.4056) | 44 (171.9772) | 98 (167.3828) | 72 (170.8228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 104 / 468 (677.6572) | 140 (169.6800) | 75 (172.0116) | 262 (164.5256) | 95 (171.4400) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 2 / 58 (697.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (172.0344) | 19 (171.4056) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 4 / 62 (688.4912) | 1 (177.7028) | 22 (165.7028) | 6 (174.2744) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 5 / 61 (686.8800) | 12 (172.5828) | 12 (170.8800) | 7 (174.2744) | 11 (169.1428) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 19 / 62 (685.0280) | 40 (167.9540) | 39 (166.8228) | 28 (170.2512) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 19 / 74 (679.8968) | 55 (163.3712) | 27 (169.1200) | 9 (175.4056) | 16 (172.0000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #410 (540 pts) | #571 (375 pts) | #368 (695 pts) | #543 (385 pts) | #460 (500 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #193 (976 pts) | #251 (811 pts) | #263 (801 pts) | #350 (586 pts) | #116 (1351 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #51 (1489 pts) | #139 (829 pts) | #55 (1359 pts) | #74 (1149 pts) | #67 (1199 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #197 (1324 pts) | #213 (1244 pts) | #416 (824 pts) | #275 (1084 pts) | #165 (1379 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #87 (1971 pts) | #155 (1526 pts) | #177 (1436 pts) | #108 (1689 pts) | #116 (1706 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #15 (2610 pts) | #7 (2583 pts) | #27 (2226 pts) | #33 (2270 pts) | #89 (1887 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #468 (856 pts) | #346 (1066 pts) | #530 (791 pts) | #476 (856 pts) | #491 (836 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #835 (404 pts) | #1048 (314 pts) | #923 (384 pts) | #794 (464 pts) | #706 (524 pts) |