FAT TIGER BBQ

FAT TIGER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 18 at the Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 (2018). They are ranked #2328 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,328

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1526

peak 1542 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 16, 2017

latest Aug 4, 2023 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#546

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

666.1368 / 720

Master · Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.88 (+9.84)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±17.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.68 · weakest Brisket (155.93)

Road miles

3,398

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 557 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$36K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.88 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

666.1368 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.1368 at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 3, 2023

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

What the Pork? has finished one call ahead of FAT TIGER BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 92% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 155.93
Chicken avg 162.68
5 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHOP BOYS BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

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The comeback

3.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (Apr 21, 2023).

last seen Sep 7, 2019
back Apr 21, 2023

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

PADDY MCQ'S ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 42% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 42% across 6 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,398 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,398 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 557 miles to Capital BBQ Festival.

18 mapped stops
furthest 557 mi

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
18 contests

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
2023 ↗	Master	#546 (328 pts)	#550 (358 pts)	#743 (263 pts)	#596 (308 pts)	#511 (378 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#910 (301 pts)	#915 (321 pts)	#889 (346 pts)	#845 (371 pts)	#1140 (231 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#624 (543 pts)	#545 (683 pts)	#678 (533 pts)	#495 (743 pts)	#902 (358 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1558 (157 pts)	#1571 (172 pts)	#1550 (177 pts)	#983 (377 pts)	#1619 (157 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FAT TIGER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

68 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG

#2,324 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1529

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ

#2,338 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1535

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before FAT TIGER BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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Smokin' Story BBQ

#2,327 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1534

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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GUZZY-Q

#2,331 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1560

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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MADCOW BARBEQUE

#2,336 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1542

Level with FAT TIGER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2019

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BLUE SKY BBQ

#2,323 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before FAT TIGER BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
What the Pork?	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
WALLY BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SHOP BOYS BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
piratesBBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BOYMEETSGRILL	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Prime BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Q+BREW	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	6	1	3	176.5600	147.9200	162.68	top 47%
Pork Ribs	17	4	0	0	164.0116	145.6572	158.23	top 57%
Pork	17	6	1	2	172.5600	143.3484	162.03	top 46%
Brisket	17	5	0	0	169.6800	138.7428	155.93	top 58%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 55%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 50%
Large (40+)	2	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
QC	4	top 50%
NJ	2	top 84%
VT	2	top 45%
ME	2	top 47%
NY	2	top 55%
ON	2	top 53%
NH	1	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	24	top 84%	Apr 22, 2023
Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	12	top 45%	Sep 7, 2019
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	2	16	top 55%	Jul 5, 2019
Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018	2	5	top 55%	Jun 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in QC 4 of 18 contests · 7 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 13 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 246 finished ahead 251 times, behind 277

Longest layoff 3.6 yrs Sep 7, 2019 → Apr 21, 2023

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

20232 milestones

Jun 3 Career-best overall score666.1368 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Aug 4 Most recent contest La Classique BBQ Labonte

20192 milestones

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest
Sep 7 Peak power rating (1542) Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20183 milestones

Jun 1 First overall top-10 Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival
Aug 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8684 Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park
Sep 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20172 milestones

Jun 16 First call Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017
Aug 5 First category win (Pork) Capital BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Jun 11 First tracked contest Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 1, 2018
+9.8	Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018	Jun 15, 2018
+6.7	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 6, 2018
+6.1	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 7, 2019
+5.5	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park	Aug 11, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Apr 21, 2023
-9.6	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	Apr 22, 2023
-8.4	Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017	Jun 16, 2017
-2.6	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	Jul 5, 2019
-1.8	Capital BBQ Festival	Aug 5, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	4	0	0	25%	top 64%	92.5%	89.7%
2019	6	2	1	67%	top 46%	91.8%	89.6%
2018	5	2	0	100%	top 37%	91%	88.8%
2017	2	0	1	100%	top 72%	86.2%	84.3%
2016	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 4, 2023	La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC	15 / 33 (638.8800)	17 (160.0344)	20 (159.4284)	19 (156.5372)	13 (162.8800)
Jun 3, 2023	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	17 / 39 (666.1368)	10 (173.1200)	32 (161.6456)	19 (165.6684)	15 (165.7028)
Apr 22, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	24 / 30 (649.5888)	23 (159.9428)	24 (161.1316)	22 (164.5600)	18 (163.9544)
Apr 21, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	32 / 36 (627.8744)	34 (147.9200)	30 (154.8228)	26 (164.5944)	26 (160.5372)
Sep 7, 2019	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	12 / 31 (661.1316)	19 (164.5828)	12 (163.9656)	12 (165.7144)	14 (166.8688)
Aug 10, 2019	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	14 / 28 (653.6572)	12 (170.2744)	13 (163.4288)	7 (169.7372)	23 (150.2168)
Jul 5, 2019	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY	22 / 32 (632.4916)	13 (165.6916)	14 (159.4400)	18 (161.6800)	29 (145.6800)
Jun 15, 2019	514 BBQ Saint-LÃ©onard, QC	10 / 23 (638.2288)	8 (165.7372)	17 (151.9772)	14 (161.0972)	10 (159.4172)
Jun 8, 2019	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec	8 / 24 (630.7888)	1 (172.6172)	21 (145.6572)	13 (151.4288)	7 (161.0856)
May 25, 2019	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	19 / 43 (653.6000)	18 (164.5600)	19 (161.6916)	27 (157.6684)	7 (169.6800)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	17 / 33 (646.7204)	2 (176.5600)	17 (164.0116)	9 (164.5372)	31 (141.6116)
Aug 11, 2018	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME	13 / 30 (654.8684)	12 (163.4744)	15 (161.1428)	18 (163.4056)	9 (166.8456)
Jul 6, 2018	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	16 / 39 (629.6460)	30 (152.5488)	6 (162.8572)	4 (165.1428)	27 (149.0972)
Jun 15, 2018	Wolf BBQ Fest Richmond 2018 Richmond, QC	5 / 18 (625.2116)	2 (161.1772)	8 (154.8800)	5 (158.2744)	9 (150.8800)
Jun 1, 2018	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Festival Quebec City	5 / 22 (638.8112)	10 (156.5828)	10 (159.4172)	3 (168.5828)	12 (154.2284)
Aug 5, 2017	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	26 / 42 (620.9600)	31 (155.4172)	26 (154.2400)	1 (172.5600)	37 (138.7428)
Jun 16, 2017	Wolf BBQ FEst Richmond 2017 Richmond, QC	14 / 17 (592.4000)	11 (155.3828)	10 (150.2516)	15 (143.3484)	14 (143.4172)
Jun 11, 2016	Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016 Richmond	—	—	—	—	—

FAT TIGER BBQ

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 (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)

More numbers

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 — 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)