On the rise
+41
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 41 points across 5 contests since May 18, 2013 — from 1516 up to 1557.
- 5 contests since May 18, 2013
- now 1557
FATBACK JOE'S BBQ
FATBACK JOE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Roc City Rib Fest (2013). They are ranked #1613 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1557
peak 1557 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 18, 2013
latest Oct 25, 2013
Grand champs
2
0 reserve · wins it all 33% of the time
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
67% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.60 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 659.47 (-3.88)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.00 · weakest Brisket (159.98)
Road miles
1,917
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 780 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Master avg
659.47 / 720
6 Master contests · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #288 (1,062 pts) | #327 (932 pts) | #305 (997 pts) | #435 (737 pts) | #529 (602 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FATBACK JOE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1572
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FATBACK JOE'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FATBACK JOE'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1557
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1558
Level with FATBACK JOE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1557
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1557
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1557
5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.2858 | 165.1426 | 170.00 | top 18% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 176.5714 | 156.5372 | 167.03 | top 28% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 158.2628 | 162.46 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 150.7772 | 159.98 | top 44% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 1 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 1 | top 34% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
NY
2 of 6 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
First title
May 18, 2013
The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
Opponents faced
243
finished ahead 212 times, behind 94
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201313 milestones
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First overall podium The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First multi-meat day The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.8574 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score678.8574 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2858 The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- Biggest field won (80 teams) Roc City Rib Fest
- Peak power rating (1557) Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | May 18, 2013 |
| +15.3 | Roc City Rib Fest | May 25, 2013 |
| +10.5 | Troy Pig Out | Jul 13, 2013 |
| +8.1 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +7.3 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships | Jul 20, 2013 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 75 / 97 (638.1256) | 25 (169.1200) | 76 (159.4056) | 70 (158.8228) | 79 (150.7772) |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 11 / 46 (655.3256) | 9 (169.7028) | 14 (163.9428) | 29 (158.2628) | 17 (163.4172) |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Troy Pig Out Troy, NY | 5 / 32 (654.2516) | 3 (168.5944) | 14 (156.5372) | 3 (164.5600) | 7 (164.5600) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 7 / 28 (664.5710) | 9 (169.1428) | 3 (176.5714) | 15 (161.1428) | 20 (157.7140) |
| May 25, 2013 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 1 / 80 (665.7138) | 15 (165.1426) | 3 (170.2856) | 6 (169.1428) | 18 (161.1428) |
| May 18, 2013 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 1 / 31 (678.8574) | 1 (178.2858) | 1 (175.4286) | 9 (162.8572) | 9 (162.2858) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.