FATTY MAC BARBECUE

FATTY MAC BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #942 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#942

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1611

peak 1618 · rated over 15 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Sep 4, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#130

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

81% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8684 / 720

Master · Oinktoberfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.88 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.35 (-4.47)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Oinktoberfest

Consistency

±18.64

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.85 · weakest Brisket (160.20)

Road miles

3,286

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 911 mi

Schedule strength

10%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)

Master avg

654.35 / 720

16 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.3088 points from the title

Came within 2.3088 points of the Grand Championship at Oinktoberfest (Sep 20, 2013).

Against the odds

35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval (Jul 10, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 35-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN MO'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

49 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 49-team field at Boston Hill BBQ Fest.

Jun 28, 2013

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.8684 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8684 at Oinktoberfest — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Rusty's BBQ has finished one call ahead of FATTY MAC BARBECUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.65 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 50% of the time against 63%.

Brisket avg 160.20
Chicken avg 165.85
8 calls in 16 entries

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Q'N CANUCKS has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

3,286 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,286 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 911 miles to 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open.

16 mapped stops
furthest 911 mi

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
2015 ↗	Master	#466 (830 pts)	#455 (870 pts)	#582 (665 pts)	#428 (880 pts)	#584 (645 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1315 (214 pts)	#1960 (114 pts)	#2662 (64 pts)	#1299 (239 pts)	#1370 (214 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#130 (1,729 pts)	#162 (1,419 pts)	#142 (1,524 pts)	#195 (1,309 pts)	#237 (1,194 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FATTY MAC BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE ON WHEELS

#947 of the rated field

1610 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1673

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to FATTY MAC BARBECUE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FATTY MAC BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SOUTHERN COMFORT BBQ

#938 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1611

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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Big Al and the Boys

#940 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1611

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 25 contests to 16.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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OLD TOWN SMOKERS

#946 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1615

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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SLIM D'S BBQ

#939 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1624

Level with FATTY MAC BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2019

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FYC BARBEQUE

#943 of the rated field

1611 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1679

They've been 1679 at their best, 68 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Aug 20, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
DIVA Q	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG IRON	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO MEATHEADS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	10	1	3	176.5828	151.9772	165.85	top 35%
Pork Ribs	16	8	1	3	174.8572	146.8460	162.99	top 35%
Pork	16	10	1	3	171.4400	154.8344	165.31	top 27%
Brisket	16	8	0	2	172.5828	145.0628	160.20	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	3	1	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 29%
Large (40+)	6	1	top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	11	1	top 16%
ON	2	1	top 41%
MO	2	0	top 51%
PA	1	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	6	0	top 16%	Jun 19, 2015
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 10%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 10 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 11 of 16 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

First title Jun 28, 2013 Boston Hill BBQ Fest

Opponents faced 768 finished ahead 799 times, behind 362

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

20152 milestones

Jul 10 Peak power rating (1618) Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Sep 4 Most recent contest Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke

201312 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First call Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Podunk Pig Party
Jun 21 First overall podium Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2858 Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
Jun 28 First category win (Pork Ribs) Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 First Grand Championship Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 Biggest field won (49 teams) Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Sep 20 First Reserve Championship Oinktoberfest
Sep 20 Career-best overall score682.8684 Oinktoberfest
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Oinktoberfest
Oct 3 10th tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	Jun 28, 2013
+13	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
+12.7	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval	Jul 10, 2015
+11.7	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	Aug 9, 2013
+11.2	Brockport BBQ - Music Festival	Jun 21, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition	Aug 8, 2015
-1.9	Warren All American BBQ Festival	Jul 19, 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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	5	1	4	1	80%	top 27%	94.5%	90.3%
2014	1	0	1	0	100%	top 10%	92.9%	92.9%
2013	10	1	8	2	80%	top 26%	94.8%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2015	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	6 / 25 (649.6568)	2 (169.7028)	13 (157.7028)	3 (169.1428)	14 (153.1084)
Aug 8, 2015	Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON	17 / 22 (601.6348)	16 (151.9772)	13 (146.8460)	11 (154.8344)	13 (147.9772)
Jul 10, 2015	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	1 / 18 (680.5368)	7 (169.1428)	5 (167.9884)	4 (170.8228)	2 (172.5828)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	6 / 47 (655.2800)	3 (174.2972)	5 (166.2516)	1 (169.6684)	37 (145.0628)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	10 / 57 (662.2972)	9 (171.4172)	18 (165.1772)	37 (158.8572)	11 (166.8456)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	4 / 39 (669.1204)	15 (167.4288)	25 (158.8000)	3 (171.4172)	4 (171.4744)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	181 / 535 (649.5768)	323 (158.8228)	135 (165.6800)	86 (169.1084)	304 (155.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	117 / 174 (651.9084)	132 (162.2400)	114 (160.5600)	32 (171.4400)	138 (157.6684)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	2 / 71 (682.8684)	1 (176.5828)	7 (166.8572)	5 (170.2972)	10 (169.1312)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	3 / 31 (663.9656)	7 (167.4172)	5 (166.8456)	4 (167.4400)	10 (162.2628)
Jul 19, 2013	Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA	9 / 17 (656.5368)	7 (164.5600)	8 (164.0228)	5 (166.8228)	10 (161.1312)
Jul 4, 2013	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	4 / 28 (637.7142)	5 (164)	11 (153.7142)	10 (157.7142)	3 (162.2858)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	1 / 49 (670.2854)	5 (172)	1 (174.8572)	20 (162.2858)	19 (161.1424)
Jun 21, 2013	Brockport BBQ - Music Festival Brockport, NY	3 / 18 (654.2858)	11 (159.9998)	3 (167.4286)	4 (165.7144)	5 (161.1430)
Jun 14, 2013	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	6 / 31 (644.5714)	11 (160)	3 (170.8572)	14 (159.4284)	20 (154.2858)
Jun 7, 2013	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	9 / 20 (639.4284)	10 (164)	18 (154.2856)	9 (160)	8 (161.1428)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

FATTY MAC BARBECUE

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)