FAT ANDY'S BBQ

FAT ANDY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 33 at the Grillin' in Grafton (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #798 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#798

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1628

peak 1633 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 8, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#367

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 30 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6344 / 720

Master · Badger Brews & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.80 (+8.42)

Walk rate

87%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

Consistency

±14.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.99 · weakest Pork (161.88)

Road miles

1,853

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

653.80 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 9th
average top 19%

They almost always walk

87% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 30 contests

A top-10 category call in 87% of their 30 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6344 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6344 at Badger Brews & Que — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 4, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smoke Syndicate has finished one call ahead of FAT ANDY'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 24%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 24%

A tough matchup

24–4 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 86% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 24 of their 28 shared contests.

A strong matchup

15–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TOPPGATOR BBQ in 15 of their 19 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

5 FINGER BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 24% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 24% across 5 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
30 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Grillin' in Grafton every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2017 ↗	Master	#544 (718 pts)	#571 (703 pts)	#645 (628 pts)	#628 (643 pts)	#467 (863 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#498 (797 pts)	#655 (627 pts)	#594 (682 pts)	#614 (657 pts)	#342 (1,092 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#396 (946 pts)	#339 (1,071 pts)	#412 (906 pts)	#396 (936 pts)	#431 (881 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#665 (556 pts)	#673 (561 pts)	#643 (596 pts)	#651 (586 pts)	#715 (516 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#367 (831 pts)	#342 (891 pts)	#404 (776 pts)	#529 (626 pts)	#521 (611 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Hoggy Style BBQ

#794 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1631

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 30 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ

#799 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1643

Careers of much the same size, 30 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jun 28, 2019

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FRONT DOOR GANG

#796 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1641

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 30 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

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PIGGIN' OUT

#802 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1648

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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WHISKEY,WOMEN & WIBS

#793 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1649

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

rated over 33 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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DIZZY PIG

#800 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1651

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	25	15	10	60%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	24	14	10	58%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	19	15	4	79%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	14	11	3	79%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	14	2	3	177.7372	147.9544	164.99	top 41%
Pork Ribs	30	12	1	2	173.1544	146.8228	162.13	top 42%
Pork	30	10	1	2	173.1200	146.8000	161.88	top 46%
Brisket	30	13	2	3	177.7028	155.9428	164.80	top 35%

“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)	15	0	top 32%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin' in Grafton	5	2	top 23%	Jun 30, 2017
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	13	top 60%	May 20, 2016
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	9	top 19%	Jul 10, 2015
Puckaway Pigfest	2	3	top 39%	Sep 5, 2014
The Masters in May	2	10	top 50%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 30 of 30 contests

Contests visited 22 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 323 finished ahead 787 times, behind 437

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

20173 milestones

Aug 4 Career-best overall score677.6344 Badger Brews & Que
Aug 4 Peak power rating (1633) Badger Brews & Que
Sep 8 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

20161 milestone

Aug 26 25th tracked contest 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque

20152 milestones

Jun 26 First Reserve Championship Grillin' in Grafton
Jul 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

20141 milestone

Sep 5 10th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest

20136 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 3 First call The Masters in May
May 3 First overall top-10 The Masters in May
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648 Grillin' in Grafton
Sep 6 First category win (Chicken) Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 6 First overall podium Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 26, 2015
+13.4	Grillin' in Grafton	Jul 1, 2016
+13.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2013
+13.2	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
+12.3	Pig in the Park	Jun 14, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	The Masters in May	May 2, 2014
-7.6	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 29, 2015
-6.7	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 5, 2014
-5.2	The Masters In May	May 1, 2015
-4.9	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 8, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2017	5	2	1	100%	top 28%	94.1%	92%
2016	7	2	2	86%	top 38%	93.4%	91.6%
2015	8	1	2	88%	top 41%	93.2%	90.6%
2014	5	2	0	60%	top 48%	93.4%	89.4%
2013	5	3	1	100%	top 24%	92.5%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	17 / 31 (654.7544)	6 (171.4172)	17 (160.5256)	24 (153.6800)	7 (169.1316)
Aug 4, 2017	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	3 / 30 (677.6344)	6 (168)	1 (172.5600)	2 (173.1200)	7 (163.9544)
Jun 30, 2017	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	7 / 27 (641.6576)	8 (165.6916)	20 (151.9772)	13 (156.5944)	2 (167.3944)
May 6, 2017	Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI	11 / 50 (666.8572)	28 (164)	25 (163.4516)	8 (168)	10 (171.4056)
May 5, 2017	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI	16 / 56 (670.2168)	8 (173.1200)	14 (166.8572)	41 (158.8112)	8 (171.4284)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	19 / 42 (656.4228)	24 (164.5600)	22 (161.0972)	27 (162.2516)	10 (168.5140)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	21 / 55 (665.6684)	10 (172.5600)	43 (158.8800)	33 (163.4056)	16 (170.8228)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	42 / 66 (646.7312)	50 (160)	29 (163.3828)	29 (165.6800)	49 (157.6684)
Jul 1, 2016	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	3 / 29 (672.5144)	6 (168.5600)	6 (163.4516)	13 (162.8000)	1 (177.7028)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	13 / 28 (650.1600)	21 (163.3944)	19 (154.8000)	5 (172)	17 (159.9656)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	29 / 58 (653.0516)	24 (167.4172)	33 (159.9888)	49 (154.8228)	10 (170.8228)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	7 / 59 (672.5372)	54 (155.9656)	6 (171.9772)	12 (169.1544)	1 (175.4400)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	23 / 44 (644.9940)	37 (154.8000)	20 (163.4056)	23 (162.8000)	12 (163.9884)
Aug 28, 2015	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	14 / 35 (645.6000)	16 (165.7028)	9 (165.1544)	32 (149.6572)	9 (165.0856)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	12 / 30 (658.7884)	7 (169.1428)	10 (165.6800)	17 (159.4056)	12 (164.5600)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	14 / 80 (670.8112)	1 (177.7372)	11 (169.1428)	41 (161.1084)	31 (162.8228)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	2 / 33 (669.1540)	3 (172.5828)	14 (164.5828)	5 (167.4400)	11 (164.5484)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	17 / 23 (640.4576)	21 (155.9544)	21 (154.2976)	1 (171.4172)	17 (158.7884)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	13 / 47 (657.6112)	17 (165.7028)	6 (169.1428)	10 (166.8228)	35 (155.9428)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	38 / 57 (631.3256)	47 (154.2400)	51 (146.8228)	28 (160.5372)	8 (169.7256)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	27 / 40 (634.2172)	12 (168.5600)	25 (157.1316)	38 (146.8000)	20 (161.7256)
Aug 22, 2014	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	8 / 27 (672.4912)	18 (163.9312)	2 (173.1544)	8 (170.2856)	14 (165.1200)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	9 / 42 (649.6456)	17 (157.6800)	10 (165.7028)	13 (162.2628)	14 (164)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	13 / 32 (647.4512)	7 (165.1428)	24 (153.1312)	6 (168.0344)	12 (161.1428)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	49 / 62 (614.7544)	54 (147.9544)	34 (159.4632)	58 (146.8112)	26 (160.5256)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	3 / 31 (666.2056)	1 (172.5600)	10 (164.5600)	7 (166.2628)	11 (162.8228)
Jul 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	12 / 30 (643.4286)	12 (164.0002)	4 (166.8572)	22 (156)	21 (156.5712)
Jun 28, 2013	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	11 / 33 (648)	9 (165.7142)	23 (150.2856)	5 (166.8572)	5 (165.1430)
Jun 14, 2013	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	4 / 29 (647.4282)	5 (169.1428)	4 (163.4286)	16 (154.2856)	9 (160.5712)
May 3, 2013	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	10 / 48 (643.4284)	8 (164.5712)	8 (162.8574)	17 (159.4286)	22 (156.5712)

FAT ANDY'S 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

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)