FOOMANCHOO BBQ

FOOMANCHOO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 20 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3580 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,580

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Apr 23, 2021 · 7.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#738

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5256 / 720

Master · Marietta River City BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.89 (+10.55)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±18.10

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.20 · weakest Pork (160.17)

Road miles

3,304

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 265 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$5,200

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.89 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

688.5256 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5256 at Marietta River City BBQ — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 10, 2016

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ ahead in 87% of their meetings

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 35%.

Pork avg 160.17
Chicken avg 167.20
5 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Marietta River City BBQ (Apr 23, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Apr 23, 2021

Chicken nemesis

11 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

Smitty's Real Pit BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smitty's Real Pit BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE RIDER has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

3,304 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,304 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 265 miles to The Ironman.

23 mapped stops
furthest 265 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#971 (294 pts)	#889 (369 pts)	#1001 (319 pts)	#984 (319 pts)	#1044 (284 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1666 (130 pts)	#1599 (165 pts)	#1559 (175 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1741 (130 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#738 (511 pts)	#633 (646 pts)	#837 (466 pts)	#656 (616 pts)	#807 (466 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1228 (230 pts)	#916 (380 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)	#1458 (195 pts)	#1158 (260 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1130 (264 pts)	#1110 (299 pts)	#1362 (219 pts)	#1069 (309 pts)	#1031 (319 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1319 (186 pts)	#918 (351 pts)	#1125 (266 pts)	#1387 (186 pts)	#1322 (201 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

PIG PEN BBQ

#3,574 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1554

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to FOOMANCHOO BBQ)

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

rated over 54 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Rich BBQ

#3,594 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1491

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FOOMANCHOO BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than FOOMANCHOO BBQ has cooked, 5 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2024

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HOLDIN' MY BBQ

#3,598 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

They've been 1522 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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M.T. Pockets

#3,585 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1502

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jun 30, 2023

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FIRESTORM

#3,584 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1504

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before FOOMANCHOO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Q/TANG CLAN

#3,602 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smitty's Real Pit BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BRUTUS AND COMPANY	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
TEAM RINE-O	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BURNING PIG BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Velvet Smoke	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	8	2	176.5600	156.5372	167.20	top 41%
Pork Ribs	23	5	0	173.7028	147.4284	160.18	top 61%
Pork	23	5	1	174.2628	141.6456	160.17	top 64%
Brisket	23	5	0	172	135.9204	160.34	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)	1	top 64%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 61%
Large (40+)	5	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OH	16	top 58%
VA	4	top 76%
PA	3	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	6	11	top 50%	Oct 18, 2019
Marietta River City BBQ	4	2	top 42%	Apr 23, 2021
The Ironman	3	27	top 61%	Apr 6, 2018
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	3	16	top 74%	Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 16 of 23 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 391 finished ahead 297 times, behind 464

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Apr 23, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Apr 23 Most recent contest Marietta River City BBQ

20191 milestone

Oct 18 Peak power rating (1496) Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20164 milestones

Jun 10 First overall top-10 Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 10 First overall podium Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 10 First Reserve Championship Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 10 Career-best overall score688.5256 Marietta River City BBQ

20152 milestones

Jun 26 10th tracked contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Oct 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0632 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

20132 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.4	Marietta River City BBQ	Jun 10, 2016
+10.6	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017
+9.5	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 26, 2019
+8.7	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 17, 2014
+4.1	The Ironman	Apr 1, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013
-9.3	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	Oct 18, 2013
-8.3	Covington Cork and Pork Festival	Jun 28, 2013
-7.6	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	Jul 12, 2013
-6.6	The Ironman	Apr 3, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0%	top 66%	91%	91%
2019	2	1	100%	top 44%	91.9%	91.6%
2018	3	1	67%	top 59%	92.4%	90.9%
2017	1	0	100%	top 28%	94%	94%
2016	5	1	40%	top 55%	95.6%	91.2%
2015	3	0	67%	top 69%	92%	88.7%
2014	3	0	33%	top 58%	92.4%	89.8%
2013	5	0	60%	top 81%	88.1%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 23, 2021	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	19 / 29 (655.4628)	17 (162.9144)	22 (160)	16 (165.6800)	18 (166.8684)
Oct 18, 2019	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 🏅 Nelsonville, OH	16 / 28 (661.6572)	14 (168)	7 (172.5600)	28 (152.5028)	11 (168.5944)
Apr 26, 2019	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	8 / 26 (657.5312)	14 (164.5600)	20 (157.0512)	9 (167.3828)	4 (168.5372)
Oct 19, 2018	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	17 / 28 (665.0972)	18 (162.8800)	8 (168.5600)	16 (166.8344)	15 (166.8228)
Jun 8, 2018	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	7 / 11 (652.4800)	4 (170.2972)	10 (151.9316)	5 (168)	9 (162.2512)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	31 / 60 (645.5772)	18 (168.5828)	40 (155.3716)	42 (156.5028)	27 (165.1200)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	11 / 39 (676.4912)	7 (173.1316)	6 (173.7028)	27 (160.5484)	11 (169.1084)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	22 / 37 (654.7200)	12 (171.4056)	19 (164)	26 (162.8116)	29 (156.5028)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	26 / 34 (656.4800)	15 (169.1200)	14 (170.2856)	23 (166.2400)	32 (150.8344)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	21 / 27 (644.4688)	14 (166.8344)	23 (152.5144)	19 (161.1200)	12 (164)
Jun 10, 2016	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	2 / 20 (688.5256)	2 (174.8572)	8 (167.4056)	3 (174.2628)	5 (172)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	27 / 54 (640.5832)	33 (158.2628)	35 (156.6056)	5 (170.3316)	34 (155.3832)
Oct 16, 2015	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	22 / 36 (662.1600)	5 (176.5600)	19 (163.9428)	32 (159.3828)	22 (162.2744)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	16 / 25 (645.1660)	9 (170.2972)	16 (158.8572)	20 (153.1544)	10 (162.8572)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	39 / 48 (607.8060)	37 (156.5372)	25 (158.8572)	29 (156.4912)	46 (135.9204)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	12 / 36 (665.0632)	17 (166.2744)	19 (162.2860)	7 (171.4172)	9 (165.0856)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	25 / 42 (644.4460)	18 (165.6916)	23 (162.2972)	29 (157.0972)	24 (159.3600)
Jun 27, 2014	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	21 / 26 (630.2064)	16 (161.7144)	25 (149.6916)	20 (157.6916)	15 (161.1088)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	30 / 35 (634.1600)	23 (162.2856)	13 (168.5600)	35 (141.6456)	22 (161.6688)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	33 / 35 (629.6000)	9 (168.5600)	34 (150.2400)	31 (155.9656)	29 (154.8344)
Jul 12, 2013	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	32 / 41 (634.1484)	11 (166.8456)	21 (159.9772)	39 (148.5256)	25 (158.8000)
Jun 28, 2013	Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA	20 / 25 (623.4282)	9 (166.2856)	23 (147.4284)	19 (151.4286)	15 (158.2856)
May 17, 2013	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	23 / 35 (626.2860)	3 (173.7144)	29 (152.0002)	20 (158.8570)	33 (141.7144)

FOOMANCHOO BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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

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)