FOOMANCHOO BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3570

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2021-04-23

Best ToY finish

#738

Master 2016

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.20 · weakest Pork (160.17)

Road miles

3,304

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 265 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.89 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2016-06-10

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 (2021-04-23).

last seen 2019-10-18
back 2021-04-23

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.

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

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

M.T. Pockets

#3568 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2023-06-30

⚔ Head-to-head

ITALIAN STYLE BBQ TEAM

#3572 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-09-14

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRESTORM

#3564 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUAT AND GOBBLE BARBEQUE

#3571 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 34 contests, alongside a 15% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2023-05-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Silence of the Hams

#3565 of the rated field

1491 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1491

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Q/TANG CLAN

#3583 of the rated field

1491 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

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	172.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 64%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 61%
Large (40+)	5	top 64%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	6	11	top 50%	2019-10-18
Marietta River City BBQ	4	2	top 42%	2021-04-23
The Ironman	3	27	top 61%	2018-04-06
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	3	16	top 74%	2016-06-24

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.9 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2021-04-23

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OH 16 of 23 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 23 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.20 · weakest Pork (160.17)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 13 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 3 of 23 contests

Master average 647.89 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 392 297–464 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,304 23 mapped stops · furthest 265 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,200 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2019-10-18 → 2021-04-23

Power rating 1491 peak 1491 · #3570 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 17 First call Buckeye State BBQ Championship
2014
Oct 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0632 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
2015
Jun 26 10th tracked contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Oct 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
2016
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
2019
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1496) Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
2021
Apr 23 Most recent contest Marietta River City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.4	Marietta River City BBQ	2016-06-10
+10.6	*Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2017-10-20
+9.5	Marietta River City BBQ	2019-04-26
+8.7	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2014-10-17
+4.1	The Ironman	2016-04-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	2013-09-27
-9.3	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	2013-10-18
-8.3	Covington Cork and Pork Festival	2013-06-28
-7.6	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off	2013-07-12
-6.6	The Ironman	2015-04-03

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2021-04-23	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	19 / 29 (655.4628)	17 (162.9144)	22 (160.0000)	16 (165.6800)	18 (166.8684)
2019-10-18	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 🏅 Nelsonville, OH	16 / 28 (661.6572)	14 (168.0000)	7 (172.5600)	28 (152.5028)	11 (168.5944)
2019-04-26	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	8 / 26 (657.5312)	14 (164.5600)	20 (157.0512)	9 (167.3828)	4 (168.5372)
2018-10-19	*Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	17 / 28 (665.0972)	18 (162.8800)	8 (168.5600)	16 (166.8344)	15 (166.8228)
2018-06-08	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	7 / 11 (652.4800)	4 (170.2972)	10 (151.9316)	5 (168.0000)	9 (162.2512)
2018-04-06	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	31 / 60 (645.5772)	18 (168.5828)	40 (155.3716)	42 (156.5028)	27 (165.1200)
2017-10-20	*Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	11 / 39 (676.4912)	7 (173.1316)	6 (173.7028)	27 (160.5484)	11 (169.1084)
2016-10-14	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	22 / 37 (654.7200)	12 (171.4056)	19 (164.0000)	26 (162.8116)	29 (156.5028)
2016-07-08	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	26 / 34 (656.4800)	15 (169.1200)	14 (170.2856)	23 (166.2400)	32 (150.8344)
2016-06-24	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	21 / 27 (644.4688)	14 (166.8344)	23 (152.5144)	19 (161.1200)	12 (164.0000)
2016-06-10	Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH	2 / 20 (688.5256)	2 (174.8572)	8 (167.4056)	3 (174.2628)	5 (172.0000)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	27 / 54 (640.5832)	33 (158.2628)	35 (156.6056)	5 (170.3316)	34 (155.3832)
2015-10-16	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	22 / 36 (662.1600)	5 (176.5600)	19 (163.9428)	32 (159.3828)	22 (162.2744)
2015-06-26	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	16 / 25 (645.1660)	9 (170.2972)	16 (158.8572)	20 (153.1544)	10 (162.8572)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	39 / 48 (607.8060)	37 (156.5372)	25 (158.8572)	29 (156.4912)	46 (135.9204)
2014-10-17	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	12 / 36 (665.0632)	17 (166.2744)	19 (162.2860)	7 (171.4172)	9 (165.0856)
2014-07-11	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	25 / 42 (644.4460)	18 (165.6916)	23 (162.2972)	29 (157.0972)	24 (159.3600)
2014-06-27	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	21 / 26 (630.2064)	16 (161.7144)	25 (149.6916)	20 (157.6916)	15 (161.1088)
2013-10-18	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	30 / 35 (634.1600)	23 (162.2856)	13 (168.5600)	35 (141.6456)	22 (161.6688)
2013-09-27	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	33 / 35 (629.6000)	9 (168.5600)	34 (150.2400)	31 (155.9656)	29 (154.8344)
2013-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbeque Cook-off Kettering, OH	32 / 41 (634.1484)	11 (166.8456)	21 (159.9772)	39 (148.5256)	25 (158.8000)
2013-06-28	Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA	20 / 25 (623.4282)	9 (166.2856)	23 (147.4284)	19 (151.4286)	15 (158.2856)
2013-05-17	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	23 / 35 (626.2860)	3 (173.7144)	29 (152.0002)	20 (158.8570)	33 (141.7144)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)