FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4500

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1505 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2016-08-26

Best ToY finish

#1884

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6004 / 720

Master · Poor Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.86 (+1.91)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Pork Ribs · Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)

Consistency

±15.30

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.67 · weakest Pork (156.30)

Road miles

901

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

633.86 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.6004 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6004 at Poor Que — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-06-05

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FOX RIVER BBQ has finished one call ahead of FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 94% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 26%.

Pork avg 156.30
Chicken avg 163.67
4 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

12 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 12 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BURNITA BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 31% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.0% of a perfect score
19 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BIG AL'S BREW TOWN BBQ

#4487 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

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

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-10-19

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JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM

#4496 of the rated field

1473 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1473

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2017-10-06

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FEEL THE BURN BBQ

#4512 of the rated field

1472 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-09-30

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DOUBLE A'S BBQ

#4491 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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J&J SWINE & BOVINE

#4490 of the rated field

1473 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

LOS NERDS

#4506 of the rated field

1472 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1472

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2019-08-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
QUE THE SMOKE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
QUAU	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	5	0	1	173.1428	148.5372	163.67	top 47%
Pork Ribs	19	4	1	1	173.7372	141.0744	156.87	top 62%
Pork	19	4	1	2	172.5600	142.7428	156.30	top 66%
Brisket	19	3	0	0	173.1544	138.2284	157.02	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Poor Que	3	4	top 31%	2016-06-03
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	15	top 68%	2016-05-20
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	15	top 55%	2015-07-10
The Masters in May	2	21	top 50%	2014-05-02

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2016-08-26

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 19 of 19 contests

Contests visited 14 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 163.67 · weakest Pork (156.30)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 12 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 2 of 19 contests

Master average 633.86 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 267 288–494 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 901 19 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Power rating 1473 peak 1505 · #4500 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 3 First call The Masters in May
2015
Jun 5 First category win (Pork) Poor Que
Jun 5 First overall top-10 Poor Que
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6004 Poor Que
Jun 5 Career-best overall score669.6004 Poor Que
Jun 5 Peak power rating (1505) Poor Que
Jul 10 10th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
2016
Aug 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7372 Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)
Aug 26 Most recent contest 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Poor Que	2015-06-05
+7.3	Poor Que	2016-06-03
+6.3	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2014-07-11
+6.1	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2)	2016-08-06
+2.5	The Masters in May	2013-05-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	The Masters In May - The Classic	2015-05-02
-8.7	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue	2015-08-28
-8.2	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1)	2016-08-05
-7.9	Puckaway Pigfest	2013-09-06
-7.1	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	2016-07-09

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	7	1	1	57%	top 69%	92%	88.5%
2015	7	1	1	57%	top 65%	93%	88.3%
2014	3	0	0	67%	top 47%	88.9%	88.2%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 61%	86.4%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	28 / 42 (641.0172)	28 (162.8456)	20 (162.8232)	39 (149.0972)	16 (166.2512)
2016-08-06	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI	11 / 22 (662.1828)	6 (169.7028)	1 (173.7372)	20 (156.5028)	14 (162.2400)
2016-08-05	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	24 / 27 (609.0400)	13 (164.5372)	24 (149.7028)	22 (156.5716)	25 (138.2284)
2016-07-09	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	48 / 55 (639.3488)	48 (159.3944)	49 (153.6800)	52 (153.1200)	4 (173.1544)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	55 / 66 (627.2800)	38 (164.5256)	46 (156.5600)	63 (148.5372)	50 (157.6572)
2016-06-03	Poor Que Montello, WI	10 / 30 (645.0968)	3 (173.1428)	26 (148.5256)	14 (164.0000)	12 (159.4284)
2016-05-20	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	20 / 28 (635.3260)	15 (164.5600)	23 (151.3716)	26 (152.5716)	7 (166.8228)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	29 / 35 (623.6680)	21 (162.7884)	31 (153.6112)	21 (157.6572)	30 (149.6112)
2015-07-31	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	22 / 30 (631.7828)	6 (170.2628)	13 (162.8000)	30 (142.7428)	22 (155.9772)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	59 / 80 (619.9316)	54 (158.8572)	65 (153.7144)	31 (163.4172)	69 (143.9428)
2015-06-05	Poor Que Montello, WI	4 / 38 (669.6004)	13 (164.5488)	7 (168.5372)	1 (172.5600)	10 (163.9544)
2015-05-29	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	15 / 23 (643.3260)	15 (164.5488)	22 (154.2288)	8 (162.2512)	11 (162.2972)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	43 / 47 (621.5428)	11 (167.9772)	45 (147.9200)	46 (151.4056)	42 (154.2400)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	31 / 57 (641.0056)	16 (165.0856)	55 (141.0744)	3 (169.7028)	23 (165.1428)
2014-07-11	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	15 / 42 (639.8628)	5 (169.1200)	19 (160.5256)	8 (163.4400)	33 (146.7772)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	19 / 38 (632.4236)	4 (169.6916)	24 (153.6804)	31 (154.2172)	21 (154.8344)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	35 / 62 (631.8624)	42 (155.4056)	31 (159.9772)	30 (158.8112)	35 (157.6684)
2013-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	24 / 31 (606.8228)	28 (148.5372)	8 (165.1544)	31 (143.9884)	24 (149.1428)
2013-05-03	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	21 / 48 (622.2860)	31 (154.2856)	7 (162.8574)	38 (149.1428)	24 (156.0002)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1884 (93 pts)	#2424 (73 pts)	#1453 (178 pts)	#2425 (73 pts)	#2022 (78 pts)