FOOTHILLS BBQ COMPANY

FOOTHILLS BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge (2016). They are ranked #2077 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,077

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1536 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 25, 2015

latest Sep 22, 2017 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1511

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

60% of 5 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3828 / 720

Master · Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±18.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.84 · weakest Brisket (163.63)

Road miles

418

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Master avg

671.45 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

687.3828 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3828 at Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 23, 2016

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 163.63
Chicken avg 170.84
2 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TRICK`S BLACK DOG Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1511 (175 pts)	#2070 (110 pts)	#1854 (125 pts)	#2185 (85 pts)	#1799 (125 pts)

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

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

BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC

#2,065 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1550

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

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

rated over 63 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Keij Smokin Hot

#2,085 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Firehouse Jimat BBQ

#2,082 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 100%
Peak: 1539

They turned up 10 years after FOOTHILLS BBQ COMPANY did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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BBQ a la maison

#2,087 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1536

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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SONS OF BBQ

#2,075 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Feb 3, 2017

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Rib Stars

#2,068 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PORKYLICIOUS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	2	0	0	173.7256	165.0740	170.84	top 40%
Pork Ribs	5	1	1	1	176.5828	162.2516	170.38	top 36%
Pork	5	0	0	0	170.2628	164.5256	166.60	top 57%
Brisket	5	2	0	0	173.7144	141.6800	163.63	top 47%

“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)	2	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	3	5	0	top 39%	Sep 22, 2017
WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)	2	6	0	top 44%	Jul 21, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 106 finished ahead 119 times, behind 71

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

20172 milestones

Sep 22 Peak power rating (1536) Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Sep 22 Most recent contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

20165 milestones

Jul 22 First overall top-10 WNC BBQ Festival-
Jul 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.4912 WNC BBQ Festival-
Sep 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 Career-best overall score687.3828 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

20152 milestones

Sep 25 First tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Sep 25 First call Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	WNC BBQ Festival-	Jul 22, 2016
+15.9	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 22, 2017
+15.7	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 23, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 25, 2015
-5.3	WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)	Jul 21, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	1	0	50%	top 46%	95.2%	93.2%
2016	2	2	1	50%	top 14%	95.5%	95.3%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 85%	89.3%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	6 / 41 (685.6800)	13 (171.4172)	11 (171.4172)	12 (170.2628)	8 (172.5828)
Jul 21, 2017	WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC	36 / 47 (656.9136)	39 (165.0740)	21 (170.8228)	29 (164.5256)	39 (156.4912)
Sep 23, 2016	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	5 / 31 (687.3828)	7 (172.5600)	1 (176.5828)	27 (164.5256)	4 (173.7144)
Jul 22, 2016	WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC	6 / 49 (684.4912)	15 (171.4056)	12 (170.8344)	20 (168.5484)	12 (173.7028)
Sep 25, 2015	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	23 / 27 (642.7772)	8 (173.7256)	22 (162.2516)	18 (165.1200)	26 (141.6800)

FOOTHILLS BBQ COMPANY

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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 — 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)