Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team TN
Rating
1495
peak 1515
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-06-28
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#619
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.57
last 3 vs career avg 665.57 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.49
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.73 · weakest Brisket (161.48)
Road miles
4841
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 4841 mi
Storylines
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1316 points of the Grand Championship at KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest (2025-06-28).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest (2025-06-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 165.0972 | 167.78 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 159.3600 | 168.73 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 159.3484 | 167.58 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8800 | 146.1944 | 161.48 | top 69% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 665.57
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 652.4116 | 645.79 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 705.1312 | 705.13 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 82 / 82 (652.4116) | 78 (165.1428) | 81 (159.3600) | 68 (168.5372) | 82 (159.3716) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 117 / 117 (639.1656) | 109 (165.0972) | 84 (168.5256) | 114 (159.3484) | 117 (146.1944) |
| 2025-06-28 | KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280 | 2 / 26 (705.1312) | 12 (173.1084) | 3 (178.2972) | 7 (174.8456) | 2 (178.8800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #619 (120 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #733 (120 pts) | #639 (120 pts) | #650 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #620 (251 pts) | #1002 (116 pts) | #773 (226 pts) | #842 (156 pts) | #637 (251 pts) |