FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ BZ
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-05-18
latest 2026-05-09
Best ToY finish
#243
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
6
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
684.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.22 (+13.95)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±26.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.60 · weakest Brisket (166.63)
Road miles
14307
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 4844 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
670.22 / 720
10 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Onkel Felix BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 27% of their entries (3 of 11).
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Szendo Smoke BBQ Team has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Wild West Fest on Fire (2025-08-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Westside BBQ.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest (2023-02-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, BZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Woodquarter Smokerheads | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 174.8456 | 151.4056 | 167.37 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6800 | 168.60 | top 47% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9428 | 168.45 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.1088 | 166.63 | top 46% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 1 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 1 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp (2025-05-10)
- Wins it all in 18% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 670.22 / 720
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-18 — First tracked contest · Transylvanian BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-05-18 — First call · Transylvanian BBQ Festival
- 🏆 2025-05-10 — First Grand Championship · Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp
- 🔥 2025-05-10 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp
- ⭐ 2025-05-10 — Career-best overall score (714.2628) · Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp
- 📈 2026-05-09 — Peak power rating (1532) · Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Wild West Fest on Fire | 2025-08-09 |
| +16.3 | Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp | 2025-05-10 |
| +9.7 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2026-04-11 |
| +4.3 | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest | 2026-05-09 |
| +1.4 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2023-02-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Wild West Fest On Fire | 2019-08-10 |
| -1.4 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
| -1.2 | Transylvanian BBQ Festival | 2019-05-18 |
| -1 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship | 2025-09-12 |
| -0.5 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition | 2025-05-23 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 32% | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 100% | top 43% | 99.2% | 94.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 78% | 88.7% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest Targu Mures, 540088 | 3 / 7 (687.3368) | 2 (174.8456) | 5 (167.3828) | 4 (168.5484) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 9 / 42 (687.3600) | 26 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 14 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 64 / 90 (679.3368) | 73 (166.8456) | 80 (164.5256) | 10 (177.7028) | 47 (170.2628) |
| 2025-09-12 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship Sofia, 1000 | 6 / 11 (677.6456) | 7 (166.8684) | 6 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1316) | 5 (166.8228) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 1 / 20 (699.9540) | 10 (172.5484) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7028) | 5 (172.0000) |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 11 / 20 (668.5716) | 14 (166.2628) | 3 (174.2972) | 12 (165.1544) | 12 (162.8572) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 10 / 16 (639.3720) | 10 (161.7144) | 4 (165.6916) | 6 (162.8572) | 14 (149.1088) |
| 2025-05-10 | Transylvanian Grill & BBQ Camp Targu Mures, 540088 | 1 / 10 (714.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-02-25 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 13 / 23 (658.7772) | 15 (162.8688) | 14 (166.8572) | 15 (165.1200) | 14 (163.9312) |
| 2019-08-10 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 26 / 27 (630.2172) | 27 (151.4056) | 23 (162.2628) | 22 (160.5600) | 23 (155.9888) |
| 2019-05-18 | Transylvanian BBQ Festival Covasna County, 520008 | 10 / 17 (638.7428) | 1 (174.2856) | 12 (153.6800) | 15 (151.9428) | 10 (158.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #338 (452 pts) | #405 (422 pts) | #425 (422 pts) | #388 (402 pts) | #253 (632 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #243 (912 pts) | #333 (687 pts) | #230 (1067 pts) | #236 (932 pts) | #294 (797 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1077 (108 pts) | #1165 (98 pts) | #1264 (103 pts) | #1152 (98 pts) | #1137 (103 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1310 (169 pts) | #925 (319 pts) | #1358 (169 pts) | #1410 (159 pts) | #1311 (179 pts) |