High-water mark
677.0744
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0744 at Grizzly BBQ Brawl — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 26, 2026
Foundry BBQ
Foundry BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 14 at the Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest (2026). They are ranked #5216 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2024
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.09 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.73 (+5.37)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.12 · weakest Pork (159.17)
Road miles
664
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 117 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.73 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #521 (310 pts) | #497 (390 pts) | #678 (255 pts) | #555 (295 pts) | #492 (365 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #589 (276 pts) | #631 (286 pts) | #650 (291 pts) | #629 (266 pts) | #488 (406 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #839 (138 pts) | #912 (143 pts) | #955 (138 pts) | #867 (148 pts) | #868 (143 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Foundry BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Foundry BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
They were already cooking in 2016, 8 years before Foundry BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with Foundry BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCLE L BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 162.2400 | 167.12 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 151.9428 | 159.96 | top 83% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 145.6344 | 159.17 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 158.8228 | 164.47 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly BBQ Brawl | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 67% | Jun 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 45 times, behind 162
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8512 Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
- Career-best overall score677.0744 Grizzly BBQ Brawl
- Most recent contest Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout
20252 milestones
- First call Big Knob BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Big Knob BBQ Fest
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
- Peak power rating (1491) Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.6 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | Jun 26, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Big Knob BBQ Fest | May 23, 2025 |
| -9.5 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest | May 24, 2024 |
| -9.4 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | Sep 6, 2024 |
| -7.3 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl | Sep 5, 2025 |
| -5.7 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest | May 22, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 65% | 94% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 85% | 89.7% | 89.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout 🏅 Saxonburg, PA | 12 / 16 (652.9600) | 9 (170.2628) | 14 (155.9316) | 15 (158.8000) | 10 (167.9656) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 19 / 39 (677.0744) | 17 (170.8572) | 25 (166.8344) | 17 (168.5372) | 12 (170.8456) |
| May 22, 2026 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 10 / 14 (663.8512) | 5 (171.9656) | 13 (165.6916) | 12 (161.6572) | 9 (164.5368) |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout Saxonburg, PA | 11 / 14 (641.5316) | 10 (166.2628) | 11 (157.6572) | 12 (158.2172) | 11 (159.3944) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 36 / 42 (645.0516) | 28 (169.1200) | 40 (151.9428) | 33 (165.1660) | 37 (158.8228) |
| May 23, 2025 | Big Knob BBQ Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 11 / 12 (646.1832) | 10 (162.8572) | 9 (162.8344) | 12 (145.6344) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wadsworth, OH | 28 / 30 (638.7084) | 27 (162.2400) | 28 (156.5372) | 29 (159.4056) | 25 (160.5256) |
| May 24, 2024 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 18 / 23 (640.4456) | 17 (163.3944) | 18 (162.2628) | 16 (155.9428) | 17 (158.8456) |