A familiar champion
2×
titles at this rep’s contests
Smokin J's BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 2 of the contests this rep has run.
- 10 champions crowned in all
- 9 different teams
JOHN MANN
A KCBS contest rep working 2 states/provinces, most often around Eagle River, AK. By events worked they sit #115 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2023, latest contest 2025-06-21.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
10
every contest on their record · 1 cancelled
Among all reps
#115
of 152 reps by events worked · #113 by states covered
On the trail
2023–2025
3 seasons in the data · 3 in a row
This season
0
contests dated 2026 · 3.3 a season career-long
State championships
3
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
111
133 entries total · 386 meat boxes
Avg field
13
648
teams per contest · median 10
GCs crowned
10
9 different teams · 6 reserve champions
First-ever titles
6
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
13
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
4 🔥
out of 386 meat entries
Avg winning score
700.73
693.68710.82
6 Master contests · 692.85 across all contests
Contests they return to
3
longest run 2 straight years at Kenai River BBQ Competition
Road between contests
10,544 mi
~3,515 miles a season · 4,847 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
January
3 of their 10 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between 2025-01-17 and 2025-01-24
Prize money
$30.1K
across their events · biggest purse $20,000.00
Results on file
100%
10 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (10 found in this rep's record)
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
Front row for greatness
4
perfect 180s handed in
4 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at Kenai River BBQ Competition on 2024-05-31.
- first at Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 2024-05-31
The longest shot
26-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
At Kenai River BBQ Competition, SMOKEY HAZE came in rated below the field's top team, WHO DAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 3 upsets at their contests
- 2023-06-30
Title contests
3
state championships run
30% of their contests carried a state title
3 of their 10 contests carried a state championship on the line.
A first Grand Championship
6
teams won their first title here
6 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Heifers, Butts & Clucks at Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN).
- Heifers, Butts & Clucks · 2025-01-24
- Pitts N Grills · 2024-07-26
- Bear's Den Barbeque · 2023-07-07
The big room
48
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 13 teams
10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge drew 48 teams — more than double the 13-team field they average.
The double act
11
contests run together
100% of this rep's events
MICHELLE MANN and JOHN MANN have run 11 contests together since 2023.
- 2 co-reps in all
Where teams start
13
teams cooked their first contest here
13 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- This Guys BBQ · 2025-06-21
- Josh's Frontyard BBQ · 2025-01-17
- Haught Headz BBQ · 2025-01-17
The home circuit
70%
of their contests in AK
7 of 10 contests in AK
7 of their 10 contests have been in AK — this is a rep with a home circuit rather than a national one.
- Eagle River ×2
- 6 towns in all
Corner to corner
4,847 mi
between the two ends of their map
The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 4,847 miles apart — Soldotna and Play Jaco, 61101.
- Soldotna, AK
- Play Jaco, 61101,
- 10,544 mi contest to contest
The story so far (27 numbers that describe this rep)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2023-04-29 → 2025-06-21
Among all reps
#115
of 152 reps by events worked · top 76%
Busiest season
2025
4 events · 80 team entries
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
3
still running — 3 and counting
Their busiest month
January
3 of their 10 contests fall in January
Works mostly in
AK
7 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
6
most often Eagle River, AK (2)
Corner to corner
4,847 mi
Soldotna to Play Jaco, 61101 — the two ends of their map
Road between contests
10,544 mi
about 3,515 miles a season, contest to contest
Average field
13
133 team entries across their contests · median 10
Biggest event
48 teams
10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2025-01-17)
Grand Champions crowned
10
9 different teams
First-ever titles
6
teams whose first Grand Championship anywhere came at one of their contests
Teams that started here
13
cooked their first contest in the data at one of theirs
Upsets on the books
3
longest shot 26-in-100 — SMOKEY HAZE
Average winning score
700.73
Master series, 6 contests · 692.85 across all contests
Highest score seen
710.8228
Kenai River BBQ Competition (2024-05-31)
Perfect 180s seen
4
first at Kenai River BBQ Competition (2024-05-31)
Meat entries turned in
386
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
State championships
3
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
111
133 entries in all
Contests they return to
3
longest run 2 straight years at Kenai River BBQ Competition
Co-reps worked with
2
most often MICHELLE MANN (11 events)
Busiest 30 days
3 contests
2025-01-17 → 2025-01-24
Prize money on the line
$30,050
summed from the purses listed at their events
Results on file
100%
10 of 10 contests they have run have scored results
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2023
- First contest repped Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First Grand Champion crowned Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Birching Good Meats won their first-ever Grand Championship Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Biggest upset seen (26-in-100 shot) Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 2024
- First perfect 180 at their tables Kenai River BBQ Competition
- Highest overall score seen (710.8228) Kenai River BBQ Competition
- Back on the trail after 11 months Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First state championship Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown
- 2025
- First contest outside AK 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First 40-team field 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Biggest field worked (48 teams) 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 10th contest repped Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
Field size by season (average and biggest)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Every season (click a column to sort)
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 80 | 56 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 2 | $21,500 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 12 | — | — | $7,050 |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin J's BBQ | 2 | 2024-05-31 |
| Smoked & Furious | 1 | 2025-06-21 |
| Justice BBQ | 1 | 2025-01-24 |
| Heifers, Butts & Clucks | 1 | 2025-01-24 |
| GETTIN' BASTED #9 | 1 | 2025-01-17 |
| Pitts N Grills | 1 | 2024-07-26 |
| Bear's Den Barbeque | 1 | 2023-07-07 |
| Smokey Haze BBQ | 1 | 2023-06-30 |
| Birching Good Meats | 1 | 2023-04-29 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Heifers, Butts & Clucks | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2025-01-24 |
| Pitts N Grills | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | 2024-07-26 |
| Bear's Den Barbeque | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off | 2023-07-07 |
| Smokey Haze BBQ | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
| Smokin J's BBQ | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | 2023-04-29 |
| Birching Good Meats | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2023-04-29 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | 2 | — | 2025–2025 |
| Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2 | 2 straight | 2023–2024 |
| Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | 2 | — | 2023–2023 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AK reps here | 7 | |
| AZ reps here | 1 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle River, AK | 2 | 2025-06-21 |
| Play Jaco, 61101 | 2 | 2025-01-24 |
| Soldotna, AK | 2 | 2024-05-31 |
| Palmer, AK | 2 | 2023-04-29 |
| Bullhead City, AZ | 1 | 2025-01-17 |
| Delta Junction, AK | 1 | 2023-07-07 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai River BBQ Competition | SMOKEY HAZE 1509 | WHO DAT BBQ 1696 | 26-in-100 |
| Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | Smoked & Furious 1691 | CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. 1847 | 29-in-100 |
| Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | Pits and Grills 1569 | Smoked & Furious 1695 | 33-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 108 | 167.71 | 178.29 | 2 |
| Pork Ribs | 110 | 167.91 | 176.43 | — |
| Pork | 84 | 167.37 | 178.48 | 2 |
| Brisket | 84 | 165.85 | 177.15 | — |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE MANN | 11 | |
| DEL ANDERSON | 1 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKEY HAZE | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bear's Den BBQ | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smoken J's BBQ | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity BBQ | 3 | — | 2024 |
| JC Holy Smokes | 3 | — | 2023 |
| Smoked & Furious | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| J & J BBQ | 2 | — | 2023 |
| Halfracks Smoke Shack | 2 | — | 2023 |
| Cowgirls Forever | 2 | — | 2023 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pits and Grills | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 5XL BBQ | 1 | — | 2025 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| This Guys BBQ | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | 2025-06-21 |
| Josh's Frontyard BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| Haught Headz BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| K-Town Fire | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| TCB-Takin Care of BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| Smoke on the Water BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| 5XL BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| Holy Trinity BBQ | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2024-05-31 |
| Bear's Den BBQ | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off | 2023-07-07 |
| Buzzed Bee Que | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
| Cowgirls Forever | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
| Halfracks Smoke Shack | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |