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.
- 11 champions crowned in all
- 10 different teams
Michelle Mann
A KCBS contest rep working 2 states/provinces, most often around Eagle River, AK. By events worked they sit #111 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2023, latest contest Jun 21, 2025.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
11
every contest on their record · 1 cancelled
Among all reps
#111
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 · 3.7 a season career-long
State championships
4
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
160
191 entries total · 617 meat boxes
Avg field
17
658
teams per contest · median 11
GCs crowned
11
10 different teams · 7 reserve champions
First-ever titles
7
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
20
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
6 🔥
out of 617 meat entries
Avg winning score
700.61
693.68710.82
7 Master contests · 694.10 across all contests
Contests they return to
3
longest run 2 straight years at Kenai River BBQ Competition
Road between contests
15,010 mi
~5,003 miles a season · 4,847 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
January
4 of their 11 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between Jan 17, 2025 and Jan 24, 2025
Prize money
$50K
across their events · biggest purse $20,000
Results on file
100%
11 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
6
perfect 180s handed in
6 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge on 2024-01-12.
- first at 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Jan 12, 2024
The longest shot
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
At 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge, Cherry Anchor BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 4 upsets at their contests
- Jan 12, 2024
Title contests
4
state championships run
36% of their contests carried a state title
4 of their 11 contests carried a state championship on the line.
A first Grand Championship
7
teams won their first title here
7 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
- Cherry Anchor BBQ · 2024-01-12
The big room
58
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 17 teams
9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge drew 58 teams — more than double the 17-team field they average.
The double act
11
contests run together
92% of this rep's events
John Mann and Michelle Mann have run 11 contests together since 2023.
- 4 co-reps in all
Where teams start
20
teams cooked their first contest here
20 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
64%
of their contests in AK
7 of 11 contests in AK
7 of their 11 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,
- 15,010 mi contest to contest
The story so far (7 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2025
4 events · 80 team entries
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
3
still running — 3 and counting
Works mostly in
AK
7 of 11 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
Meat entries turned in
617
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
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)
- 2024
- First contest outside AK 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First state championship 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First perfect 180 at their tables 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First 40-team field 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Biggest upset seen (11-in-100 shot) 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Biggest field worked (58 teams) 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Back on the trail after 6 months 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Highest overall score seen (710.8228) Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 2025
- 10th contest repped Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 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 | 2 | 73 | 68 | 24 | 58 | 2 | 4 | $21,500 | |
| 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 #8 | 1 | 2025-01-17 |
| Pitts N Grills | 1 | 2024-07-26 |
| Cherry Anchor BBQ | 1 | 2024-01-12 |
| 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) | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Pitts N Grills | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Cherry Anchor BBQ | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Bear's Den Barbeque | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off | Jul 7, 2023 |
| Smokey Haze BBQ | Kenai River BBQ Competition | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Smokin J's BBQ | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) | Apr 29, 2023 |
| Birching Good Meats | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) | Apr 29, 2023 |
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 | 2 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle River, AK | 2 | 2025-06-21 |
| Play Jaco | 2 | 2025-01-24 |
| Bullhead City, AZ | 2 | 2025-01-17 |
| Soldotna, AK | 2 | 2024-05-31 |
| Palmer, AK | 2 | 2023-04-29 |
| Delta Junction, AK | 1 | 2023-07-07 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Cherry Anchor BBQ 1573 | BIG POPPA SMOKERS 1933 | 11-in-100 |
| Kenai River BBQ Competition | SMOKEY HAZE 1509 | WHO DAT BBQ 1695 | 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 | 165 | 168.78 | 178.35 | 2 |
| Pork Ribs | 168 | 167.07 | 176.70 | — |
| Pork | 142 | 167.27 | 178.70 | 3 |
| Brisket | 142 | 165.43 | 177.56 | 1 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| John Mann | 11 | |
| Rich Tuttle | 1 | |
| Del Anderson | 1 | |
| Bunny Tuttle | 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 |
| All About Smokin Q | 2 | — | 2024 |
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 2 | — | 2024 |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 2 | — | 2024 |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 2 | — | 2024 |
| Meat Candy Q | 2 | — | 2024 |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 2 | — | 2024 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| This Guys BBQ | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | Jun 21, 2025 |
| Josh's Frontyard BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Haught Headz BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| K-Town Fire | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| TCB-Takin Care of BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Smoke on the Water BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 5XL BBQ | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Holy Trinity BBQ | Kenai River BBQ Competition | May 31, 2024 |
| TCB-TAKEN CARE OF BBQ | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
| YUMMY BY YETI | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
| BAMA BBQ | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |
| DOS TOROS | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 12, 2024 |