MAN VS. PIG

MAN VS. PIG is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 64 at the BBQ Jamboree (2014). They are ranked #2731 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,731

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1527 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jun 11, 2021 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1152

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8400 / 720

Master · BBQ Jamboree

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.45 (+1.99)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · BBQ Jamboree

Consistency

±12.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.33 · weakest Pork (157.88)

Road miles

across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.45 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.8400 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.8400 at BBQ Jamboree — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 11, 2021

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 157.88
Chicken avg 164.33
1 call in 8 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at BBQ Jamboree (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen May 4, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.80% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.80% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
9 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ Jamboree every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1152 (80 pts)	#758 (205 pts)	#1584 (55 pts)	#1043 (115 pts)	#1034 (115 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#2471 (58 pts)	#2489 (58 pts)	#1985 (68 pts)	#1950 (73 pts)	#1933 (73 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2014 (105 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2079 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2252 (75 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1158 (260 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1416 (190 pts)	#1103 (300 pts)	#1768 (140 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1518 (180 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1786 (110 pts)	#1800 (120 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1102 (275 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MAN VS. PIG, each with one reason worth a look.

127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RED WAX BBQ

#2,734 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1517

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to MAN VS. PIG)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team MAN VS. PIG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

EAST MEATS WEST

#2,737 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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Hot Ashes

#2,733 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 28, 2022

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MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY

#2,753 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

Level with MAN VS. PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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Righteous Smoke BBQ

#2,720 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before MAN VS. PIG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Gen U Wine Swine

#2,745 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 13, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HOG-IT-UP BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	1	175.4172	155.3712	164.33	top 46%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	0	165.6800	150.8568	158.11	top 64%
Pork	8	1	0	1	169.6684	147.3484	157.88	top 61%
Brisket	8	2	0	1	173.7144	151.4282	162.12	top 39%

“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
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 47%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	6	6	0	top 45%	Jun 11, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 210 finished ahead 217 times, behind 197

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs May 4, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20213 milestones

Jun 11 Career-best overall score663.8400 BBQ Jamboree
Jun 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 BBQ Jamboree
Jun 11 Most recent contest BBQ Jamboree

20161 milestone

May 13 Peak power rating (1527) BBQ Jamboree

20143 milestones

May 9 First category win (Chicken) BBQ Jamboree
May 9 First overall top-10 BBQ Jamboree
May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6968 BBQ Jamboree

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First call BBQ Jamboree

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	BBQ Jamboree	May 9, 2014
+6.8	BBQ Jamboree	May 10, 2013
+4	BBQ Jamboree	May 8, 2015
+2.3	BBQ Jamboree	May 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	May 11, 2018
-3.8	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	May 4, 2019
-2.7	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017
-1	BBQ Jamboree	Jun 11, 2021

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 67%	92.2%	92.2%
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 79%	90.8%	90.8%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 87%	86.1%	86.1%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	89%	89%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 46%	89.4%	89.4%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 40%	88.3%	88.3%
2014	1	1	1	100%	top 9%	90.4%	90.4%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 30%	87.6%	87.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 11, 2021	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	20 / 30 (663.8400)	4 (175.4172)	26 (153.6344)	13 (169.6684)	13 (165.1200)
May 4, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	26 / 33 (653.6112)	32 (161.0856)	23 (164.5600)	22 (166.2856)	22 (161.6800)
May 3, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	—	—	—	—	—
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	39 / 45 (619.7936)	39 (155.3712)	35 (158.2628)	39 (150.2168)	35 (155.9428)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	37 / 54 (641.0512)	16 (168.5600)	35 (161.1428)	52 (147.3484)	19 (164)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	33 / 72 (643.8972)	42 (159.3944)	43 (159.3944)	39 (161.0856)	22 (164.0228)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	26 / 65 (635.8284)	34 (159.4056)	52 (151.3372)	42 (151.3712)	2 (173.7144)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	6 / 64 (650.6968)	1 (173.7256)	12 (165.6800)	47 (150.2056)	7 (161.0856)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	18 / 60 (630.8560)	16 (161.7140)	35 (150.8568)	2 (166.8570)	29 (151.4282)

MAN VS. PIG

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)