MAN VS. PIG

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2734

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1527 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2021-06-11

Best ToY finish

#1152

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.33 · weakest Pork (157.88)

Road miles

mi across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

61%

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

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.45 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2021-06-11

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 calls 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 (2021-06-11).

last seen 2019-05-04
back 2021-06-11

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

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

121 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

#2740 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 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 2018-08-31

⚔ Head-to-head

EAST MEATS WEST

#2722 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Hot Ashes

#2730 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-01-28

⚔ Head-to-head

MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY

#2739 of the rated field

1512 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-03-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Righteous Smoke BBQ

#2723 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE

#2733 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-10-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 47%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree	6	6	0	top 45%	2021-06-11

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.1 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2021-06-11

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 3 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.33 · weakest Pork (157.88)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 642.45 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 210 217–197 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1577 average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2019-05-04 → 2021-06-11

Power rating 1513 peak 1527 · #2734 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 10 First call BBQ Jamboree
2014
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
2016
May 13 Peak power rating (1527) BBQ Jamboree
2021
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	BBQ Jamboree	2014-05-09
+6.8	BBQ Jamboree	2013-05-10
+4	BBQ Jamboree	2015-05-08
+2.3	BBQ Jamboree	2016-05-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1	2018-05-11
-3.9	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2019-05-04
-2.7	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL)	2017-05-12
-1	BBQ Jamboree	2021-06-11

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	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
2021-06-11	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	20 / 30 (663.8400)	4 (175.4172)	26 (153.6344)	13 (169.6684)	13 (165.1200)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	26 / 33 (653.6112)	32 (161.0856)	23 (164.5600)	22 (166.2856)	22 (161.6800)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2018-05-11	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	39 / 45 (619.7936)	39 (155.3712)	35 (158.2628)	39 (150.2168)	35 (155.9428)
2017-05-12	*BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	37 / 54 (641.0512)	16 (168.5600)	35 (161.1428)	52 (147.3484)	19 (164.0000)
2016-05-13	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	33 / 72 (643.8972)	42 (159.3944)	43 (159.3944)	39 (161.0856)	22 (164.0228)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	26 / 65 (635.8284)	34 (159.4056)	52 (151.3372)	42 (151.3712)	2 (173.7144)
2014-05-09	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	6 / 64 (650.6968)	1 (173.7256)	12 (165.6800)	47 (150.2056)	7 (161.0856)
2013-05-10	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	18 / 60 (630.8560)	16 (161.7140)	35 (150.8568)	2 (166.8570)	29 (151.4282)

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
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)