They almost always walk
71%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 14 contests
A top-10 category call in 71% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
MANNY'S BBQ
MANNY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Wheatstock Grill Off (2015). They are ranked #2010 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
29% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.35 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.29 (+13.06)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.24 · weakest Brisket (161.07)
Road miles
1,028
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
651.29 / 720
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1363 (225 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #565 (654 pts) | #488 (789 pts) | #713 (534 pts) | #531 (734 pts) | #459 (819 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #724 (483 pts) | #700 (543 pts) | #691 (548 pts) | #763 (488 pts) | #837 (413 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MANNY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1538
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to MANNY'S BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MANNY'S BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1539
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1538
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1552
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1543
Level with MANNY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1539
They turned up 10 years after MANNY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GREAT PLAINS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAZY 2 BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky D's BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| INDIGO PIG | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| WICHITA SWINEMEN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.6172 | 144.5372 | 163.09 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 137.0516 | 161.89 | top 54% |
| Pork | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 145.1428 | 165.24 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 172.5600 | 131.3600 | 161.07 | top 50% |
“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) | 9 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 8, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
7 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
12 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
13
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
824
finished ahead 649 times, behind 494
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1538) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off
20146 milestones
- First call Cowley County BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Cowley County BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0056 Cowley County BBQ Contest
- First category win (Pork Ribs) When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
- Career-best overall score687.3944 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +13.2 | Wheatstock Grill Off | May 8, 2015 |
| +6.9 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| +6.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2016 |
| +6.2 | Cowley County BBQ Contest | Jul 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -12.1 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 11, 2014 |
| -1.9 | Eureka BBQ Bash | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -0.1 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 10, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 34% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 86% | top 47% | 95.2% | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 50% | 95.5% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 187 / 557 (665.5884) | 297 (163.9656) | 234 (166.8228) | 27 (175.4056) | 335 (159.3944) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 37 / 109 (665.5884) | 7 (175.4172) | 44 (165.0856) | 29 (169.1200) | 73 (155.9656) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 10 / 25 (656.9940) | 14 (158.8228) | 11 (163.9428) | 13 (161.6684) | 1 (172.5600) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS | 14 / 33 (673.0400) | 29 (158.2400) | 6 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5600) | 9 (170.8228) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS | 16 / 31 (660.5492) | 15 (167.3828) | 20 (158.2976) | 2 (174.2972) | 17 (160.5716) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS | 18 / 27 (661.0744) | 5 (169.1544) | 23 (158.8344) | 20 (163.3828) | 8 (169.7028) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 16 / 30 (651.2920) | 5 (169.1316) | 18 (163.4060) | 18 (162.8228) | 22 (155.9316) |
| May 8, 2015 | Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS | 5 / 32 (685.6344) | 7 (173.1316) | 12 (169.1200) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (172.5600) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 56 / 97 (645.6344) | 86 (154.2972) | 47 (162.8344) | 34 (166.8344) | 43 (161.6684) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 6 / 36 (687.3944) | 3 (176.6172) | 1 (179.4400) | 5 (174.2628) | 30 (157.0744) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 17 / 37 (645.6000) | 33 (155.4056) | 20 (159.3716) | 24 (160.5600) | 7 (170.2628) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS | 9 / 20 (673.0056) | 5 (172) | 14 (166.2400) | 6 (171.9656) | 12 (162.8000) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 60 / 64 (561.5316) | 57 (144.5372) | 61 (137.0516) | 55 (148.5828) | 61 (131.3600) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 58 / 63 (585.1430) | 57 (145.1430) | 60 (140.5714) | 60 (145.1428) | 39 (154.2858) |