MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ PA
Rating
1520
peak 1577 · rated over 26 contests
Best runs
8
straight top-10s
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2023-05-19
Best ToY finish
#401
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
5
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
400.19 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 347.35 (+52.84)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±56.61
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.92 · weakest Pork (161.42)
Road miles
4674
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 1025 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$180K
listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 23 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.29 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
347.35 / 360
18 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Top Gun Barbecue has finished one call ahead of MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MRC_Barbecue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 13 of their 15 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8116 points of the Grand Championship at Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 (2021-04-16).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Zoni-Q has out-cooked them in 13 of 20 shared chicken entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 23 at their very first tracked contest, Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 22 | 6 | 15 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 20 | 3 | 16 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| MRC_Barbecue | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 17 | 6 | 10 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 15 | 13 | 2 | 87% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 176.5828 | 149.7028 | 166.92 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 174.2972 | 142.8000 | 163.11 | top 37% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 150.2516 | 161.42 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.9028 | 164.23 | top 62% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 10 | 0 | top 26% |
| DE | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| NJ | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 35% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 5 | 6 | 0 | top 24% | 2022-07-30 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 32% | 2023-05-19 |
| Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 82% | 2023-05-06 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 56% | 2023-04-22 |
| York County BBQ Festival | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 22% | 2022-06-17 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 97% | 2022-03-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (10 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 638.29 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 347.35 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2021-04-16 — Peak power rating (1577) · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
- ⭐ 2023-04-22 — Career-best overall score (671.3028) · New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- 🎖️ 2023-05-05 — 25th tracked contest · Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2019-05-17 |
| +13.3 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 2021-04-16 |
| +12.7 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 2022-11-12 |
| +12.6 | Boo-B-Que | 2019-10-18 |
| +11.4 | York County BBQ Festival | 2020-06-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.1 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2022-03-25 |
| -14 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2022-03-26 |
| -12.8 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-05-05 |
| -10.8 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-05-06 |
| -9.1 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 2019-03-08 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 93.2% | 92% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57% | top 52% | 140.9% | 102.8% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 32% | 95.4% | 90.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 28% | 94.1% | 91.9% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 80% | top 23% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 22 / 37 (650.6628) | 25 (161.6572) | 22 (165.0856) | 33 (154.2172) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 15 / 19 (669.6692) | 14 (169.7260) | 12 (166.2516) | 9 (169.7144) | 16 (163.9772) |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 17 / 20 (660.5376) | 9 (171.4400) | 14 (166.2976) | 18 (160.5372) | 14 (162.2628) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 30 (671.3028) | 19 (167.3828) | 10 (171.4172) | 26 (159.9428) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 20 / 36 (661.0172) | 23 (163.9772) | 2 (174.2972) | 30 (161.6456) | 25 (161.0972) |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 9 / 49 (346.2516) | 14 (174.2744) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 70 / 91 (666.7084) | 42 (171.4172) | 84 (158.8000) | 56 (168.5256) | 51 (167.9656) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 11 / 42 (502.8116) | 18 (168.5372) | 10 (168.0000) | 10 (166.2744) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 7 / 54 (507.4176) | 6 (174.8688) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (161.6916) | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 12 / 34 (328.5144) | 12 (163.9772) | 10 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 47 / 50 (654.1144) | 30 (169.6800) | 37 (167.9772) | 49 (155.3600) | 42 (161.0972) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 53 / 53 (487.8628) | 35 (168.5140) | 52 (154.8000) | — | 42 (164.5488) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 29 / 54 (309.6000) | 22 (161.6800) | 33 (147.9200) | 5 (167.4744) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 14 / 46 (314.2056) | 15 (153.1200) | 12 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 13 / 34 (333.7140) | 2 (175.4628) | 17 (158.2512) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 2 / 47 (343.4400) | 1 (176.0228) | 8 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 23 / 94 (329.0744) | 23 (166.2400) | 21 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 WYTHE, VA | 8 / 17 (338.8804) | 7 (169.1544) | 7 (169.7260) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA | 9 / 19 (325.6000) | 12 (161.6456) | 4 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 8 / 59 (329.6572) | 1 (176.5828) | 21 (153.0744) | — | — |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 5 / 53 (331.4172) | 7 (166.8572) | 8 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 4 / 63 (317.1200) | 13 (149.7028) | 2 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 6 / 53 (317.0516) | 7 (158.2172) | 8 (158.8344) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 4 / 36 (329.0972) | 5 (163.9428) | 1 (165.1544) | — | — |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 3 / 44 (332.5144) | 1 (174.2628) | 6 (158.2516) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 52 / 66 (622.7772) | 47 (155.3484) | 29 (162.2744) | 57 (150.2516) | 42 (154.9028) |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 5 / 23 (315.9544) | 1 (173.1544) | 16 (142.8000) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #271 (115 pts) | #229 (165 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #401 (494 pts) | #438 (504 pts) | #347 (734 pts) | #468 (444 pts) | #350 (614 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #118 (377 pts) | #106 (427 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #52 (689 pts) | #84 (399 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #15 (678 pts) | #21 (548 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |