A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
Deviant Smoke ahead in 100% of their meetings
Deviant Smoke has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
MANOS AL FUEGO
MANOS AL FUEGO is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 23 at the Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026). They are ranked #2897 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 17, 2023
latest May 1, 2026 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.21
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.39 · weakest Pork (159.83)
Road miles
391
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.97 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
329.75 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #326 (60 pts) | #304 (90 pts) | #334 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #231 (180 pts) | #245 (165 pts) | #241 (185 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #289 (120 pts) | #302 (120 pts) | #251 (180 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1317 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MANOS AL FUEGO, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before MANOS AL FUEGO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1519
Fewer contests behind them than MANOS AL FUEGO has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
They were already cooking in 2016, 7 years before MANOS AL FUEGO's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with MANOS AL FUEGO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before MANOS AL FUEGO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before MANOS AL FUEGO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bandits BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big B BBQ Company | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RTQue | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG ORANGE SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad company cookers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Purdom's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 158.7884 | 166.39 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 155.9200 | 164.76 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 153.6688 | 159.83 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 162.8116 | 162.81 | top 75% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 29 | 0 | top 49% | Mar 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
377
finished ahead 325 times, behind 388
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Peak power rating (1508) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 10th tracked contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score640.9720 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
—4 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score503.4056 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +7.8 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| +7.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| +2.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -8.8 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 17, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 94.1% | 93.8% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 95.2% | 92.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 90.1% | 89.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 13 / 23 (504.4456) | 14 (167.3828) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 31 / 125 (338.8116) | 19 (172.5600) | 33 (166.2516) | 49 (155.9084) | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 13 / 35 (342.8000) | 16 (171.9772) | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 42 / 100 (320.4572) | 45 (158.7884) | 39 (161.6688) | 39 (161.6572) | — |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 34 / 39 (322.1600) | 27 (166.2400) | 38 (155.9200) | 12 (168.5256) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 29 / 93 (324.5028) | 37 (160.5256) | 25 (163.9772) | 29 (159.3828) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 45 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 77 / 80 (640.9720) | 64 (166.2628) | 72 (158.2288) | 77 (153.6688) | 60 (162.8116) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 43 (162.2632) | — | — |
| — | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 15 / 36 (503.4056) | 16 (167.4056) | 3 (173.1544) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.