High-water mark
668.9944
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.9944 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jan 28, 2022
NEWMAN BBQ
NEWMAN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 26th of 62 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Jan 28, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.83 · weakest Brisket (160.82)
Road miles
420
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
654.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 153.6344 | 164.26 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 161.0972 | 164.83 | top 49% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 151.9998 | 164.83 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 154.2400 | 160.82 | top 56% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
235
finished ahead 110 times, behind 154
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Jan 30, 2015 → Jan 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score668.9944 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9084 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) Lakeland Pig Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
- First call When Pigs Fly South
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 30, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
| -2.8 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival | Mar 8, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 37 / 60 (668.9944) | 43 (166.8228) | 28 (168.5372) | 46 (163.9544) | 24 (169.6800) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 26 / 62 (659.9084) | 27 (168) | 22 (165.7028) | 5 (171.9656) | 47 (154.2400) |
| Nov 15, 2013 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 26 / 49 (644.9488) | 41 (153.6344) | 29 (161.0972) | 9 (171.4172) | 26 (158.8000) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL | 34 / 56 (645.1428) | 21 (168.5712) | 31 (164.0002) | 49 (151.9998) | 30 (160.5716) |