Half Chicken Man VA
Rating
1490
peak 1490
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2025-03-22
latest 2026-03-28
Best ToY finish
#158
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
316.32
last 5 vs career avg 316.32 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.00
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.63 · weakest Chicken (155.69)
Road miles
97
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Hot Thang BBQ has finished one call ahead of Half Chicken Man 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 144.4340 | 155.69 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 154.7656 | 160.63 | top 51% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 316.32
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 330.7540 | 320.71 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 318.1712 | 313.39 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 19 / 36 (310.6624) | 19 (144.4340) | 11 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 16 / 40 (330.7540) | 9 (170.8228) | 17 (159.9312) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 17 / 25 (318.1712) | 17 (158.7884) | 16 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 21 / 25 (307.8740) | 21 (145.0512) | 16 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 43 (314.1256) | 24 (159.3600) | 24 (154.7656) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #158 (168 pts) | #150 (208 pts) | #156 (203 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #264 (150 pts) | #268 (150 pts) | #250 (180 pts) | — | — |