Manos al Fuego BBQ Team

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-05-12

latest 2025-04-25

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

523.9544

Competitor Series · Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.84 · weakest Chicken (168.35)

Road miles

mi across 3 mapped stops

Purse competed for

$19K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

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Storylines (2 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SimpleManBBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	0	171.9772	164.5256	168.35	top 43%
Pork Ribs	3	1	1	178.8572	166.2744	170.84	top 40%
Pork	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Brisket	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.

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	6	0	top 53%	2024-04-19

The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2023-05-12 → 2025-04-25

Busiest season 2025 1 contest

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.84 · weakest Chicken (168.35)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests

Overall top-10 rate 67% 2 of 3 contests

Opponents faced 68 59–38 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 14 3 mapped stops

Purse competed for $18,600 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2024-04-19 → 2025-04-25

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2023
May 12 First tracked contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
May 12 First call Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
May 12 First overall top-10 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2025
Apr 25 First overall podium Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Apr 25 Career-best overall score523.9544 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Apr 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Apr 25 Most recent contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	1	100%	top 10%	—	—
2024	1	0	0%	top 86%	—	—
2023	1	1	100%	top 19%	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-04-25	Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	3 / 31 (523.9544)	15 (168.5372)	2 (178.8572)	—	—
2024-04-19	Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	32 / 37 (491.3028)	25 (164.5256)	26 (166.2744)	—	—
2023-05-12	Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	6 / 32 (512.4800)	4 (171.9772)	14 (167.3944)	—	—