Manos al Fuego BBQ Team

Manos al Fuego BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 31 at the Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 12, 2023

latest Apr 25, 2025 · 2 years on the trail

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

523.9544 / 540

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

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

across 3 mapped stops

Purse competed for

$19K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

523.9544 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 540

Their best day on record: 523.9544 at Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) — 97.0% of a perfect 540.

Competitor Series
Apr 25, 2025

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	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	0	0	171.9772	164.5256	168.35	top 43%
Pork Ribs	3	1	0	1	178.8572	166.2744	170.84	top 40%

“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.

Repeat visits (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%	Apr 19, 2024

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 68 finished ahead 59 times, behind 38

Longest layoff 1 yrs Apr 19, 2024 → Apr 25, 2025

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

20254 milestones

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)

20234 milestones

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)
May 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score512.4800 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)

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

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

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.