A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
ManBearPig
ManBearPig is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 14th of 16 at the Back the Blue (2021). They are ranked #4670 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2021
latest Oct 25, 2024 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±132.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.69 · weakest Brisket (156.09)
Road miles
1,128
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 572 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
581.94 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #797 (165 pts) | #764 (205 pts) | #979 (130 pts) | #839 (165 pts) | #747 (210 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ManBearPig, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,650 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before ManBearPig's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with ManBearPig on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before ManBearPig's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before ManBearPig's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 166.2628 | 169.69 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.3944 | 161.39 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 155.9312 | 160.98 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 145.7144 | 156.09 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 30 times, behind 109
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jun 25, 2021 → May 3, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score655.8288 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
- Most recent contest VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
20215 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7540 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Peak power rating (1497) Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First call Back the Blue
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Back the Blue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest | May 3, 2024 |
| -8.4 | Back the Blue | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -5.2 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | Oct 25, 2024 |
| -3.4 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 1, 2021 |
| -2.4 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | Jun 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 91.1% | 75.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 90.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 25 / 31 (648.4572) | 19 (166.2628) | 27 (155.3944) | 26 (161.0972) | 21 (165.7028) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 25 / 34 (655.8288) | 13 (171.9772) | 22 (165.0972) | 25 (163.9428) | 28 (154.8116) |
| May 3, 2024 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 25 / 25 (318.1712) | — | — | 25 (155.9312) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 14 / 16 (636.4804) | 6 (173.1200) | 15 (157.6916) | 12 (159.9544) | 16 (145.7144) |
| May 1, 2021 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 25 / 38 (650.7540) | 18 (167.4056) | 13 (167.3828) | 21 (163.9656) | 34 (152) |