High-water mark
677.1084
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.1084 at The War of Barbeque — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 20, 2026
Manu’s American Bbq
Manu’s American Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 25 at The War of Barbeque (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “MANU'S AMERICAN BBQ” and “Manu s American BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 11, 2026
latest Sep 19, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.42 · weakest Brisket (157.08)
Road miles
216
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
657.41 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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Manu’s American Bbq has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 134 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
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- Peak
- 1479
Level with Manu’s American Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Manu’s American Bbq'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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 160.5484 | 163.79 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 158.2172 | 166.97 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 157.6572 | 167.42 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 143.8972 | 157.08 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
More numbers
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
59
finished ahead 21 times, behind 65
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0288 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- Peak power rating (1494) BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- First call The War of Barbeque
- Career-best overall score677.1084 The War of Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5944 The War of Barbeque
- Most recent contest Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| -6.4 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Apr 11, 2026 |
| -4.6 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 20, 2026 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave | — | 18 (162.8456) | — | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave | — | — | 14 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 Spilamberto | 19 / 22 (646.0800) | — | 18 (158.2172) | 20 (157.6572) | 15 (160.5028) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 18 / 25 (677.1084) | 25 (160.5484) | 8 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5944) | 17 (166.8456) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 31 / 42 (649.0288) | 27 (167.9884) | 17 (169.1316) | 17 (168.0116) | 38 (143.8972) |