HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ

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

Power ranking

#389

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1700

peak 1700 · rated over 44 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2019-06-14

Best ToY finish

#296

Master 2013

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9772 / 720

Master · Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

688.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.97 (+8.87)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±10.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.41 · weakest Brisket (169.62)

Road miles

3,195

mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.97 / 720

44 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (16 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.

The heartbreaker

0.6172 points from the title

Came within 0.6172 points of the Grand Championship at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off (2019-06-14).

Among the elite

#389 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1700 puts them #389 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1700
peak 1700
44 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×2

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2016-06-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest.

2016-06-10

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Hog Wild BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 36 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

703.9772 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9772 at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-06-14

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Smokin with an Attitude has finished one call ahead of HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–10 behind in the head-to-head

KILLER HOGS ahead in 71% of their meetings

KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 24 of their 34 shared contests.

The drought

16 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest on 2016-06-10 — 16 contests and 10.2 years ago.

last GC 2016-06-10
10.2 years ago

A strong matchup

22–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS in 22 of their 24 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

KILLER HOGS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

3,195 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,195 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 110 miles to Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL).

44 mapped stops
furthest 110 mi

The metronome

±1.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
44 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

K & D SMOKERS

#390 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1708

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 60 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 60 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Carrol Lou's Smokehouse

#391 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1750

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1750 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 81 contests
last seen 2023-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

LOTTA BULL BBQ

#386 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 93
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1734

5–4 in 9 shared contests (56% to HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ)

These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ ahead 5–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 89 contests
last seen 2019-06-14

⚔ Head-to-head

JaBs BBQ

#392 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1713

No shared contest yet.

49 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 53% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 47 contests
last seen 2024-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Breaking Slabs BBQ

#393 of the rated field

1699 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1699

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2024-10-26
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

MEAN MOE'S BBQ

#388 of the rated field

1701 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1701

No shared contest yet.

9 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 53 contests
last seen 2026-08-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KILLER HOGS	34	10	24	29%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	26	15	11	58%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	24	22	2	92%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	21	17	4	81%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
South Pork	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
TENNESSEE MOJO	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Hog BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
SLAB TECHS	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	14	2	4	178.8572	153.0972	170.41	top 37%
Pork Ribs	44	20	2	7	180.0000 🔥	154.8000	170.02	top 34%
Pork	44	16	0	3	179.4400	157.1084	169.91	top 37%
Brisket	44	18	2	6	178.8572	154.2172	169.62	top 36%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	23	0	top 30%
TN	14	0	top 30%
AR	7	1	top 28%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	20	1	top 26%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 33%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	7	1	1	top 28%	2019-06-07
Stand by Your Grill	4	9	0	top 28%	2016-08-19
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	3	3	0	top 15%	2016-09-29
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	2	9	0	top 33%	2018-09-07
*BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	2	6	0	top 29%	2017-07-28
Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	2	9	0	top 32%	2016-05-13
Mississippi Springfest	2	3	0	top 33%	2014-05-09

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.2 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2019-06-14

Busiest season 2015 9 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 23 of 44 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 29 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 44 entries · 2 wins · 14 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.41 · weakest Brisket (169.62)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 36 of 44 contests

Overall top-10 rate 45% 20 of 44 contests

Wins it all 2% 1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve

First title 2016-06-10 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests — and still running

Master average 679.97 out of 720 · 44 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 702 1,302–515 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,195 44 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Purse competed for $18,000 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1700 peak 1700 · #389 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5710 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Apr 12 First call Grilling on the River '13
Apr 12 First overall top-10 Grilling on the River '13
May 10 First overall podium Mississippi Springfest
Jun 7 First category win (Brisket) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
2014
May 9 10th tracked contest Mississippi Springfest
2015
Apr 3 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Fifth Annual Bull Moose
2016
Apr 1 25th tracked contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 10 First Grand Championship Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 10 Biggest field won (39 teams) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2019
Jun 14 First Reserve Championship Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 Career-best overall score703.9772 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1700) Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Mississippi Springfest	2013-05-10
+13.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2016-06-10
+11.8	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2014-10-02
+9.9	Stand By Your Grill	2015-08-14
+9.6	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2019-06-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Southaven Springfest	2016-04-22
-6.9	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2014-06-13
-6.1	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	2017-03-31
-4.1	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2017-03-17
-2	Benton County Fair BBQ Contest	2013-08-23

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	2	0	100%	top 7%	97.8%	97.3%
2018	4	0	2	0	100%	top 25%	95.6%	94.8%
2017	6	0	2	1	67%	top 38%	95.8%	94.2%
2016	8	1	4	1	88%	top 28%	97.5%	94.7%
2015	9	0	4	1	78%	top 29%	96%	94.3%
2014	7	0	3	1	71%	top 34%	97.1%	94%
2013	8	0	3	2	88%	top 32%	95.9%	94%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-06-14	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	2 / 49 (703.9772)	15 (173.7144)	3 (179.4400)	8 (174.2628)	6 (176.5600)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	5 / 51 (697.1088)	20 (169.7028)	11 (171.9772)	4 (177.7144)	2 (177.7144)
2018-09-07	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	9 / 34 (676.4228)	18 (167.3828)	4 (173.1316)	4 (174.2628)	19 (161.6456)
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	11 / 44 (687.9316)	18 (172.5600)	8 (173.1316)	20 (169.6800)	12 (172.5600)
2018-04-06	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	12 / 40 (678.7656)	12 (171.4172)	19 (165.6800)	17 (166.8228)	2 (174.8456)
2018-03-16	*Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	6 / 36 (688.4912)	11 (173.1200)	11 (169.1428)	5 (173.1084)	4 (173.1200)
2017-09-08	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	17 / 42 (670.1712)	28 (164.5372)	19 (165.1428)	22 (168.5256)	11 (171.9656)
2017-07-28	*BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	6 / 26 (689.6456)	21 (166.2284)	6 (173.7372)	13 (170.8228)	1 (178.8572)
2017-06-09	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	14 / 45 (685.6456)	5 (176.5944)	9 (173.1544)	27 (167.3712)	22 (168.5256)
2017-04-07	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	3 / 27 (688.4684)	7 (175.4172)	7 (172.5600)	18 (165.0856)	2 (175.4056)
2017-03-31	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	31 / 48 (670.1252)	46 (159.9312)	25 (168.5600)	26 (170.8228)	21 (170.8112)
2017-03-17	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	39 / 68 (665.5540)	36 (168.5256)	61 (154.8000)	2 (179.4400)	51 (162.7884)
2016-09-29	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	4 / 28 (693.0628)	17 (166.2400)	6 (172.5600)	2 (177.7028)	4 (176.5600)
2016-09-09	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	4 / 29 (686.7656)	7 (173.1544)	4 (170.8228)	8 (170.8228)	3 (171.9656)
2016-08-19	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	14 / 40 (673.0628)	11 (172.0000)	11 (170.8344)	7 (171.9656)	35 (158.2628)
2016-07-22	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	16 / 47 (674.2172)	12 (171.4172)	19 (167.9772)	33 (162.8228)	9 (172.0000)
2016-06-10	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	1 / 39 (701.6800)	2 (177.7372)	1 (180.0000)	18 (170.8228)	13 (173.1200)
2016-05-13	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	9 / 26 (686.2172)	11 (170.8572)	14 (166.8228)	10 (171.9772)	4 (176.5600)
2016-04-22	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	26 / 41 (660.9600)	25 (166.2516)	31 (162.2400)	19 (168.5256)	26 (163.9428)
2016-04-01	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	15 / 61 (679.9428)	14 (174.8572)	42 (163.9656)	6 (174.8572)	34 (166.2628)
2015-10-01	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	5 / 25 (686.1940)	8 (171.4172)	11 (169.7028)	2 (176.5600)	9 (168.5140)
2015-09-11	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	9 / 31 (673.6460)	6 (174.8688)	10 (169.1200)	14 (165.7028)	14 (163.9544)
2015-08-14	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	9 / 57 (691.3140)	17 (171.9656)	2 (176.5600)	18 (170.8228)	18 (171.9656)
2015-07-03	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	15 / 51 (676.4688)	13 (170.8688)	34 (165.0972)	14 (169.6800)	13 (170.8228)
2015-06-19	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	12 / 37 (675.9312)	4 (177.1428)	13 (170.8228)	24 (163.9772)	21 (163.9884)
2015-06-12	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	16 / 49 (678.7196)	17 (170.2512)	14 (170.2628)	13 (170.8228)	24 (167.3828)
2015-05-08	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	9 / 31 (681.6112)	15 (169.1084)	9 (172.0000)	12 (170.8228)	12 (169.6800)
2015-04-03	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	20 / 41 (666.1828)	29 (162.2972)	1 (180.0000)	26 (163.9428)	30 (159.9428)
2015-03-13	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	19 / 94 (679.8740)	23 (170.8228)	20 (170.2628)	62 (162.2284)	9 (176.5600)
2014-10-02	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	3 / 32 (699.3712)	1 (178.8572)	5 (176.5828)	15 (173.1084)	14 (170.8228)
2014-09-12	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	6 / 25 (678.7428)	14 (165.0972)	2 (172.5600)	6 (171.4172)	9 (169.6684)
2014-08-15	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	20 / 65 (679.3600)	16 (173.1200)	36 (165.6800)	35 (166.2856)	11 (174.2744)
2014-06-20	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	12 / 49 (684.4572)	41 (160.5028)	7 (174.2744)	13 (171.9656)	6 (177.7144)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	34 / 49 (655.9084)	16 (169.7256)	39 (160.5600)	14 (171.4056)	43 (154.2172)
2014-05-09	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	13 / 23 (659.3600)	22 (153.0972)	2 (172.0000)	12 (165.1428)	9 (169.1200)
2014-04-04	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	8 / 31 (678.1828)	5 (173.1316)	13 (169.1084)	6 (170.8228)	17 (165.1200)
2013-10-04	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS	15 / 30 (670.7428)	2 (177.7144)	12 (168.5256)	26 (157.1084)	11 (167.3944)
2013-08-23	Benton County Fair BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	11 / 20 (679.3716)	1 (178.8572)	16 (163.4172)	8 (173.1316)	16 (163.9656)
2013-08-16	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	19 / 62 (675.3600)	4 (175.4400)	31 (166.2860)	14 (170.8228)	40 (162.8112)
2013-06-14	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	10 / 40 (677.1428)	16 (167.4286)	10 (171.4286)	5 (175.4284)	25 (162.8572)
2013-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	11 / 40 (690.2856)	18 (169.7142)	6 (176.0000)	24 (168.5714)	1 (176.0000)
2013-05-10	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	3 / 29 (684.0000)	4 (171.9998)	3 (172.0000)	5 (170.2856)	8 (169.7146)
2013-04-12	Grilling on the River '13 Columbus, MS	10 / 31 (673.7134)	10 (170.2856)	19 (165.1426)	19 (163.9996)	6 (174.2856)
2013-03-15	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	26 / 100 (664.5710)	64 (162.8568)	23 (168.0000)	34 (164.5714)	27 (169.1428)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#705 (445 pts)	#1244 (195 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#754 (435 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#816 (399 pts)	#994 (314 pts)	#787 (454 pts)	#854 (394 pts)	#745 (474 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#534 (728 pts)	#684 (593 pts)	#593 (678 pts)	#618 (653 pts)	#457 (873 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#380 (1014 pts)	#437 (904 pts)	#449 (899 pts)	#422 (964 pts)	#485 (849 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#331 (1117 pts)	#337 (1082 pts)	#234 (1317 pts)	#354 (997 pts)	#399 (932 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#388 (969 pts)	#397 (944 pts)	#313 (1124 pts)	#423 (894 pts)	#432 (884 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#296 (1035 pts)	#178 (1370 pts)	#298 (1005 pts)	#321 (925 pts)	#285 (1040 pts)