New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 2017

Jul 7–9, 2017 · North Wildwood, NJ · 📍 201 New Jersey Ave

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LOCAL SMOKE BBQ

674.1480 · Master Series — Overall

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FINN'S FINEST BBQ

669.0284 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

666.7540 · Master Series — Overall

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship on July 7, 2017 in North Wildwood, NJ at 201 New Jersey Ave, scoring 674.1480 in a field of 67 teams. FINN'S FINEST BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 669.0284. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES (174.8800); Pork Ribs — FINN'S FINEST BBQ (173.7372); Pork — PIGGIN' WHISKEY (174.2628); Brisket — GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ (176.0000). This is the 5th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by FINN'S FINEST BBQ; the next was held in 2018.

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

147.92 median 622.19 674.15 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 174.88
Pork Ribs 173.74
Pork 174.26
Brisket 176

115.98 176

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 4 ancillary

Top score

674.1480

Winning margin

5.1196

GC over RC

Field average

608.30

147.92674.15

median 622.19 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

653.6000

147.92674.15

10th place overall

Field spread

526.2280

winner to last place

Most consistent

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ

avg finish 9.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 4.5600 pts — PIGGIN' WHISKEY

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

69%

45 of 65 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.4 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,522

avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Smoke-A-Holics

rated 1846 pre-contest

Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

An upset on the books

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke-A-Holics, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1595
top seed 1846

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 25th
Pork Ribs 2nd
Pork 2nd
Brisket 10th

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 12 tracked editions

Chunky BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.

2022
2023
2024

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point

Pork places 7–8: SMOKIN TIME and MinuteMan BBQ tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: WILBUR'S REVENGE edged BEERBEQUE by 0.0112. Brisket places 8–9: SLOWER LOWER BBQ edged FINN'S FINEST BBQ by 0.0116.

Pork 7–8 · tie
Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0112
Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116
Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0228

A contest record in pork ribs

173.7372 best pork ribs ever cooked here

FINN'S FINEST BBQ turned in 173.7372 in pork ribs — past the 173.1544 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.

old best 173.1544
across 4 past editions

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOCAL SMOKE BBQ (won 2013), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2015), FINN'S FINEST BBQ (won 2016).

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ · 2013
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · 2015
FINN'S FINEST BBQ · 2016

One of the big ones

67 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 94% of the 5,468 contests in the data

67 teams — bigger than 94% of the 5,468 contests in the data.

The biggest field yet

67 teams — a contest high

This contest usually draws about 65 teams

67 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 65.

This contest's own records (6 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit · 2013 → 2026 · won it 3× · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · LOCAL SMOKE BBQ · 2013 → 2026 · won it 2× · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · B'S QUE · 2013 → 2026 · won it 1× · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · Bar B Q Dat · 2013 → 2026 · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · BIG BAD WOLVES · 2013 → 2026 · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
#4 🛡️ Most consecutive wins at one contest 3 editions won back to back · CHUNKY BBQ · 2022–2024, straight · Jul 13, 2024

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
Jul 12, 2013	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ	65	655.3940	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	RIBS WITHIN
Jul 11, 2014	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ 08260	65	670.3088	GONEHOGGIN.COM	SHADY CREW
Jul 10, 2015	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ 08260	65	667.9200	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	SLOWER LOWER BBQ
Jul 8, 2016	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood , NJ	65	683.3372	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	WILBUR'S REVENGE
Jul 7, 2017 ← this one	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	67	674.1480	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	FINN'S FINEST BBQ
Jul 14, 2018	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ 08260	64	690.2516	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	PIGGIN' WHISKEY
Jul 12, 2019	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	64	689.6340	Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit	TOP GUN BARBECUE
Jul 9, 2022	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	61	703.3828	Chunky BBQ	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
Jul 14, 2023	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	64	703.9772	Chunky BBQ	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
Jul 13, 2024	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	62	695.3944	Chunky BBQ	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
Jul 12, 2025	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	63	694.2400	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	Big Butts BBQ
Jul 11, 2026	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	62	704.5256	B's Que	Bogg's Hog BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	174.8800	172.5944	167.4172
Pork Ribs	173.7372	167.3944	161.6800
Pork	174.2628	167.9656	165.0856
Brisket	176	172.5600	169.1084

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

67 entries · top 674.1480 · median 622.1944

#	Team	Score
1	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	674.1480
2	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	669.0284
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	666.7540
4	THE BBQ GURU	663.8744
5	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	662.8232
6	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	660.4800
7	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	654.2288
8	BEERBEQUE	654.2172
9	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	653.6576
10	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	653.6000
11	PHILLY SMOKE	650.2056
12	WHAT'S SMOKIN	648.4340
13	B'S QUE	647.8512
14	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	646.1600
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	646.1140
16	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	645.6112
17	BBQFLY	642.7772
18	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	642.1832
19	SHADY CREW	641.6228
20	BAR B Q DAT	638.6740
21	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	637.0400
22	POPPA Q-BBQ	636.9944
23	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	636.4916
24	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	634.6976
25	Fat Rocky BBQ	632.9712
26	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	631.3032
27	CARVER'S Q	630.2400
28	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	629.6344
29	MinuteMan BBQ	628.4688
30	SMOKIN TIME	627.3372
31	B' FOR CHICKEN	626.8124
32	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	626.6628
33	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	623.8972
34	HERDER HERDER BBQ	622.1944
35	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	620.9944
36	MITCH'S BBQ	619.3488
37	TEAM BOY-B-Q	618.8000
38	WE RIB U LONG TIME	615.9544
39	8 Bears BBQ	615.2340
40	Hot Rod's BBQ	612.3200
41	SWINE AND CHEESE	610.0796
42	WILBUR'S REVENGE	608.9368
43	Ribbed Off BBQ	606.8224
44	Coming In Hot BBQ	606.2632
45	Crotchwood BBQ Team	604.9484
46	FIRE ANTS BBQ	603.4056
47	EL SUPREMO BBQ	599.8396
48	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	597.2000
49	Pop Pop's Ribs	597.0056
50	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	593.5660
51	BellyBuster BBQ	593.0396
52	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	588.9604
53	UP IN SMOKERS	577.6576
54	BLACK TIE BBQ	576.9484
55	Ribbins	575.8632
56	COAL PALS	574.1368
57	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	573.5888
58	Crazy Sonny's BBQ	569.5884
59	I'd Eat It BBQ	566.6284
60	Full Cord BBQ Co.	560.3888
61	Ryan's BBQ Shack	557.5656
62	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	553.5428
63	BIG BAD WOLVES	552.9488
64	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	549.9884
65	SMOKEAHOLICS	532.9256
66	RIBS WITHIN	486.2172
67	Butch's BBQ	147.9200

Chicken

66 entries · top 174.8800 · median 159.7028

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	174.8800
2	PHILLY SMOKE	174.2628
3	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	173.1656
4	BBQFLY	173.1428
5	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	172.5944
6	THE BBQ GURU	171.9772
7	RIBS WITHIN	171.4172
8	WHAT'S SMOKIN	169.1428
9	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	168.5372
10	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	167.4172
11	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	167.3828
12	Fat Rocky BBQ	166.8228
13	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	166.8228
14	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	165.7028
15	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	165.7028
16	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.7028
17	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	165.6800
18	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	165.1428
19	B' FOR CHICKEN	164.6060
20	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	164.5600
21	COAL PALS	164.5484
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	164.5140
23	MITCH'S BBQ	164
24	B'S QUE	163.9428
25	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	163.3712
26	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	161.6800
27	BEERBEQUE	161.6684
28	Hot Rod's BBQ	161.6684
29	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	161.6684
30	SMOKIN TIME	161.0856
31	CARVER'S Q	160.5600
32	POPPA Q-BBQ	160.5256
33	MinuteMan BBQ	159.9656
34	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	159.4400
35	8 Bears BBQ	159.4056
36	SHADY CREW	158.8228
37	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	158.2744
38	BLACK TIE BBQ	157.6800
39	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	157.6800
40	Ryan's BBQ Shack	157.1428
41	BAR B Q DAT	155.4056
42	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	154.8344
43	SWINE AND CHEESE	154.2856
44	Crotchwood BBQ Team	154.2628
45	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	153.1772
46	Ribbed Off BBQ	153.1428
47	Pop Pop's Ribs	152.5600
48	WE RIB U LONG TIME	151.9660
49	Coming In Hot BBQ	151.4516
50	TEAM BOY-B-Q	151.3944
51	Ribbins	150.8800
52	WILBUR'S REVENGE	150.7768
53	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	150.2744
54	HERDER HERDER BBQ	149.6684
55	EL SUPREMO BBQ	147.9428
56	FIRE ANTS BBQ	147.4400
57	BellyBuster BBQ	146.8456
58	UP IN SMOKERS	145.1200
59	I'd Eat It BBQ	145.0628
60	Crazy Sonny's BBQ	143.3828
61	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	141.0968
62	BIG BAD WOLVES	140.5716
63	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	138.8572
64	Full Cord BBQ Co.	138.2744
65	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	135.3716
66	SMOKEAHOLICS	131.9316

Pork Ribs

67 entries · top 173.7372 · median 152.5256

#	Team	Score
1	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	173.7372
2	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	171.9656
3	WILBUR'S REVENGE	168
4	BEERBEQUE	167.9888
5	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	167.3944
6	CARVER'S Q	164.0116
7	BAR B Q DAT	163.9656
8	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	162.2628
9	B'S QUE	161.7028
10	PHILLY SMOKE	161.6800
11	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	161.1432
12	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	161.1200
13	POPPA Q-BBQ	161.1088
14	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	160.5716
15	MinuteMan BBQ	160.5488
16	Fat Rocky BBQ	160
17	WE RIB U LONG TIME	159.4400
18	WHAT'S SMOKIN	159.3828
19	MITCH'S BBQ	158.8460
20	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	158.2860
21	THE BBQ GURU	158.2400
22	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	157.6800
23	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	156.5372
24	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	155.9544
25	Crotchwood BBQ Team	155.9200
26	BBQFLY	155.3828
27	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	154.2172
28	B' FOR CHICKEN	153.6688
29	BellyBuster BBQ	153.6572
30	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	153.6572
31	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	153.1088
32	TEAM BOY-B-Q	153.0856
33	SMOKIN TIME	152.5716
34	RIBS WITHIN	152.5256
35	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	152.0456
36	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	151.3828
37	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	150.8232
38	SHADY CREW	150.8228
39	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	150.8000
40	Coming In Hot BBQ	150.2856
41	8 Bears BBQ	150.2400
42	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	149.7032
43	Ryan's BBQ Shack	149.6456
44	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	149.1772
45	HERDER HERDER BBQ	149.1316
46	Hot Rod's BBQ	149.0972
47	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	148.5028
48	Ribbins	148.0116
49	I'd Eat It BBQ	147.9888
50	Butch's BBQ	147.9200
51	Ribbed Off BBQ	147.3712
52	FIRE ANTS BBQ	146.8572
53	Pop Pop's Ribs	146.8000
54	UP IN SMOKERS	146.2628
55	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	146.2516
56	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	146.2288
57	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	145.6456
58	Crazy Sonny's BBQ	145.0744
59	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	144.4916
60	SWINE AND CHEESE	142.7540
61	EL SUPREMO BBQ	141.0628
62	BLACK TIE BBQ	140.5028
63	SMOKEAHOLICS	139.9428
64	Full Cord BBQ Co.	137.0400
65	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	135.9660
66	COAL PALS	135.9428
67	BIG BAD WOLVES	134.8000

Pork

65 entries · top 174.2628 · median 157.0856

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.2628
2	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	169.7028
3	Coming In Hot BBQ	168.5716
4	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	168.5256
5	WHAT'S SMOKIN	167.9656
6	BEERBEQUE	167.4172
7	SMOKIN TIME	165.7144
8	MinuteMan BBQ	165.7144
9	SHADY CREW	165.6800
10	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	165.0856
11	CARVER'S Q	164.6172
12	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	164.5372
13	PHILLY SMOKE	163.9884
14	SWINE AND CHEESE	163.9772
15	POPPA Q-BBQ	163.9656
16	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	163.4056
17	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	163.3712
18	B'S QUE	162.2628
19	THE BBQ GURU	162.2400
20	WE RIB U LONG TIME	161.7256
21	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	161.6684
22	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	161.1200
23	Fat Rocky BBQ	161.1084
24	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	160.5600
25	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	160.5372
26	BBQFLY	159.4172
27	HERDER HERDER BBQ	158.8228
28	Crotchwood BBQ Team	158.2284
29	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	157.6572
30	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	157.6456
31	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	157.1200
32	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	157.0972
33	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	157.0856
34	EL SUPREMO BBQ	156.5828
35	FIRE ANTS BBQ	156.0112
36	B' FOR CHICKEN	155.4172
37	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	155.3944
38	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	155.3828
39	Ribbed Off BBQ	154.8456
40	MITCH'S BBQ	154.8228
41	TEAM BOY-B-Q	153.7256
42	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	153.0972
43	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	153.0856
44	BAR B Q DAT	153.0628
45	Pop Pop's Ribs	152.5600
46	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	151.9428
47	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	151.4056
48	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	149.6800
49	8 Bears BBQ	149.6228
50	UP IN SMOKERS	147.9888
51	WILBUR'S REVENGE	147.3600
52	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	146.2628
53	BellyBuster BBQ	146.2512
54	SMOKEAHOLICS	145.0740
55	I'd Eat It BBQ	143.9540
56	Hot Rod's BBQ	143.3372
57	BIG BAD WOLVES	141.6800
58	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	141.1544
59	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	135.9084
60	Full Cord BBQ Co.	135.3944
61	Crazy Sonny's BBQ	133.7028
62	BLACK TIE BBQ	133.6912
63	Ryan's BBQ Shack	131.9428
64	COAL PALS	129.0856
65	Ribbins	128.9372

Brisket

66 entries · top 176 · median 151.1258

#	Team	Score
1	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	176
2	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	173.7144
3	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	173.1544
4	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	173.1200
5	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	172.5600
6	THE BBQ GURU	171.4172
7	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	170.8572
8	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	170.2744
9	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	170.2628
10	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	169.1084
11	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	169.1084
12	SHADY CREW	166.2972
13	BAR B Q DAT	166.2400
14	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	165.1316
15	HERDER HERDER BBQ	164.5716
16	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	164.5372
17	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	162.8228
18	RIBS WITHIN	162.2744
19	TEAM BOY-B-Q	160.5944
20	B'S QUE	159.9428
21	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	158.8344
22	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	158.8000
23	Hot Rod's BBQ	158.2172
24	BEERBEQUE	157.1428
25	8 Bears BBQ	155.9656
26	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	155.4056
27	BBQFLY	154.8344
28	EL SUPREMO BBQ	154.2512
29	B' FOR CHICKEN	153.1204
30	FIRE ANTS BBQ	153.0972
31	WHAT'S SMOKIN	151.9428
32	Ribbed Off BBQ	151.4628
33	POPPA Q-BBQ	151.3944
34	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	150.8572
35	PHILLY SMOKE	150.2744
36	Full Cord BBQ Co.	149.6800
37	SWINE AND CHEESE	149.0628
38	Ribbins	148.0344
39	SMOKIN TIME	147.9656
40	Crazy Sonny's BBQ	147.4284
41	BellyBuster BBQ	146.2856
42	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	145.0972
43	Pop Pop's Ribs	145.0856
44	BLACK TIE BBQ	145.0744
45	Fat Rocky BBQ	145.0400
46	COAL PALS	144.5600
47	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	144.5600
48	WE RIB U LONG TIME	142.8228
49	WILBUR'S REVENGE	142.8000
50	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	142.2632
51	MinuteMan BBQ	142.2400
52	MITCH'S BBQ	141.6800
53	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	141.6572
54	CARVER'S Q	141.0512
55	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	140.5372
56	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	139.9544
57	UP IN SMOKERS	138.2860
58	Crotchwood BBQ Team	136.5372
59	Coming In Hot BBQ	135.9544
60	BIG BAD WOLVES	135.8972
61	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	131.9200
62	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	130.2172
63	I'd Eat It BBQ	129.6228
64	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	126.7200
65	Ryan's BBQ Shack	118.8344
66	SMOKEAHOLICS	115.9772

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Master Series — Dessert

35 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.8572

#	Team	Score
1	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	179.4400
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	179.4400
3	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	178.8572
4	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	177.1544
5	RIBS WITHIN	176.5600
6	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	174.2856
7	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	174.2744
8	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	171.9656
9	B'S QUE	171.4056
10	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	170.8572
11	SWINE AND CHEESE	169.6800
12	TEAM BOY-B-Q	169.1544
13	MITCH'S BBQ	167.9656
14	WE RIB U LONG TIME	167.9656
15	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	167.4172
16	BAR B Q DAT	167.3944
17	HERDER HERDER BBQ	166.8688
18	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	166.8572
19	SHADY CREW	166.2856
20	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	165.1084
21	PHILLY SMOKE	164.5600
22	Hot Rod's BBQ	162.9144
23	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	162.8228
24	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	162.2400
25	BLACK TIE BBQ	161.1428
26	Ryan's BBQ Shack	158.2972
27	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	157.8060
28	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	157.1428
29	Coming In Hot BBQ	148.5600
30	UP IN SMOKERS	147.3828
31	BIG BAD WOLVES	146.8228
32	Crotchwood BBQ Team	146.2856
33	SMOKEAHOLICS	143.4400
34	Ribbed Off BBQ	139.9772
35	Fat Rocky BBQ	130.8456

Master Series — Iron Chef

48 entries · top 179.4400 · median 157.4114

#	Team	Score
1	Hot Rod's BBQ	179.4400
2	SWINE AND CHEESE	174.3316
3	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	174.2744
4	UP IN SMOKERS	172.5944
5	FIRE ANTS BBQ	171.9772
6	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	169.1656
7	SHADY CREW	168
8	Ryan's BBQ Shack	167.4172
9	BBQFLY	166.8228
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.7828
11	BAR B Q DAT	165.1428
12	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	165.0856
13	HERDER HERDER BBQ	164.5712
14	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	164
15	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	162.8344
16	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	162.8228
17	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	162.8228
18	MITCH'S BBQ	162.3088
19	Coming In Hot BBQ	161.7828
20	BLACK TIE BBQ	161.6456
21	THE BBQ GURU	160.5828
22	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	158.2400
23	BellyBuster BBQ	157.7144
24	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	157.6800
25	RIBS WITHIN	157.1428
26	B'S QUE	157.1428
27	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	157.1200
28	B' FOR CHICKEN	157.0512
29	TEAM BOY-B-Q	156.6512
30	POPPA Q-BBQ	156.5944
31	BIG BAD WOLVES	156.5716
32	WE RIB U LONG TIME	154.8572
33	WILBUR'S REVENGE	154.2288
34	Fat Rocky BBQ	154.2172
35	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	153.6800
36	SMOKEAHOLICS	153.6456
37	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	153.1088
38	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	152
39	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	151.9772
40	PHILLY SMOKE	149.1428
41	Crotchwood BBQ Team	148.5484
42	Ribbed Off BBQ	147.4400
43	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	145.0972
44	MinuteMan BBQ	143.3712
45	COAL PALS	140.6172
46	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	137.7372
47	CARVER'S Q	137.1312
48	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	135.4056

Master Series — Lupinietti Best Rib In Nj

41 entries · top 171.9656 · median 150.8228

#	Team	Score
1	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	171.9656
2	BEERBEQUE	167.9888
3	BAR B Q DAT	163.9656
4	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	161.1432
5	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	161.1200
6	POPPA Q-BBQ	161.1088
7	MinuteMan BBQ	160.5488
8	WHAT'S SMOKIN	159.3828
9	MITCH'S BBQ	158.8460
10	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	155.9544
11	Crotchwood BBQ Team	155.9200
12	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	154.2172
13	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	153.6572
14	BellyBuster BBQ	153.6572
15	SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	153.1088
16	TEAM BOY-B-Q	153.0856
17	SMOKIN TIME	152.5716
18	RIBS WITHIN	152.5256
19	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	151.3828
20	THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. (AKA PIGGY SMALLZ BBQ)	150.8232
21	SHADY CREW	150.8228
22	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	150.8000
23	Coming In Hot BBQ	150.2856
24	8 Bears BBQ	150.2400
25	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	149.7032
26	Ryan's BBQ Shack	149.6456
27	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	149.1772
28	HERDER HERDER BBQ	149.1316
29	Hot Rod's BBQ	149.0972
30	I'd Eat It BBQ	147.9888
31	Ribbed Off BBQ	147.3712
32	Pop Pop's Ribs	146.8000
33	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	146.2516
34	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	146.2288
35	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	145.6456
36	Crazy Sonny's BBQ	145.0744
37	EL SUPREMO BBQ	141.0628
38	SMOKEAHOLICS	139.9428
39	Full Cord BBQ Co.	137.0400
40	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	135.9660
41	COAL PALS	135.9428

Master Series — Sauce

56 entries · top 173.7600 · median 156.8570

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	173.7600
2	FIRE ANTS BBQ	170.2512
3	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	169.1200
4	WHAT'S SMOKIN	166.9144
5	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	166.3316
6	Ryan's BBQ Shack	166.2512
7	THE BBQ GURU	165.7944
8	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	165.7028
9	B'S QUE	165.6684
10	SHADY CREW	165.6568
11	CARVER'S Q	165.1084
12	WILBUR'S REVENGE	164.5256
13	SWINE AND CHEESE	164.0228
14	Ribbins	164
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	163.9884
16	MITCH'S BBQ	163.4628
17	SLOWER LOWER BBQ	163.4284
18	POPPA Q-BBQ	163.4284
19	RIBS WITHIN	162.8800
20	Coming In Hot BBQ	162.2972
21	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	162.2744
22	WE RIB U LONG TIME	162.2744
23	Butch's BBQ	162.2512
24	BAR B Q DAT	161.7028
25	Ribbed Off BBQ	161.1084
26	Fat Rocky BBQ	159.4628
27	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	158.2628
28	BBQFLY	157.1656
29	SMOKIN TIME	156.5484
30	SMOKEAHOLICS	156.5368
31	TEAM BOY-B-Q	156.5256
32	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	156.0228
33	B' FOR CHICKEN	156
34	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	155.9656
35	SACRED SMOKE BBQ	154.8228
36	COAL PALS	154.2056
37	Pop Pop's Ribs	153.6684
38	BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM	152.5716
39	HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM	152.5600
40	SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	151.4628
41	Crotchwood BBQ Team	151.3940
42	HERDER HERDER BBQ	150.2856
43	Hot Rod's BBQ	150.2512
44	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	149.6684
45	SMOKE OR BE SMOKED	148.4912
46	RUB ME TENDER OF SMYRNA	147.9656
47	TEAM OLD SCHOOL	146.2856
48	CRESCENT MOON BBQ	145.6456
49	BellyBuster BBQ	145.1312
50	Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad	144.5024
51	BIG BAD WOLVES	143.9084
52	EL SUPREMO BBQ	143.4172
53	PALM TREE SMOKEHOUSE	142.2512
54	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	141.1200
55	MinuteMan BBQ	139.3140
56	UP IN SMOKERS	137.0284

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 2017

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

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Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

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Field spread

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Double threats

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How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (8 found in this contest's numbers)

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

A contest record in pork ribs

Back to defend

One of the big ones

The biggest field yet

This contest's own records (6 in the KCBS record book)

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

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Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

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Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Dessert

Master Series — Iron Chef

Master Series — Lupinietti Best Rib In Nj

Master Series — Sauce