DON MULLER archive

A KCBS contest rep working 4 states/provinces, most often around Clarence, NY. By events worked they sit #117 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest 2019-09-21.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record · 2 judging classes · 2 cancelled

Among all reps

#117

of 152 reps by events worked · #80 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2019

1 season in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 6 a season career-long

States / provinces

6 towns · NY most of all

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

204

238 entries total · 1,016 meat boxes

Avg field

1664

teams per contest · median 39

Biggest event

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Field strength

1563

avg power rating of their fields · above 49% of rated contests

GCs crowned

6 different teams · 6 reserve champions

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets seen

longest shot 33-in-100 — Oinktoberfest

Perfect 180s seen

1 🔥

out of 1,016 meat entries

Highest score seen

697.7028

top overall · Ribs and Rhythm & Blues

Avg winning score

690.53

681.68697.70

6 Master contests · 692.85 across all contests

Road between contests

1,116 mi

~1,116 miles a season · 413 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

August

3 of their 6 contests

Busiest 30 days

contests between 2019-07-12 and 2019-08-10

Co-reps worked with

most often NANCY MULLER (10)

Prize money

$45K

across their events · biggest purse $10,000.00

Results on file

100%

6 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (7 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

The longest shot

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

At Oinktoberfest, MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GOOD SMOKE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.

2 upsets at their contests
2019-09-21

Title contests

6 state championships run

100% of their contests carried a state title

6 of their 6 contests carried a state championship on the line.

A first Grand Championship

2 teams won their first title here

2 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Insane Swine at Ribs and Rhythm & Blues.

Insane Swine · 2019-07-20
Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit · 2019-07-12

The big room

64 teams at their biggest contest

Their average field is 40 teams

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship drew 64 teams — more than double the 40-team field they average.

The double act

10 contests run together

100% of this rep's events

NANCY MULLER and DON MULLER have run 10 contests together since 2019.

2 co-reps in all

A season on the road

6 contests in 2019

2019 was their busiest year on the trail: 6 contests and 238 team entries through the tables.

238 team entries
6 state championships

Where teams start

37 teams cooked their first contest here

37 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW · 2019-09-21
JACK AND JIM'S BBQ · 2019-09-21
Wing Night · 2019-09-21

The story so far (26 numbers that describe this rep)

On the trail 0.2 yrs 2019-07-12 → 2019-09-21

Among all reps #117 of 152 reps by events worked · top 77%

Busiest season 2019 6 events · 238 team entries

Their busiest month August 3 of their 6 contests fall in August

Works mostly in NY 3 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Towns worked 6 most often Clarence, NY (1)

Corner to corner 413 mi Saco to Clarence — the two ends of their map

Road between contests 1,116 mi about 1,116 miles a season, contest to contest

Average field 40 238 team entries across their contests · median 39

Biggest event 64 teams New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2019-07-12)

Field strength 1563 average power rating of the fields they have run · above 49% of rated contests

Grand Champions crowned 6 6 different teams

First-ever titles 2 teams whose first Grand Championship anywhere came at one of their contests

Teams that started here 37 cooked their first contest in the data at one of theirs

Upsets on the books 2 longest shot 33-in-100 — MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ

Average winning score 690.53 Master series, 6 contests · 692.85 across all contests

Highest score seen 697.7028 Ribs and Rhythm & Blues (2019-07-20)

Perfect 180s seen 1 first at Hudson Valley Ribfest (2019-08-16)

Meat entries turned in 1,016 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

State championships 6 contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated 204 238 entries in all

Co-reps worked with 2 most often NANCY MULLER (10 events)

Busiest 30 days 3 contests 2019-07-12 → 2019-08-10

Prize money on the line $45,000 summed from the purses listed at their events

Results on file 100% 6 of 6 contests they have run have scored results

Judging classes 2 CBJ classes on their record

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

2019
Jul 12 First contest repped New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 First state championship New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 First Grand Champion crowned New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 First 40-team field New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit won their first-ever Grand Championship New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Biggest field worked (64 teams) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 20 First contest outside NJ Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
Jul 20 Deepest field worked (1597 avg rating) Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
Jul 20 Highest overall score seen (697.7028) Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
Aug 16 First perfect 180 at their tables Hudson Valley Ribfest
Sep 21 Biggest upset seen (33-in-100 shot) Oinktoberfest
Sep 21 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

The climb (every contest they have run, added up)

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

What it took to win (Master winning scores)

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	1	2019-09-21
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	1	2019-08-31
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA #18	1	2019-08-16
BIG RAZ BBQ	1	2019-08-10
Insane Swine	1	2019-07-20
Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit	1	2019-07-12

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
Insane Swine	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2019-07-20
Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2019-07-12

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / province	Contests	Share
NY reps here	3	50%
PA reps here	1	17%
ME reps here	1	17%
NJ reps here	1	17%

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Clarence, NY	1	2019-09-21
Coudersport, PA	1	2019-08-31
New Paltz, NY	1	2019-08-16
Saco, ME	1	2019-08-10
Auburn, NY	1	2019-07-20
North Wildwood, NJ	1	2019-07-12

Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)

Contest	Champion	Top seed	Odds
Oinktoberfest	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ 1762	GOOD SMOKE BBQ 1886	33-in-100
Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark	BIG RAZ BBQ 1763	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 1872	35-in-100

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	258	161.85	177.56	1
Pork Ribs	282	160.82	175.87	—
Pork	238	159.93	175.23	—
Brisket	238	157.71	175.33	—

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
NANCY MULLER	10	100%
JEFF CHAMBERS	1	10%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	4	1	2019
BIG RAZ BBQ	4	1	2019
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	3	1	2019
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	3	1	2019
INSANE SWINE BBQ	3	1	2019
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	3	—	2019
PADDY MCQ'S	3	—	2019
BEHIND BBQ	3	—	2019
Rogue Hog BBQ	3	—	2019
FIRE DOWN BELOW	3	—	2019
The Pig's Pajamas	3	—	2019
THE GOOD CUE CREW	3	—	2019

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
NINJA MONKEY'S COOKIN CREW	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
JACK AND JIM'S BBQ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
Wing Night	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
Meatropolitan	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
DAMN BBQ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
SMOKIN WITH JAZZ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
SHUCK N CLUCKS BBQ TEAM	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
PORK BELLIES BBQ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
BRISKET LOVE	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
That Old Tricky BBQ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
SMOKEY TOKEY BBQ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21
PARADISE CITY BBQ	Oinktoberfest	2019-09-21

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

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
2021-04-30	NYC BBQ Cookoff state champ. cancelled	Staten Island, NY	—	—	$7,150.00	—
2020-03-21	Smoke in the Woods-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES- state champ. cancelled	Cuddebackville, NY	—	—	—	—
2019-09-21	Oinktoberfest state champ.	Clarence, NY	43	688.5140	$8,800.00	MILLERS BACKYARD BBQ
2019-08-31	Route Six Ribfest state champ.	Coudersport, PA	16	693.6804	$4,200.00	Fred Vegas Smokers
2019-08-16	Hudson Valley Ribfest state champ.	New Paltz, NY	53	691.9656	$9,500.00	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ
2019-08-10	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark state champ.	Saco, ME	28	681.6800	$7,500.00	Big Raz BBQ
2019-07-20	Ribs and Rhythm & Blues state champ.	Auburn, NY	34	697.7028	$5,000.00	Insane Swine
2019-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship state champ.	North Wildwood, NJ	64	689.6340	$10,000.00	Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit
TBA	Certified BBQ Judging Class-(Postponed)	Montreal , H4N 3K1	—	—	—	—
TBA	Certified BBQ Judging Class cancelled	Hiram, ME	—	—	—	—