John G Busch archive
A KCBS contest rep working 1 state/province, most often around Broadway Westville, NJ. By events worked they sit #148 of the 152 reps in the data.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
0
every contest on their record
Among all reps
#148
of 152 reps by events worked · #132 by states covered
On the trail
—–—
1 season in the data
This season
0
contests dated 2026 · 1 a season career-long
State championships
0
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
23
23 entries total · 46 meat boxes
Avg field
23
2323
teams per contest · median 23
GCs crowned
1
1 different team
Perfect 180s seen
0
out of 46 meat entries
Avg winning score
326.30
1 Backyard contest · 347.94 across all contests
Prize money
$4,850
across their events · biggest purse $4,850
The story so far (3 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
—
1 event · 23 team entries
Works mostly in
NJ
1 of 1 contests
Meat entries turned in
46
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- Biggest field worked (23 teams) Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Highest overall score seen (326.2972) Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Their year (contests by month)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Nice Racks | 1 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NJ reps here | 1 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 151.99 | 173.15 | — |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 148.68 | 168.05 | — |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Chambers | 1 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nice Racks | 1 | 1 | |
| Brewski's BBQ Competition Team | 1 | — | |
| MRC_Barbecue | 1 | — | |
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 1 | — | |
| Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | 1 | — | |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 1 | — | |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 1 | — | |
| Zoni-Q | 1 | — | |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 1 | — | |
| Southern Smoke | 1 | — | |
| Jack the Ribber | 1 | — | |
| If You Got it Smoke It | 1 | — |
Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Where | Teams | Top score | Prize $ | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Broadway Westville, NJ | 23 | 326.2972 | $4,850 | Nice Racks |