Red & Black BBQ Shack NJ

Power ranking

#1832

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2024-10-18

latest 2026-08-08

Best ToY finish

#388

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3488 / 720

Master · Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.91

last 4 Master vs avg 663.91 (+0.00)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)

Consistency

±16.55

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.93)

Road miles

523

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.91 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

324.50 / 360

4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of Red & Black BBQ Shack 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

New Pigs on the Block has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Grandpa Val's BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Grandpa Val's BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Rough Cut Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	6	1	4	17%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
House of Que	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Meat Monarchy	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FIRE & SHINE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Yardogs BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	5	171.9656	161.6800	166.52	top 63%
Pork Ribs	11	6	173.1200	147.3600	162.93	top 61%
Pork	4	1	172.5828	155.9772	167.85	top 55%
Brisket	4	0	169.6800	161.0856	166.97	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
NJ	4	top 49%
CT	2	top 82%
MA	1	top 72%
NY	1	top 36%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	8	0	top 35%	2026-04-18
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	14	0	top 63%	2024-10-19

The story so far

Busiest season: 2026 (12 contests)
Cooks mostly in NJ (6 of 15 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
Average Master overall score: 663.91 / 720
Average Backyard overall score: 324.50 / 360

Milestones

🚩 2024-10-18 — First tracked contest · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
📣 2024-10-18 — First call · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
⭐ 2026-05-02 — Career-best overall score (683.3488) · Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)
📈 2026-05-02 — Peak power rating (1496) · Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2026-04-17
+7.2	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)	2026-05-02
+3.5	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2026-04-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2026-04-11
-7.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2024-10-18
-3.2	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	2026-08-08
-3.1	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	2026-07-18
-2.3	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2024-10-19

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	12	2	58%	top 57%	94.9%	92.3%
2025	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2024	2	0	100%	top 63%	88.9%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-08	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	18 / 25 (668.5028)	20 (164.5600)	9 (170.2744)	10 (172.5828)	22 (161.0856)
2026-07-18	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	24 / 36 (666.1828)	30 (162.8000)	33 (163.4172)	15 (171.4284)	19 (168.5372)
2026-05-02	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	21 / 59 (683.3488)	34 (171.9656)	26 (170.2744)	25 (171.4288)	26 (169.6800)
2026-05-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) New Paltz, NY	—	12 (168.5256)	—	—	—
2026-05-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) New Paltz, NY	—	—	7 (173.1200)	—	—
2026-04-18	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	10 / 26 (333.6572)	10 (167.9656)	10 (165.6916)	—	—
2026-04-18	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ	—	—	8 (167.3944)	—	—
2026-04-17	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ	—	9 (163.9772)	—	—	—
2026-04-17	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	8 / 26 (332.5372)	7 (167.4172)	8 (165.1200)	—	—
2026-04-11	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	28 / 29 (637.6116)	26 (161.6800)	29 (151.3944)	28 (155.9772)	17 (168.5600)
2026-04-11	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	12 (167.4056)	—	—	—
2026-04-11	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	8 (169.1200)	—	—
2025-09-12	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-19	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	14 / 26 (319.8856)	6 (170.8344)	15 (149.0512)	—	—
2024-10-18	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	20 / 28 (311.9200)	9 (164.5600)	20 (147.3600)	—	—

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
2026 ↗	Master	#388 (384 pts)	#339 (517 pts)	#236 (775 pts)	#324 (479 pts)	#413 (369 pts)