B' FOR CHICKEN

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

Power ranking

#2188

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1537 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2018-07-14

Best ToY finish

#567

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

662.1712 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.17 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.52 (+3.65)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±35.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.63)

Road miles

1,180

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

622.52 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

11–2 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU ahead in 85% of their meetings

THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.99 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 147.63
Pork avg 160.62
3 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Palm tree smokehouse in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

A July team

Top 30% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 30% across 6 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

6 July contests
top 46% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Big Time BBQ Buddies

#2191 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

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Rub Sweat and Beers

#2183 of the rated field

1531 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-08-01
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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THE DUTCHEF

#2186 of the rated field

1531 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

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FIGHTING DELFUEGOS

#2195 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

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Full Boar BBQ KC

#2184 of the rated field

1531 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Level with B' FOR CHICKEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Grease Monkey BBQ

#2190 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than B' FOR CHICKEN has cooked, 7 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-01-24

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ GURU	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	0	167.4284	136.4572	157.54	top 51%
Pork Ribs	15	3	0	1	171.4056	20.0000	147.63	top 48%
Pork	15	5	2	3	178.2972	145.6800	160.62	top 43%
Brisket	15	3	0	1	175.4172	142.2628	156.73	top 43%

“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	8	top 31%
PA	5	top 58%
DE	1	top 83%
MD	1	top 68%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 70%
Large (40+)	13	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	6	3	0	top 30%	2018-07-14
New Holland Summer Fest	2	21	0	top 49%	2014-08-22

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.2 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2018-07-14

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 8 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 160.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.63)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 10 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 2 of 15 contests

Master average 622.52 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 436 518–406 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,180 15 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi

Schedule strength 1527 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2017-07-07 → 2018-07-14

Power rating 1531 peak 1537 · #2188 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Jul 12 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2014
Jul 11 First category win (Pork) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 First overall podium New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1712 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 11 Career-best overall score662.1712 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1537) Que by the Sea
2015
Jul 10 10th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 10 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2018
Jul 14 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2014-07-11
+12.9	Que by the Sea	2014-09-20
+10	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	2014-05-09
+9.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2016-07-08
+9.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2015-07-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park	2015-06-27
-9.3	Boo B Que By the Sea	2015-10-30
-6.4	New Holland Summer Fest	2013-08-23
-5.6	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	2013-04-19
-4.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-08-21

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 50%	87.3%	87.3%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 46%	87.1%	87.1%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 20%	89.1%	89.1%
2015	4	0	1	75%	top 67%	90.7%	83.1%
2014	4	2	1	100%	top 18%	92%	90.2%
2013	4	0	0	25%	top 58%	85.7%	85%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	32 / 64 (628.4572)	59 (136.4572)	10 (167.4400)	33 (158.8572)	11 (165.7028)
2017-07-07	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	31 / 67 (626.8124)	19 (164.6060)	28 (153.6688)	36 (155.4172)	29 (153.1204)
2016-07-08	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	13 / 65 (641.6456)	47 (150.2628)	21 (160.5600)	2 (173.7028)	25 (157.1200)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	49 / 59 (610.0456)	51 (150.7772)	44 (151.3828)	29 (157.6456)	43 (150.2400)
2015-08-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	21 / 30 (623.9084)	30 (150.2628)	22 (153.6916)	17 (158.2512)	9 (161.7028)
2015-07-10	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	13 / 65 (653.0284)	54 (151.9312)	17 (165.1200)	1 (178.2972)	25 (157.6800)
2015-06-27	Ribs & Rides BBQ Festival at Dorney Park Allentown, PA	16 / 17 (506.7768)	7 (167.4284)	17 (20.0000)	16 (150.8000)	5 (168.5484)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	6 / 48 (656.4916)	17 (162.8572)	6 (163.3828)	5 (169.7372)	12 (160.5144)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	21 / 70 (643.3600)	25 (163.4400)	31 (158.8228)	64 (145.6800)	2 (175.4172)
2014-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	3 / 65 (662.1712)	15 (161.6800)	3 (171.4056)	1 (178.2972)	34 (150.7884)
2014-05-09	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	14 / 54 (636.5260)	10 (164.0116)	18 (158.8460)	14 (162.8228)	33 (150.8456)
2013-10-05	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	46 / 85 (616.9596)	32 (161.1316)	56 (150.2284)	49 (151.9540)	39 (153.6456)
2013-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	48 / 71 (614.0796)	43 (157.0972)	32 (158.2512)	55 (149.0512)	49 (149.6800)
2013-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	27 / 65 (611.8740)	12 (161.7256)	43 (145.0972)	10 (162.7884)	40 (142.2628)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	72 / 106 (605.7134)	41 (159.4286)	96 (136.5712)	59 (155.9996)	56 (153.7140)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1540 (135 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1539 (130 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2240 (80 pts)	#1250 (260 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#930 (342 pts)	#1027 (322 pts)	#1064 (312 pts)	#716 (527 pts)	#846 (427 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#567 (663 pts)	#795 (463 pts)	#615 (623 pts)	#553 (703 pts)	#658 (563 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#958 (300 pts)	#880 (365 pts)	#1029 (300 pts)	#868 (375 pts)	#995 (300 pts)