GARDEN STATE PORKWAY

GARDEN STATE PORKWAY is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the Red, White and Que (2015). They are ranked #2590 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,590

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1523 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 16, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1044

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

657.6112 / 720

Master · Red, White and Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.38 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.63 (+11.75)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Chicken · Red, White and Que

Consistency

±18.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.32 · weakest Brisket (156.55)

Road miles

414

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$9,500

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

632.63 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 156.55
Chicken avg 161.32
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG KEV'S BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Hudson Valley Ribfest (Aug 16, 2019).

last seen Sep 30, 2017
back Aug 16, 2019

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 34% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 34% across 5 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 50% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#1361 (186 pts)	#1614 (161 pts)	#1220 (266 pts)	#1458 (186 pts)	#1441 (191 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1702 (135 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1692 (155 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1142 (285 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1202 (235 pts)	#1112 (285 pts)	#2031 (90 pts)	#1215 (260 pts)	#2141 (70 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1582 (151 pts)	#1253 (251 pts)	#1840 (131 pts)	#1390 (216 pts)	#1567 (171 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1044 (274 pts)	#1018 (304 pts)	#1064 (289 pts)	#1186 (244 pts)	#895 (344 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GARDEN STATE PORKWAY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOAKWOOD

#2,584 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1517

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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BARBQUE XTREME

#2,601 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1542

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Nov 15, 2019

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CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM

#2,586 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before GARDEN STATE PORKWAY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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JCs GOOD OL BOYS

#2,591 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1519

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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TOMBOY'S BEST

#2,593 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1528

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Feb 24, 2023

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GET SOME BBQ ASSASSINS

#2,582 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1517

Level with GARDEN STATE PORKWAY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Chicken Chokers	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BIG KEV'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
5 Alarm BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BBQ MAFIA	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	1	176.0228	149.6800	161.32	top 50%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	0	166.8228	141.1428	157.48	top 50%
Pork	10	2	0	1	174.8688	142.2854	157.29	top 54%
Brisket	10	3	1	1	174.2856	145.7144	156.55	top 47%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	5	0	top 65%
NJ	5	0	top 34%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	4	33	0	top 63%	Aug 16, 2019
Red, White and Que	4	3	0	top 37%	Sep 30, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 5 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 214 finished ahead 193 times, behind 217

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 30, 2017 → Aug 16, 2019

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

20192 milestones

Aug 16 10th tracked contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest

20172 milestones

Sep 30 Career-best overall score657.6112 Red, White and Que
Sep 30 Peak power rating (1523) Red, White and Que

20154 milestones

Sep 26 First category win (Chicken) Red, White and Que
Sep 26 First overall podium Red, White and Que
Sep 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1548 Red, White and Que
Sep 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0228 Red, White and Que

20133 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Sep 7 First overall top-10 Red, White and Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Red, White and Que	Sep 26, 2015
+10.9	Red White and Que	Sep 24, 2016
+7.6	Red, White and Que	Sep 30, 2017
+7.3	Red, White and Que	Sep 7, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	New York City BBQ Cookoff	Apr 19, 2013
-6.6	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2019
-4.1	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2013
-4.1	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 18, 2017
-2.8	Red, White and Que	Sep 6, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 62%	88%	88%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 52%	91.3%	89%
2016	1	1	1	100%	top 24%	90.9%	90.9%
2015	1	1	1	100%	top 9%	90.7%	90.7%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 61%	86.6%	86.2%
2013	3	1	0	67%	top 58%	89.5%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 16, 2019	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	33 / 53 (633.6344)	37 (160.0344)	22 (164.5600)	44 (151.9428)	32 (157.0972)
Sep 30, 2017	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	11 / 31 (657.6112)	16 (165.1200)	8 (163.3944)	11 (163.9884)	10 (165.1084)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	40 / 59 (623.3488)	51 (149.6800)	14 (164.6060)	40 (154.8228)	35 (154.2400)
Sep 24, 2016	Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ	10 / 41 (654.1596)	26 (158.8228)	8 (166.8228)	29 (154.2284)	1 (174.2856)
Sep 26, 2015	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	3 / 35 (653.1548)	1 (176.0228)	19 (156.0116)	2 (174.8688)	23 (146.2516)
Sep 6, 2014	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	21 / 31 (618.2628)	16 (160.6056)	26 (144.5716)	9 (159.9656)	17 (153.1200)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	33 / 60 (623.3604)	10 (165.1544)	35 (155.4060)	29 (157.0856)	45 (145.7144)
Sep 7, 2013	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	9 / 26 (644.5828)	18 (155.4400)	7 (166.2972)	13 (160.5828)	7 (162.2628)
Aug 16, 2013	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	34 / 51 (618.1944)	29 (157.7256)	40 (151.9544)	36 (153.1200)	20 (155.3944)
Apr 19, 2013	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	24 / 33 (599.9994)	9 (164.5712)	29 (141.1428)	27 (142.2854)	19 (152)

GARDEN STATE PORKWAY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A September team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)