SMOKIN' TEX BBQ NJ
Rating
1575
peak 1603
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2022-07-09
Best ToY finish
#104
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
3 reserve
Category wins
6
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
668.84 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 669.77 (-0.94)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.11 · weakest Brisket (166.23)
Road miles
1762
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 197 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
INSANE SWINE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' TEX BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
DANTE'S INFERNO has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke in the Grove is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020-07-30).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 16% across 8 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 153.6572 | 167.81 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 177.7372 | 157.6568 | 169.11 | top 29% |
| Pork | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.7372 | 166.63 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 177.7144 | 150.7884 | 166.23 | top 42% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 12 | 0 | top 30% |
| PA | 5 | 0 | top 24% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (12 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 669.77
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.0972 | 669.10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 681.5884 | 666.75 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 681.6228 | 673.06 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 686.2744 | 669.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 17 / 61 (669.0972) | 32 (164.5600) | 20 (167.4400) | 11 (171.4056) | 20 (165.6916) |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 4 / 59 (674.2972) | 21 (164.0000) | 3 (175.4172) | 36 (157.7372) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 27 / 40 (655.2684) | 35 (162.2972) | 21 (166.2284) | 19 (166.2400) | 25 (160.5028) |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 40 (663.9316) | 21 (166.8228) | 2 (173.1660) | 27 (158.8572) | 17 (165.0856) |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 17 / 34 (681.5884) | 14 (173.1200) | 19 (167.3828) | 6 (174.2628) | 23 (166.8228) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 23 / 47 (675.3144) | 34 (166.2516) | 6 (174.2628) | 16 (169.6800) | 30 (165.1200) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 31 / 40 (659.8400) | 33 (164.5372) | 25 (166.2628) | 10 (174.2628) | 38 (154.7772) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 34 / 46 (657.0172) | 36 (161.1200) | 21 (166.2400) | 27 (167.4172) | 35 (162.2400) |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 7 / 40 (677.0628) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (170.2628) | 12 (167.9772) | 18 (163.9772) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 22 / 37 (659.8856) | 8 (174.2744) | 24 (163.9656) | 28 (162.8228) | 22 (158.8228) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 28 (679.3828) | 13 (169.6800) | 3 (172.5828) | 19 (163.4172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 35 (666.1944) | 9 (172.5600) | 11 (167.9772) | 26 (160.5372) | 15 (165.1200) |
| 2020-07-30 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 18 (681.6228) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (168.0000) | 15 (159.3484) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 59 (678.8232) | 4 (174.3088) | 22 (165.1544) | 8 (173.1200) | 26 (166.2400) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 22 / 53 (668.4572) | 35 (165.0972) | 6 (174.2856) | 37 (162.2400) | 23 (166.8344) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 4 / 32 (674.8000) | 16 (167.4172) | 7 (168.0000) | 7 (168.5600) | 3 (170.8228) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 2 / 40 (674.7888) | 10 (168.5600) | 1 (171.4172) | 15 (166.8344) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 3 / 30 (682.2056) | 19 (162.8228) | 17 (163.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 2 / 53 (686.2744) | 4 (174.2972) | 1 (177.7372) | 32 (161.0972) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 5 / 64 (674.8000) | 27 (164.5372) | 12 (164.5944) | 6 (171.4056) | 1 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 26 / 48 (658.7428) | 42 (153.6572) | 4 (174.8456) | 26 (166.2628) | 28 (163.9772) |
| 2019-05-04 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 12 / 29 (658.7200) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (172.5600) | 19 (160.5144) | 26 (150.7884) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 34 / 66 (646.6736) | 29 (163.4056) | 41 (157.6568) | 17 (168.5140) | 39 (157.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1145 (100 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1306 (85 pts) | #1014 (130 pts) | #1230 (85 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #290 (664 pts) | #388 (514 pts) | #208 (979 pts) | #298 (684 pts) | #295 (694 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #104 (986 pts) | #72 (1136 pts) | #100 (996 pts) | #190 (636 pts) | #121 (856 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #181 (1381 pts) | #332 (941 pts) | #155 (1451 pts) | #294 (1031 pts) | #230 (1211 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #373 (915 pts) | #339 (1000 pts) | #429 (850 pts) | #328 (1020 pts) | #353 (965 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #432 (872 pts) | #512 (775 pts) | #473 (832 pts) | #257 (1257 pts) | #306 (1172 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #460 (863 pts) | #351 (1058 pts) | #445 (903 pts) | #257 (1273 pts) | #458 (890 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #423 (894 pts) | #348 (1049 pts) | #413 (904 pts) | #308 (1089 pts) | #377 (984 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #821 (413 pts) | #795 (463 pts) | #814 (448 pts) | #645 (593 pts) | #768 (468 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1089 (259 pts) | #1192 (239 pts) | #956 (324 pts) | #1186 (244 pts) | #1255 (219 pts) |