Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ NJ
Rating
1583
peak 1609
Contests
42
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-05-02
Best ToY finish
#38
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 42 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
531.57 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 416.45 (+115.13)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±140.44
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (158.98)
Road miles
2893
mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 692 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
All About the Wood has finished one call ahead of Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Oldman's Backyard B B QUE has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 17 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 21% across 7 contests, versus top 39% 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 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 139.3828 | 166.26 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 148.5028 | 164.88 | top 41% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 157.0972 | 165.95 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 127.9316 | 158.98 | top 62% |
“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 | 18 | 1 | top 34% |
| PA | 6 | 1 | top 33% |
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (29 of 42 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (34 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-30)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 416.45
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 304.5144 | 304.51 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 674.7884 | 674.49 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 675.9772 | 582.49 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 345.6800 | 339.06 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 667.3600 | 422.09 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 495.9544 | 352.43 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 331.3600 | 321.63 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 599.8400 | 599.84 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 38 / 59 (674.7884) | 10 (175.4056) | 27 (169.7256) | 59 (157.0972) | 16 (172.5600) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 26 (674.1828) | 15 (167.3828) | 17 (166.8228) | 19 (166.8572) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 9 (149.0972) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 5 / 32 (339.3484) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 15 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 40 / 47 (665.0400) | 17 (174.8800) | 39 (165.1200) | 25 (171.4172) | 43 (153.6228) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) Port Jervis, NY | 30 / 34 (675.9772) | 30 (167.4284) | 18 (171.4172) | 26 (169.1544) | 26 (167.9772) |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 28 / 63 (649.6112) | 17 (171.4400) | 22 (166.2972) | 28 (164.5140) | 51 (147.3600) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 13 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 1 / 26 (345.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 10 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 12 / 28 (329.0396) | 16 (162.2168) | 3 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 5 / 26 (335.9544) | 6 (169.7144) | 6 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-07-06 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 4 / 14 (339.4172) | 7 (170.2972) | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 21 / 47 (343.9540) | 28 (171.4056) | 17 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 27 (337.6800) | 3 (171.4056) | 4 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 10 (163.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 29 (341.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 16 / 29 (667.3600) | 20 (169.1200) | 23 (162.8572) | 15 (165.0972) | 11 (170.2856) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 5 / 34 (334.2172) | 11 (163.9428) | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 1 / 12 (350.8228) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 7 (167.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 36 (335.9428) | 5 (167.3828) | 4 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 18 / 27 (322.1944) | 19 (159.9544) | 17 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 16 / 29 (320.4916) | 21 (153.6456) | 8 (166.8460) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 27 / 42 (346.8344) | 2 (177.7028) | — | 7 (169.1316) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 20 / 54 (495.9544) | 4 (176.0000) | 31 (154.8116) | 15 (165.1428) | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 17 / 39 (314.8228) | 17 (157.7028) | 19 (157.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 41 (333.0972) | 6 (167.3944) | 6 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 48 (333.6112) | 6 (167.3828) | 5 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 17 (148.5028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 10 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 10 / 31 (310.1712) | 12 (153.6684) | 9 (156.5028) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 8 / 46 (331.3600) | 9 (165.6684) | 6 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 40 (323.3712) | 9 (155.9656) | 6 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 29 / 32 (599.8400) | 32 (139.3828) | 10 (167.4056) | 15 (165.1200) | 31 (127.9316) |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 11 / 23 (304.5144) | 18 (146.2628) | 8 (158.2516) | — | — |
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 | #551 (151 pts) | #504 (236 pts) | #663 (151 pts) | #604 (141 pts) | #398 (271 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #238 (170 pts) | #268 (150 pts) | #225 (208 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #607 (306 pts) | #769 (228 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #38 (974 pts) | #49 (894 pts) | #40 (969 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #735 (228 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #129 (451 pts) | #142 (456 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1107 (99 pts) | #732 (229 pts) | #1418 (64 pts) | #1125 (104 pts) | #978 (124 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #45 (859 pts) | #83 (635 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #91 (361 pts) | #75 (441 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1109 (112 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2495 (57 pts) | #2509 (57 pts) | #1518 (132 pts) | #1759 (107 pts) | #2496 (57 pts) |