Second Helping BBQ -PA NJ
Rating
1397
peak 1397
Contests
60
in the data
First seen
2021-10-23
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#261
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 60 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.56 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 657.24 (+21.31)
Walk rate
32%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.84
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.96 · weakest Brisket (161.78)
Road miles
4514
mi across 60 mapped stops · furthest 230 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 44 of their 44 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 12 of their 17 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 59% across 5 contests, versus top 71% 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 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 149.6800 | 165.96 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 56 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 146.8000 | 164.93 | top 60% |
| Pork | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9312 | 164.39 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 146.2400 | 161.78 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 18 | 0 | top 68% |
| NJ | 15 | 0 | top 65% |
| VA | 10 | 0 | top 81% |
| MA | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (23 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (21 of 60 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (56 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 657.24
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 681.6572 | 681.66 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 680.4340 | 676.30 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 682.2060 | 665.69 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 677.6000 | 653.57 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 674.8116 | 649.67 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.6972 | 642.70 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 12 / 25 (681.6572) | 11 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2972) | 8 (171.9888) | 18 (162.2512) |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 16 / 32 (680.4340) | 13 (171.9656) | 26 (165.0972) | 15 (172.5484) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Jackson, NJ | — | 16 (163.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 35 / 43 (673.0976) | 14 (174.2744) | 29 (168.0116) | 28 (169.6800) | 39 (161.1316) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 29 / 45 (675.3832) | 16 (173.7144) | 27 (169.1316) | 21 (170.8344) | 38 (161.7028) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 13 / 26 (682.2060) | 15 (171.9772) | 9 (171.4172) | 8 (170.8344) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbia, NJ | — | — | 10 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 21 / 28 (656.9944) | 12 (169.6916) | 21 (162.2400) | 11 (169.6684) | 24 (155.3944) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 26 / 38 (655.2916) | 24 (167.3944) | 19 (165.6684) | 21 (163.9772) | 30 (158.2516) |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 20 / 28 (679.3372) | 19 (169.6800) | 16 (172.0116) | 13 (170.8228) | 19 (166.8228) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 25 / 27 (661.5200) | 24 (165.0972) | 25 (162.8000) | 22 (166.2400) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 29 / 32 (655.3376) | 25 (165.7144) | 26 (162.2516) | 23 (168.5372) | 27 (158.8344) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 25 / 35 (650.1948) | 31 (158.2516) | 15 (167.4172) | 18 (167.4060) | 27 (157.1200) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 14 / 62 (670.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 33 (162.8916) | 9 (170.8228) | 24 (165.1428) |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 12 / 19 (672.9828) | 16 (167.3828) | 15 (165.0972) | 5 (174.2628) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 13 / 29 (681.0744) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1544) | 19 (163.9428) | 16 (167.4172) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 30 / 42 (670.6972) | 31 (168.5256) | 19 (169.6800) | 35 (162.8000) | 20 (169.6916) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 42 / 45 (651.8516) | 38 (163.9656) | 42 (158.2516) | 24 (167.3828) | 39 (162.2516) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 15 (167.3712) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 19 / 29 (662.1600) | 23 (165.6800) | 18 (167.9772) | 22 (163.3828) | 16 (165.1200) |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 27 / 34 (648.4572) | 30 (156.5600) | 18 (165.6800) | 11 (170.8228) | 26 (155.3944) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 19 (149.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 28 (626.1712) | 16 (164.5712) | 26 (146.8000) | 16 (161.6572) | 25 (153.1428) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 24 / 42 (666.7772) | 36 (160.5028) | 21 (169.1544) | 19 (171.4172) | 26 (165.7028) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 15 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 26 / 31 (657.0284) | 29 (159.3944) | 20 (169.1200) | 25 (165.6684) | 24 (162.8456) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 25 / 44 (653.5544) | 32 (162.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 12 (167.9772) | 35 (153.6228) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 33 / 40 (656.5944) | 28 (168.0344) | 37 (159.4056) | 26 (167.4400) | 32 (161.7144) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 34 / 51 (662.8000) | 45 (159.9772) | 33 (166.8572) | 38 (162.2628) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 27 / 64 (653.0400) | 23 (167.9888) | 44 (157.6684) | 43 (160.5256) | 14 (166.8572) |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 23 / 29 (638.1488) | 17 (167.9772) | 21 (161.1432) | 27 (153.6684) | 22 (155.3600) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 26 / 37 (644.9484) | 21 (163.3828) | 14 (167.9656) | 35 (153.0744) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 18 / 19 (661.6916) | 17 (166.2744) | 15 (163.4744) | 16 (166.2400) | 14 (165.7028) |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE | — | — | 5 (170.3200) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 19 / 20 (653.0856) | 17 (166.2628) | 11 (168.0344) | 17 (162.2400) | 19 (156.5484) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 27 / 30 (634.0684) | 18 (167.9772) | 25 (161.0972) | 29 (150.7884) | 25 (154.2056) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 27 / 36 (653.6116) | 24 (163.4172) | 19 (163.3828) | 13 (169.6916) | 29 (157.1200) |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 46 (677.6000) | 36 (168.5256) | 1 (177.7144) | 39 (161.6800) | 23 (169.6800) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 42 / 53 (660.9712) | 49 (159.9428) | 5 (176.5600) | 49 (156.4912) | 24 (167.9772) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 23 (167.3712) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 20 / 27 (646.0684) | 23 (159.3484) | 17 (163.9772) | 21 (161.0856) | 20 (161.6572) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 9 (162.7884) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 19 / 29 (662.1372) | 8 (174.2628) | 19 (164.5372) | 26 (159.9544) | 15 (163.3828) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 6 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 19 / 26 (641.5772) | 17 (163.4172) | 25 (151.9428) | 12 (166.2744) | 15 (159.9428) |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Southwick, MA | 17 / 33 (658.2512) | 6 (173.7600) | 16 (165.7028) | 16 (165.7256) | 29 (153.0628) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 22 / 49 (661.6460) | 38 (162.2400) | 8 (173.7372) | 27 (162.2400) | 24 (163.4288) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 25 / 42 (674.8116) | 36 (165.1428) | 17 (170.8572) | 24 (168.5372) | 20 (170.2744) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 37 / 54 (653.6232) | 39 (164.0000) | 36 (163.3944) | 34 (162.2400) | 28 (163.9888) |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 25 / 61 (652.4456) | 29 (165.6912) | 41 (156.5028) | 14 (169.1200) | 30 (161.1316) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 20 / 34 (658.7652) | 13 (169.7256) | 8 (168.5484) | 28 (157.6800) | 22 (162.8112) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 36 / 39 (627.7940) | 31 (163.3828) | 27 (162.2400) | 36 (155.9312) | 38 (146.2400) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 36 / 41 (643.2800) | 27 (167.4172) | 39 (153.6684) | 25 (165.0972) | 35 (157.0972) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 35 / 48 (653.0516) | 38 (161.1200) | 20 (167.4172) | 42 (156.5488) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 50 / 50 (619.2340) | 47 (159.9656) | 50 (156.5256) | 50 (147.9312) | 46 (154.8116) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 51 / 53 (642.7088) | 47 (162.2400) | 49 (157.1200) | 50 (159.3600) | 45 (163.9888) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 27 / 31 (642.6972) | 10 (172.5716) | 30 (151.9544) | 19 (166.2284) | 29 (151.9428) |
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 | #668 (115 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #651 (155 pts) | #596 (145 pts) | #756 (85 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #736 (220 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #882 (140 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #261 (840 pts) | #217 (1010 pts) | #211 (1073 pts) | #180 (1089 pts) | #292 (784 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #321 (667 pts) | #282 (803 pts) | #100 (1509 pts) | #228 (925 pts) | #309 (718 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #314 (739 pts) | #256 (894 pts) | #218 (1065 pts) | #341 (710 pts) | #308 (761 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1527 (56 pts) | #937 (131 pts) | #1577 (56 pts) | #1164 (86 pts) | #1520 (56 pts) |