A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-21
latest 2016-06-03
Best ToY finish
#1564
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
612.04
last 5 Master vs avg 612.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.40 · weakest Pork (149.59)
Road miles
679
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 305 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
612.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−8.8
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.81 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork avg 149.59
- Pork Ribs avg 158.40
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with CRAIGIE MACK'S BBQ SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 143.3600 | 154.27 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 150.2400 | 158.40 | top 37% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 139.4172 | 149.59 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 129.6116 | 149.78 | top 61% |
“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.
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 | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 62% | 2015-07-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2013-09-21 → 2016-06-03
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.40 · weakest Pork (149.59)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
612.04
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
236
126–201 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
679
5 mapped stops · furthest 305 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Power rating
1488
peak 1488 · #3739 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Que by the Sea
- Peak power rating (1498) Que by the Sea
- 2016
- First call Que for the Troops
- Career-best overall score633.7484 Que for the Troops
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 Que for the Troops
- Most recent contest Que for the Troops
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2014-07-11 |
| +2 | Que for the Troops | 2016-06-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2015-07-10 |
| -6.2 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
| -2 | Que by the Sea | 2013-09-21 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 86.3% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 83% | 83% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-03 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 34 / 67 (633.7484) | 55 (153.1544) | 8 (167.4400) | 64 (146.3084) | 18 (166.8456) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 57 / 65 (587.8400) | 37 (157.7372) | 50 (150.2400) | 52 (150.2512) | 62 (129.6116) |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 24 / 65 (621.5888) | 16 (161.1200) | 34 (151.9888) | 42 (150.8228) | 20 (157.6572) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 62 / 86 (619.3828) | 81 (143.3600) | 13 (166.3316) | 35 (161.1312) | 68 (148.5600) |
| 2013-09-21 | Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ | 29 / 49 (597.6344) | 21 (155.9772) | 14 (156.0000) | 46 (139.4172) | 36 (146.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2143 (95 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1564 (155 pts) | #1475 (195 pts) | #1392 (210 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1548 (175 pts) |