SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1429

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1569

peak 1572 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-07-08

latest 2021-07-09

Best ToY finish

#455

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6912 / 720

Master · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.64 (+8.46)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)

Consistency

±19.01

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.75)

Road miles

2,466

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$79K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.64 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

High-water mark

677.6912 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6912 at Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-05-04

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WEEKEND SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 87% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 26%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.75
Chicken avg 164.83
3 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKERS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at New Jersey State BBQ Championship (2021-07-09).

last seen 2019-08-23
back 2021-07-09

Chicken nemesis

13 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SLOWER LOWER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 34% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 34% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 48% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 5th

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

LIBERTY BBQ

#1419 of the rated field

1569 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2022-10-28

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SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ NEBRASKA

#1425 of the rated field

1569 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1569

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2018-10-26

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SWEET DREAMS BBQ

#1423 of the rated field

1569 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1569

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PLUM SUPERIOR BBQ

#1428 of the rated field

1569 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2015-11-20

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Flower of the Flames

#1431 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1592

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

⚔ Head-to-head

BOB'S BBQ

#1424 of the rated field

1569 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1569

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-03-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	6	1	1	175.4172	149.0856	164.83	top 42%
Pork Ribs	23	3	0	0	172.0000	134.8228	156.75	top 60%
Pork	23	6	0	3	173.7028	149.1660	164.02	top 40%
Brisket	23	4	1	3	174.9028	139.9540	160.05	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
NJ	13	top 48%
CT	5	top 48%
PA	2	top 43%
MA	2	top 41%
DE	1	top 70%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 40%
Large (40+)	19	top 49%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	4	5	top 32%	2019-07-12
*Que by the Sea	3	11	top 59%	2018-09-22
New Holland Summer Fest	2	20	top 43%	2019-08-23
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2	3	top 29%	2019-05-04
New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	18	top 53%	2019-04-27

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2016-07-08 → 2021-07-09

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 13 of 23 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 23 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.75)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 13 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 5 of 23 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 645.64 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 432 598–511 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,466 23 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi

Schedule strength 1569 average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests

Purse competed for $79,100 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-08-23 → 2021-07-09

Power rating 1569 peak 1572 · #1429 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jul 8 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2017
Jul 7 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First category win (Chicken) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8232 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2018
May 5 10th tracked contest Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)
2019
May 4 First overall podium Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
May 4 Career-best overall score677.6912 Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1572) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2021
Jul 9 Most recent contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2019-05-04
+15.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2017-07-07
+12.1	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2018-10-12
+11.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2019-07-12
+10.3	*Que by the Sea	2018-09-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	* Que by the Sea	2016-09-17
-6.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-08-04
-5	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	2016-10-08
-3.9	Sun BBQFest	2019-06-01
-3.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2016-07-08

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	88.7%	88.7%
2019	6	2	1	67%	top 41%	94.1%	90.9%
2018	8	2	0	63%	top 41%	93.9%	90.9%
2017	5	1	1	60%	top 53%	92.1%	89.2%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.4%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-07-09	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	26 / 59 (638.7428)	17 (165.7144)	49 (145.0856)	3 (172.5600)	29 (155.3828)
2019-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	38 / 65 (642.7660)	25 (166.2400)	42 (161.6800)	60 (149.1660)	23 (165.6800)
2019-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	7 / 64 (667.3712)	19 (166.8456)	18 (162.8000)	24 (165.1656)	3 (172.5600)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	39 / 61 (643.9200)	42 (161.1200)	38 (158.2516)	20 (169.1772)	45 (155.3712)
2019-05-04	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	3 / 29 (677.6912)	11 (170.2628)	17 (158.8228)	4 (173.7028)	1 (174.9028)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	18 / 43 (653.5996)	23 (162.8228)	8 (166.8112)	18 (164.0228)	28 (159.9428)
2019-03-08	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	39 / 66 (640.4684)	33 (162.2628)	49 (155.9656)	8 (170.2972)	51 (151.9428)
2018-10-13	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA	10 / 18 (675.9432)	5 (175.4172)	8 (170.2744)	11 (168.5944)	16 (161.6572)
2018-10-12	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	7 / 26 (672.6060)	6 (172.0344)	21 (160.5716)	3 (172.5828)	11 (167.4172)
2018-09-22	*Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	11 / 43 (653.5884)	4 (173.1428)	39 (141.0628)	2 (173.7028)	11 (165.6800)
2018-08-24	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	20 / 71 (649.5540)	27 (162.7884)	51 (152.5256)	17 (163.4056)	8 (170.8344)
2018-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	28 / 64 (632.5028)	38 (154.2628)	40 (153.6800)	16 (165.1428)	20 (159.4172)
2018-06-02	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	21 / 59 (658.8456)	7 (171.4056)	19 (167.4628)	27 (163.4284)	34 (156.5488)
2018-05-05	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	19 / 40 (650.1940)	15 (165.6684)	25 (155.4056)	11 (168.5600)	19 (160.5600)
2018-04-28	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	26 / 40 (641.1084)	27 (161.6684)	25 (160.5716)	14 (163.4628)	29 (155.4056)
2017-09-22	*Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	29 / 43 (630.1940)	24 (163.4628)	24 (160.0000)	25 (158.7884)	34 (147.9428)
2017-09-15	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	15 / 42 (653.7028)	14 (166.2972)	8 (172.0000)	35 (154.8228)	19 (160.5828)
2017-08-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Windsor, CT	25 / 30 (635.3600)	4 (171.9884)	30 (138.8232)	13 (166.2972)	19 (158.2512)
2017-07-07	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	5 / 67 (662.8232)	1 (174.8800)	42 (149.7032)	10 (165.0856)	3 (173.1544)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	32 / 46 (629.0632)	27 (160.0000)	18 (161.7260)	42 (151.9772)	35 (155.3600)
2016-10-08	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	37 / 48 (629.0976)	34 (160.5484)	33 (156.5716)	42 (153.1200)	34 (158.8576)
2016-09-17	* Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	37 / 44 (600.5028)	32 (153.0968)	43 (134.8228)	22 (158.8916)	22 (153.6916)
2016-07-08	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	42 / 65 (610.0908)	51 (149.0856)	20 (160.5600)	20 (160.4912)	49 (139.9540)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1130 (100 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#670 (235 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#490 (669 pts)	#733 (464 pts)	#652 (524 pts)	#518 (664 pts)	#439 (764 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#455 (779 pts)	#340 (999 pts)	#609 (599 pts)	#289 (1109 pts)	#462 (789 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#799 (470 pts)	#544 (730 pts)	#907 (430 pts)	#897 (430 pts)	#741 (530 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#1441 (205 pts)	#1414 (220 pts)	#1457 (195 pts)