A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB ahead in 100% of their meetings
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
J 'N' C BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2016-07-08
latest 2019-04-27
Best ToY finish
#1580
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
598.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 595.65 (+2.92)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.30 · weakest Brisket (141.95)
Road miles
374
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
595.65 / 720
6 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
−17.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 141.95
- Chicken avg 159.30
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2019-04-27).
- last seen 2017-09-30
- back 2019-04-27
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.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after J 'N' C BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with J 'N' C BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 148.5256 | 159.30 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 123.9200 | 146.15 | top 76% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 108.9944 | 148.24 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2056 | 133.6800 | 141.95 | top 88% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.8 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2019-04-27
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.30 · weakest Brisket (141.95)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
595.65
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
183
33–218 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
374
6 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$8,225
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2017-09-30 → 2019-04-27
Power rating
1451
peak 1451 · #5487 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2017
- First call *The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score635.3260 *Red, White and Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2628 *Red, White and Que
- 2019
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | *Red, White and Que | 2017-09-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Red White and Que | 2016-09-24 |
| -11.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2017-08-18 |
| -10.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2016-07-08 |
| -9.5 | *The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest | 2017-08-25 |
| -6.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2019-04-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 79% | 88.2% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 80.7% | 77.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-27 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 36 / 43 (615.2232) | 20 (165.0972) | 33 (153.6688) | 41 (142.2516) | 35 (154.2056) |
| 2017-09-30 | *Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 20 / 31 (635.3260) | 19 (164.0116) | 12 (162.2516) | 7 (166.2628) | 25 (142.8000) |
| 2017-08-25 | *The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY | 15 / 17 (606.1260) | 11 (163.9656) | 14 (140.5372) | 10 (159.3828) | 16 (142.2404) |
| 2017-08-18 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 49 / 59 (603.2916) | 42 (154.8000) | 48 (149.1316) | 25 (161.1084) | 55 (138.2516) |
| 2016-09-24 | Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 40 / 41 (532.8688) | 25 (159.4056) | 41 (123.9200) | 41 (108.9944) | 38 (140.5488) |
| 2016-07-08 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 55 / 65 (581.0512) | 54 (148.5256) | 50 (147.4172) | 42 (151.4284) | 57 (133.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1884 (85 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1580 (152 pts) | #1571 (172 pts) | #1636 (157 pts) | #1527 (177 pts) | #1671 (147 pts) |