CRESCENT MOON BBQ NJ

Power ranking

#2077

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1507 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-04

latest 2021-06-18

Best ToY finish

#734

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6344 / 720

Master · York County BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.92 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.85 (-2.93)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

Consistency

±15.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.24 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.13)

Road miles

507

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.85 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ROSES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)

Mates Nice Rack BBQ #2115 · 1478 · NJ POPPA Q-BBQ #2023 · 1482 · NJ Yard Sale BBQ #2127 · 1477 · NJ LOCAL SMOKE BBQ #1995 · 1483 · NJ COOKS N HOOKS #1993 · 1483 · NJ Fat Rocky BBQ #1966 · 1485 · NJ

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	1	1	178.2972	155.9884	168.24	top 42%
Pork Ribs	7	1	0	0	170.2972	142.2400	156.13	top 63%
Pork	7	1	0	0	169.7372	153.6456	162.27	top 58%
Brisket	7	2	0	0	170.8572	135.3944	156.20	top 56%

“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	4	top 64%
PA	2	top 51%
CT	1	top 62%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	16	0	top 64%	2020-10-16

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
Cooks mostly in NJ (4 of 7 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
Average Master overall score: 642.85 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-05-04 — First tracked contest · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
📣 2019-05-04 — First call · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
📈 2019-10-11 — Peak power rating (1507) · Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
⭐ 2021-06-18 — Career-best overall score (661.6344) · York County BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2019-07-12
+2	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-10-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2020-07-31
-6.4	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2020-10-16
-6.3	York County BBQ Festival	2021-06-18
-3.1	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2019-05-04
-1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2021-05-14

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	100%	top 51%	91.9%	90.9%
2020	2	0	50%	top 89%	88%	86.3%
2019	3	1	100%	top 47%	90.7%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	25 / 41 (661.6344)	23 (166.8344)	5 (170.2972)	40 (153.6456)	5 (170.8572)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	19 / 46 (647.8628)	6 (170.2744)	32 (154.8000)	13 (165.1200)	28 (157.6684)
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	29 / 37 (633.6692)	4 (176.0344)	31 (154.2744)	26 (164.0228)	37 (139.3376)
2020-07-31	New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	28 / 28 (609.0516)	20 (166.8572)	28 (142.2400)	17 (164.5600)	28 (135.3944)
2019-10-11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	16 / 32 (647.3600)	22 (163.4172)	24 (153.1200)	17 (163.4400)	8 (167.3828)
2019-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	18 / 64 (653.1084)	46 (155.9884)	21 (161.1200)	9 (169.7372)	16 (166.2628)
2019-05-04	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	18 / 29 (647.2572)	1 (178.2972)	19 (157.0856)	24 (155.3600)	19 (156.5144)

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	#836 (150 pts)	#673 (245 pts)	#682 (245 pts)	#776 (180 pts)	#670 (245 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#735 (113 pts)	#404 (288 pts)	#764 (113 pts)	#627 (153 pts)	#756 (113 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#953 (286 pts)	#805 (411 pts)	#1164 (226 pts)	#973 (301 pts)	#897 (341 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#734 (455 pts)	#763 (450 pts)	#757 (475 pts)	#875 (375 pts)	#620 (590 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1602 (145 pts)	#1435 (195 pts)	#1259 (250 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)