TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ NJ
Rating
1404
peak 1404
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
2019-09-27
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#397
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 35 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.23 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 653.77 (-0.54)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.66
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.77)
Road miles
1732
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Second Helping BBQ -PA has finished one call ahead of TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
4 BOXERS Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 32 of their 32 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9768 | 164.07 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 148.5600 | 161.77 | top 67% |
| Pork | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 150.8228 | 163.24 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 136.5144 | 164.69 | top 49% |
“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 | 24 | 0 | top 69% |
| PA | 10 | 0 | top 66% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (24 of 35 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (35 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 653.77
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.1140 | 650.54 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 673.0400 | 665.83 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 677.5884 | 663.81 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 678.8460 | 666.57 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 673.0976 | 659.01 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 640.4916 | 627.74 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 629.6800 | 629.68 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.8004 | 634.80 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 16 / 25 (662.1140) | 15 (169.6800) | 12 (168.5256) | 23 (158.7884) | 12 (165.1200) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 26 (641.0516) | 16 (166.8572) | 22 (162.2628) | 22 (162.8572) | 26 (149.0744) |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 20 / 26 (648.4572) | 17 (166.8228) | 21 (157.6800) | 22 (161.0972) | 17 (162.8572) |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 30 / 32 (651.2572) | 23 (166.8228) | 31 (150.8000) | 31 (161.6572) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 23 / 31 (663.2800) | 20 (167.9656) | 29 (159.3716) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (165.1200) |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 39 / 47 (665.0856) | 29 (171.9772) | 44 (161.1200) | 39 (165.1428) | 33 (166.8456) |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 15 / 63 (673.0400) | 8 (174.2628) | 34 (162.2400) | 35 (161.1200) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 20 / 28 (667.2452) | 24 (158.1824) | 5 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 21 (162.8228) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 34 (671.2912) | 28 (160.4912) | 27 (161.1200) | 6 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 22 / 33 (669.6340) | 30 (162.8340) | 16 (168.0000) | 25 (166.2400) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 17 / 26 (677.5884) | 9 (174.2628) | 23 (161.0856) | 17 (167.9772) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 17 / 28 (661.1316) | 21 (163.9884) | 1 (174.8572) | 24 (156.5716) | 14 (165.7144) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 27 / 38 (652.4340) | 35 (159.9312) | 24 (163.9772) | 31 (158.8228) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 19 / 37 (665.0056) | 10 (172.0000) | 19 (163.3828) | 14 (169.6800) | 29 (159.9428) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 27 (675.9544) | 16 (169.1200) | 21 (165.1544) | 18 (163.3828) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 25 / 29 (650.7656) | 19 (169.1200) | 24 (162.2400) | 25 (158.2400) | 22 (161.1656) |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 20 / 29 (661.0856) | 15 (172.5600) | 21 (166.2628) | 11 (169.1428) | 27 (153.1200) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 13 / 34 (671.3712) | 19 (166.8684) | 14 (167.9772) | 17 (167.9656) | 12 (168.5600) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 20 / 44 (658.1484) | 29 (164.5256) | 29 (160.5488) | 27 (159.9312) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 30 (678.8460) | 20 (166.8916) | 16 (167.9772) | 11 (172.5600) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 36 (663.3832) | 27 (161.1084) | 10 (167.4744) | 24 (165.0972) | 10 (169.7032) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 13 / 27 (673.0976) | 11 (168.0000) | 15 (165.1316) | 20 (161.1088) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 24 / 29 (653.5996) | 21 (165.1084) | 22 (161.0972) | 20 (164.5600) | 17 (162.8340) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 31 / 49 (652.4344) | 43 (157.6800) | 31 (164.5372) | 24 (162.8344) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 32 / 41 (654.8572) | 13 (173.7028) | 29 (162.2972) | 39 (150.8228) | 15 (168.0344) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 25 / 48 (661.0860) | 41 (158.8000) | 32 (161.7260) | 21 (168.5600) | 11 (172.0000) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 28 / 31 (639.3256) | 25 (162.8684) | 27 (156.5372) | 23 (163.4172) | 26 (156.5028) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 26 / 31 (640.4916) | 20 (164.5256) | 27 (153.6800) | 25 (159.4288) | 14 (162.8572) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 27 / 31 (631.3140) | 30 (147.9768) | 26 (157.6916) | 26 (158.8228) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 26 / 44 (635.3600) | 26 (160.5600) | 33 (153.1200) | 28 (159.9772) | 22 (161.7028) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 30 / 46 (630.7772) | 28 (160.5372) | 40 (149.6800) | 34 (151.4172) | 4 (169.1428) |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 40 / 40 (586.0912) | 39 (150.1940) | 39 (148.5600) | 37 (150.8228) | 40 (136.5144) |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 34 / 40 (630.8116) | 30 (162.2628) | 36 (155.4172) | 30 (156.5372) | 31 (156.5944) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 31 / 37 (629.6800) | 36 (151.4172) | 19 (165.1428) | 5 (173.7372) | 36 (139.3828) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 33 / 40 (634.8004) | 38 (152.5256) | 10 (163.4516) | 14 (166.8344) | 31 (151.9888) |
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 | #440 (227 pts) | #432 (287 pts) | #495 (252 pts) | #513 (192 pts) | #415 (257 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #433 (460 pts) | #472 (480 pts) | #542 (395 pts) | #413 (520 pts) | #272 (860 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #413 (495 pts) | #397 (585 pts) | #381 (625 pts) | #447 (465 pts) | #284 (805 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #397 (498 pts) | #513 (393 pts) | #492 (483 pts) | #442 (473 pts) | #334 (653 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #562 (351 pts) | #508 (436 pts) | #623 (351 pts) | #565 (361 pts) | #345 (696 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #445 (408 pts) | #451 (433 pts) | #494 (408 pts) | #450 (418 pts) | #303 (678 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #831 (90 pts) | #542 (185 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1119 (236 pts) | #1087 (266 pts) | #1052 (291 pts) | #1138 (246 pts) | #1137 (246 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1202 (240 pts) | #1287 (240 pts) | #1290 (240 pts) | #1126 (305 pts) | #1199 (260 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1522 (174 pts) | #1395 (214 pts) | #1352 (229 pts) | #1623 (174 pts) | #1574 (174 pts) |