A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Palm tree smokehouse ahead in 100% of their meetings
Palm tree smokehouse has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Coming in Hot BBQ
Coming in Hot BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 35th of 65 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2015). They are ranked #3919 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2014
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.98 · weakest Brisket (140.98)
Road miles
1
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
613.41 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Coming in Hot BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
167 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 10 years after Coming in Hot BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Level with Coming in Hot BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,936 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Philly Smoke | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bar B Q Dat | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Tom Tom Bob A Que | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CARVER'S Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS WITHIN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hot Rod's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 149.1656 | 157.04 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5372 | 144.5600 | 151.41 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172.5828 | 147.9312 | 163.98 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 131.9772 | 140.98 | top 78% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 5 | 35 | 0 | top 63% | Jul 12, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 121 times, behind 200
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 7, 2017 → Jul 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score627.8284 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -4.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -3.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -0.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -0.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 10, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
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 73% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 47 / 64 (617.1088) | 26 (164.6172) | 46 (153.7144) | 37 (160.5600) | 62 (138.2172) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 44 / 67 (606.2632) | 49 (151.4516) | 40 (150.2856) | 3 (168.5716) | 59 (135.9544) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 44 / 65 (607.8852) | 50 (149.1656) | 40 (151.9656) | 52 (147.9312) | 23 (158.8228) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 65 (627.8284) | 27 (161.1200) | 35 (156.5372) | 4 (170.2628) | 51 (139.9084) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 65 (607.9656) | 24 (158.8456) | 53 (144.5600) | 2 (172.5828) | 59 (131.9772) |