A tough matchup
10–1
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 91% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
Darling Nikki's BBQ
Darling Nikki's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 40 at the New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021). They are ranked #6101 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1429
peak 1508 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Apr 23, 2021
latest Oct 1, 2022 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.22 (+5.36)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.84 · weakest Brisket (154.30)
Road miles
1,081
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$74K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.22 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
313.73 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Darling Nikki's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Darling Nikki's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
Level with Darling Nikki's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
They were already cooking in 2015, 6 years before Darling Nikki's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| DEAD ON Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.4284 | 162.84 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 134.2400 | 159.20 | top 65% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 138.2056 | 159.74 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 149.0972 | 154.30 | top 82% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 90% | Apr 23, 2022 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 54% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 86% | Mar 26, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
7
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
9 of 14 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
220
finished ahead 89 times, behind 497
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2688 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score659.8632 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- 10th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night
- Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Peak power rating (1508) New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 23, 2021 |
| +1.3 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 1, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 14, 2021 |
| -10.9 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -9.4 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 23, 2021 |
| -9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 24, 2021 |
| -8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 23, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 84% | 91.6% | 89.5% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29% | top 76% | 89.9% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA | 20 / 33 (654.1488) | 20 (165.1088) | 8 (170.8228) | 22 (159.4172) | 19 (158.8000) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 33 / 34 (609.5316) | 18 (167.4172) | 34 (137.6572) | 33 (153.0744) | 29 (151.3828) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 37 / 41 (640.9828) | 38 (161.0856) | 38 (154.8000) | 29 (163.4172) | 27 (161.6800) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 40 / 48 (643.3608) | 31 (164.0232) | 35 (161.1088) | 35 (162.8228) | 39 (155.4060) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 44 / 50 (659.8632) | 42 (164.5600) | 18 (174.2860) | 33 (168.5372) | 49 (152.4800) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 45 / 53 (659.2688) | 28 (170.2628) | 44 (161.6688) | 8 (175.4172) | 53 (151.9200) |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 29 / 31 (639.3144) | 18 (168.5600) | 18 (164.5600) | 29 (156.5372) | 30 (149.6572) |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 22 / 31 (647.3484) | 24 (161.6456) | 14 (162.8456) | 24 (161.6800) | 19 (161.1772) |
| May 14, 2021 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 46 / 46 (581.5428) | 34 (157.7028) | 46 (134.2400) | 45 (138.2056) | 37 (151.3944) |
| Apr 24, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 36 / 40 (626.7888) | 36 (159.4056) | 30 (159.9772) | 34 (158.3088) | 37 (149.0972) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 40 (313.7256) | 10 (151.4284) | 8 (162.2972) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 18 (146.8344) | — | — |