BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE NJ
Rating
1445
peak 1506
Contests
75
in the data
First seen
2019-07-12
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#233
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 75 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
674.63 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 653.82 (+20.82)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.90
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.63 · weakest Brisket (161.42)
Road miles
3375
mi across 75 mapped stops · furthest 118 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
POPPA Q-BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
UP IN SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 52 of their 53 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 50% across 13 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 143.3256 | 165.63 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 71 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 176.5716 | 143.3944 | 164.34 | top 57% |
| Pork | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 137.6456 | 162.26 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 57 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 141.7144 | 161.42 | top 61% |
“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 | 32 | 0 | top 61% |
| PA | 22 | 0 | top 62% |
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (50 of 75 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (71 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 653.82
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 683.3260 | 675.31 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 681.6688 | 669.39 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 681.5996 | 658.74 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 671.9200 | 662.05 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 684.4916 | 657.93 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 669.0172 | 647.13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 663.9316 | 644.89 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 652.4916 | 619.70 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 12 / 17 (675.9088) | 6 (175.4172) | 1 (175.4288) | 13 (164.5372) | 16 (160.5256) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 5 / 25 (683.3260) | 8 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8344) | 4 (173.1316) | 10 (167.3828) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 26 (675.8628) | 11 (171.9656) | 21 (163.3944) | 14 (170.8344) | 15 (169.6684) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 7 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 26 (666.1372) | 6 (170.8344) | 12 (167.9772) | 19 (164.5372) | 20 (162.7884) |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 8 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 16 / 30 (671.9312) | 14 (170.8572) | 21 (165.1772) | 14 (170.8112) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 24 / 63 (655.2684) | 39 (161.6800) | 13 (170.2744) | 40 (158.8000) | 24 (164.5140) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 15 / 21 (665.5772) | 12 (168.5372) | 21 (153.6572) | 12 (167.9772) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 34 (672.5260) | 8 (173.7488) | 25 (163.3944) | 31 (158.8228) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 33 (681.6688) | 19 (169.1200) | 8 (173.1316) | 13 (170.2972) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 15 (165.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 21 / 26 (664.9596) | 24 (161.0856) | 16 (169.6800) | 21 (166.8112) | 16 (167.3828) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbia, NJ | — | — | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 20 / 28 (657.4968) | 26 (158.2056) | 18 (165.6684) | 9 (170.8228) | 19 (162.8000) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 16 (158.8000) | — | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 30 / 38 (643.7828) | 37 (154.7772) | 33 (158.8000) | 28 (162.2400) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 7 / 62 (681.5996) | 7 (176.5828) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (168.5140) | 26 (165.0856) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 25 / 26 (640.8792) | 19 (163.9656) | 22 (158.1940) | 21 (159.9312) | 20 (158.7884) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 25 / 37 (658.0680) | 11 (171.9656) | 12 (168.5372) | 34 (154.7768) | 24 (162.7884) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 23 / 27 (650.6512) | 26 (158.7884) | 16 (167.9772) | 21 (162.2284) | 23 (161.6572) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 4 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 15 / 29 (672.4684) | 15 (170.8112) | 27 (154.2400) | 13 (168.5600) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 3 (172.5828) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 22 / 29 (660.4456) | 26 (157.7028) | 19 (167.3828) | 6 (171.9656) | 18 (163.3944) |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 13 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 19 / 34 (662.2060) | 24 (162.8344) | 20 (164.5600) | 22 (165.1316) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 12 (166.8684) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 24 / 64 (658.6512) | 36 (162.7884) | 30 (165.0856) | 29 (163.9428) | 15 (166.8344) |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 13 / 29 (671.9200) | 21 (165.6912) | 6 (172.5600) | 17 (166.2744) | 13 (167.3944) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 20 / 37 (656.9484) | 32 (157.0628) | 5 (172.5716) | 20 (163.9312) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 19 / 19 (651.3600) | 16 (167.9656) | 9 (168.0000) | 19 (155.9772) | 18 (159.4172) |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 18 / 20 (658.7888) | 15 (168.5600) | 18 (162.2400) | 19 (157.7028) | 7 (170.2860) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 30 (666.7428) | 24 (159.3828) | 1 (176.5716) | 12 (172.5484) | 24 (158.2400) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 13 / 36 (671.3488) | 16 (169.1428) | 12 (167.3944) | 23 (165.1200) | 11 (169.6916) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 6 / 27 (684.4916) | 2 (176.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | 7 (170.2744) | 12 (167.9772) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 10 (160.5484) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 22 / 29 (654.7660) | 5 (176.0116) | 20 (163.9772) | 23 (162.8228) | 26 (151.9544) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 2 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 35 / 49 (647.2228) | 26 (167.3828) | 25 (167.3944) | 28 (161.6684) | 39 (150.7772) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 36 / 42 (658.7428) | 42 (154.7656) | 9 (173.1544) | 26 (167.4284) | 33 (163.3944) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 22 / 54 (662.7200) | 27 (169.6800) | 12 (170.2972) | 32 (162.8000) | 37 (159.9428) |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 10 / 61 (677.6800) | 20 (169.1200) | 18 (168.0116) | 7 (173.7028) | 18 (166.8456) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 21 / 34 (656.9828) | 22 (165.0856) | 23 (161.6800) | 20 (164.5372) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 26 / 39 (655.8288) | 13 (171.9656) | 5 (171.9772) | 26 (163.9544) | 37 (147.9316) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 34 / 41 (651.3144) | 16 (173.1200) | 20 (167.4400) | 36 (157.0972) | 36 (153.6572) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 9 (156.5028) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 43 / 48 (629.5884) | 39 (160.5256) | 42 (154.8344) | 41 (157.1084) | 35 (157.1200) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 15 (155.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 23 / 31 (657.6116) | 4 (174.8572) | 15 (165.6916) | 25 (161.1200) | 28 (155.9428) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 12 (154.8232) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 27 / 31 (630.1028) | 16 (166.8228) | 16 (162.2400) | 29 (150.2400) | 26 (150.8000) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 9 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 13 / 44 (662.2056) | 11 (167.9656) | 7 (169.1428) | 31 (158.8344) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 40 / 54 (646.7884) | 22 (169.1200) | 25 (166.8344) | 52 (145.7484) | 21 (165.0856) |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 14 / 59 (659.9772) | 22 (163.9656) | 5 (170.8916) | 19 (165.1312) | 20 (159.9888) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 14 / 41 (669.0172) | 1 (180.0000) | 23 (163.9428) | 22 (165.0856) | 31 (159.9888) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 27 / 46 (641.0404) | 2 (176.5600) | 42 (144.5032) | 19 (162.8572) | 29 (157.1200) |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 31 / 40 (645.6228) | 14 (170.8228) | 34 (155.9884) | 21 (165.7028) | 33 (153.1088) |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 8 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 37 / 40 (611.8284) | 29 (162.2744) | 33 (158.2284) | 38 (137.6456) | 34 (153.6800) |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 17 (154.2972) | — | — |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 26 / 40 (647.3372) | 5 (172.5600) | 33 (154.2860) | 28 (161.1084) | 25 (159.3828) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 33 / 37 (622.7664) | 35 (153.6228) | 30 (154.8576) | 30 (159.9428) | 29 (154.3432) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 28 (663.9316) | 4 (175.4400) | 18 (164.5600) | 24 (162.2400) | 22 (161.6916) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 29 / 35 (645.0404) | 21 (167.3944) | 26 (160.5600) | 22 (163.4172) | 30 (153.6688) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 29 / 59 (658.2632) | 57 (153.1200) | 37 (161.0972) | 17 (169.7144) | 6 (174.3316) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 46 / 53 (631.9888) | 52 (145.6800) | 17 (168.5716) | 36 (162.8572) | 43 (154.8800) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 53 / 63 (609.0284) | 30 (165.0856) | 52 (153.6800) | 60 (145.1428) | 53 (145.1200) |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 27 / 30 (624.4800) | 28 (151.3828) | 20 (158.8344) | 25 (158.8228) | 28 (155.4400) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 30 / 32 (591.3376) | 30 (146.2400) | 32 (143.3944) | 32 (143.9660) | 22 (157.7372) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 44 / 65 (637.0404) | 50 (155.9200) | 28 (165.7032) | 20 (165.7144) | 54 (149.7028) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 48 / 53 (603.8516) | 52 (143.3256) | 24 (163.9772) | 44 (154.8344) | 53 (141.7144) |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 21 / 64 (652.4916) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (168.5828) | 51 (150.8000) | 23 (161.1316) |
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 | #233 (484 pts) | #158 (719 pts) | #161 (737 pts) | #228 (489 pts) | #300 (389 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #489 (387 pts) | #454 (508 pts) | #426 (571 pts) | #537 (347 pts) | #458 (462 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #333 (651 pts) | #222 (999 pts) | #220 (1051 pts) | #327 (681 pts) | #269 (836 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #277 (781 pts) | #296 (771 pts) | #155 (1295 pts) | #268 (821 pts) | #218 (961 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #281 (825 pts) | #212 (1055 pts) | #137 (1327 pts) | #293 (830 pts) | #332 (720 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #298 (652 pts) | #133 (1247 pts) | #195 (1031 pts) | #357 (567 pts) | #351 (582 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #285 (393 pts) | #190 (648 pts) | #297 (428 pts) | #299 (413 pts) | #247 (483 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #798 (372 pts) | #730 (467 pts) | #644 (532 pts) | #837 (377 pts) | #846 (377 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |