High-water mark
668.5372
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5372 at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-07-12
PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2015-07-10
latest 2026-07-11
Best ToY finish
#726
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.87 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.77 (+28.10)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±32.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.53 · weakest Brisket (151.83)
Road miles
421
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 165 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.77 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.70 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 151.83
- Pork avg 164.53
- 0 calls in 12 entries
A strong matchup
9–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2022-07-09).
- last seen 2019-07-12
- back 2022-07-09
Pork nemesis
6 of 10
shared pork entries lost
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ ahead 60% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork entries.
A July team
Top 57%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 57% across 9 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.
- 9 July contests
- top 67% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 9 visits in all
- best finish 17th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
165 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
3–6 in 9 shared contests (33% to PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ)
They've been 1525 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#4685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'S QUE | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Philly Smoke | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bar B Q Dat | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Mates Nice Rack BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE AND CHEESE | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Tom Tom Bob A Que | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKS N HOOKS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 142.1940 | 158.82 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 139.9544 | 155.44 | top 72% |
| Pork | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 144.0116 | 164.53 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 130.2516 | 151.83 | top 70% |
“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 | 9 | 0 | top 57% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 9 | 17 | 0 | top 57% | 2026-07-11 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11 yrs
2015-07-10 → 2026-07-11
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
9 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.53 · weakest Brisket (151.83)
Walk rate
31%
a top-10 call in 4 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 13 contests
Master average
630.77
out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
328
251–462 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
421
13 mapped stops · furthest 165 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$63,800
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-07-12 → 2022-07-09
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4698 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1492) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2018
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7772 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2025
- Career-best overall score668.5372 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 10th tracked contest First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- 2026
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2024-07-13 |
| +9.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2025-07-12 |
| +1.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2023-07-14 |
| +0.9 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2019-07-12 |
| +0.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2026-07-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | 2016-04-08 |
| -10.8 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl | 2026-04-24 |
| -10 | First State BBQ Bash | 2025-09-26 |
| -8.4 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2016-07-08 |
| -8.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2015-07-10 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 91.5% | 91.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 59% | 92.9% | 91.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87% | 87% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 80.9% | 79.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 62 (657.0288) | 21 (169.6800) | 32 (165.0972) | 27 (167.9772) | 48 (154.2744) |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 20 (658.6856) | 19 (166.2400) | 18 (165.6800) | 10 (169.1084) | 20 (157.6572) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 23 / 25 (643.3260) | 19 (161.6916) | 24 (155.3944) | 22 (162.8228) | 17 (163.4172) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 15 (157.0860) | — | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 17 / 63 (668.5372) | 27 (166.8572) | 30 (164.5600) | 6 (172.5828) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 17 / 62 (666.7772) | 12 (171.9884) | 39 (159.9544) | 2 (173.7144) | 31 (161.1200) |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 34 / 64 (645.0860) | 31 (163.4744) | 53 (152.5372) | 13 (170.2744) | 35 (158.8000) |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 44 / 61 (626.2172) | 37 (163.4056) | 37 (160.5372) | 42 (156.0000) | 49 (146.2744) |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 64 (634.2744) | 49 (154.8228) | 42 (154.8572) | 12 (169.1772) | 40 (155.4172) |
| 2018-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 39 / 64 (621.6232) | 39 (154.2056) | 28 (158.8344) | 8 (166.8916) | 53 (141.6916) |
| 2016-07-08 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 53 / 65 (582.6856) | 59 (142.1940) | 56 (142.7544) | 22 (158.9144) | 52 (138.8228) |
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 71 / 75 (562.1716) | 66 (147.9540) | 72 (139.9544) | 70 (144.0116) | 72 (130.2516) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 51 / 65 (602.7888) | 58 (145.1088) | 56 (145.1316) | 15 (162.8800) | 36 (149.6684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #726 (130 pts) | #744 (155 pts) | #820 (140 pts) | #652 (180 pts) | #762 (130 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #834 (171 pts) | #1535 (55 pts) | #1171 (65 pts) | #1076 (90 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1014 (100 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #660 (260 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2236 (75 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |