PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ

PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 63 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2025). They are ranked #4730 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,730

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 10, 2015

latest Jul 11, 2026 · 11 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#814

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5372 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.77 (+28.10)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Pork · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±32.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.53 · weakest Brisket (151.83)

Road miles

421

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 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.77 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Jul 12, 2025

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 (Jul 9, 2022).

last seen Jul 12, 2019
back Jul 9, 2022

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

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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

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
2026 ↗	Master	#814 (130 pts)	#834 (155 pts)	#916 (140 pts)	#734 (180 pts)	#849 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Ol' Blue BBQ

#4,739 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Sweet Breezy BBQ

#4,740 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ has cooked, 5 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Palm tree smokehouse

#4,721 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

3–6 in 9 shared contests (33% to PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ)

They've been 1526 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Men On Fire

#4,725 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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.

rated over 12 contests

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VALLEY SMOKE BBQ

#4,736 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ

#4,720 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 28, 2021

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Familiar 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
Bar B Q Dat	9	6	3	67%	⚔ 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
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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	0	171.9884	142.1940	158.82	top 67%
Pork Ribs	12	0	0	165.6800	139.9544	155.44	top 72%
Pork	12	4	1	173.7144	144.0116	164.53	top 39%
Brisket	12	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 96%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	9	top 57%
DE	2	top 93%
VA	1	top 100%

Repeat visits (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%	Jul 11, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 9 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 322 finished ahead 251 times, behind 462

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jul 12, 2019 → Jul 9, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20252 milestones

Jul 12 Career-best overall score668.5372 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Sep 26 10th tracked contest First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)

20242 milestones

Jul 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7772 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 13 Career-best single call (Pork)173.7144 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20181 milestone

Jul 14 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20152 milestones

Jul 10 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 10 Peak power rating (1492) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 13, 2024
+9.7	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2025
+1.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 14, 2023
+0.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019
+0.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 11, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval	Apr 8, 2016
-10.8	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	Apr 24, 2026
-10	First State BBQ Bash	Sep 26, 2025
-8.4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 8, 2016
-8.3	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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	50%	top 78%	91.5%	91.4%
2025	3	33%	top 59%	92.9%	91.1%
2024	1	100%	top 27%	92.6%	92.6%
2023	1	0%	top 53%	89.6%	89.6%
2022	1	0%	top 72%	87%	87%
2019	1	0%	top 55%	88.1%	88.1%
2018	1	100%	top 61%	86.3%	86.3%
2016	2	0%	top 88%	80.9%	79.5%
2015	1	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
Jul 11, 2026	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	35 / 62 (657.0288)	21 (169.6800)	32 (165.0972)	27 (167.9772)	48 (154.2744)
Apr 24, 2026	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	20 / 20 (658.6856)	19 (166.2400)	18 (165.6800)	10 (169.1084)	20 (157.6572)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	23 / 25 (643.3260)	19 (161.6916)	24 (155.3944)	22 (162.8228)	17 (163.4172)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE	—	15 (157.0860)	—	—	—
Jul 12, 2025	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	17 / 63 (668.5372)	27 (166.8572)	30 (164.5600)	6 (172.5828)	22 (164.5372)
Jul 13, 2024	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	17 / 62 (666.7772)	12 (171.9884)	39 (159.9544)	2 (173.7144)	31 (161.1200)
Jul 14, 2023	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	34 / 64 (645.0860)	31 (163.4744)	53 (152.5372)	13 (170.2744)	35 (158.8000)
Jul 9, 2022	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	44 / 61 (626.2172)	37 (163.4056)	37 (160.5372)	42 (156)	49 (146.2744)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	35 / 64 (634.2744)	49 (154.8228)	42 (154.8572)	12 (169.1772)	40 (155.4172)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	39 / 64 (621.6232)	39 (154.2056)	28 (158.8344)	8 (166.8916)	53 (141.6916)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	53 / 65 (582.6856)	59 (142.1940)	56 (142.7544)	22 (158.9144)	52 (138.8228)
Apr 8, 2016	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)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	51 / 65 (602.7888)	58 (145.1088)	56 (145.1316)	15 (162.8800)	36 (149.6684)

PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A July team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)