Mitch's BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5818

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1440

peak 1440 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-07-07

latest 2026-04-18

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4572 / 720

Master · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.67 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 626.51 (+6.16)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Chicken · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Consistency

±14.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.32 · weakest Brisket (154.03)

Road miles

1,045

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

626.51 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

13–0 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 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 154.03
Chicken avg 160.32
1 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) (2026-04-18).

last seen 2022-07-09
back 2026-04-18

Chicken nemesis

13 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 13 of 13 shared chicken entries.

A July team

Top 67% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 67% across 6 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

6 July contests
top 76% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.0% of a perfect score
13 contests

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.

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

2FishQ

#5823 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2021-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ

#5828 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

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.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

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Blue Smoke BBQ

#5830 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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DP BBQ

#5813 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Mitch's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN JO

#5820 of the rated field

1440 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-03-16

⚔ Head-to-head

NED'S CAROLINA BARBEQUE COMPANY

#5814 of the rated field

1440 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HOT PIGGIES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UP IN SMOKERS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Tom Tom Bob A Que	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
COOKS N HOOKS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	171.4172	149.0740	160.32	top 67%
Pork Ribs	13	0	167.9656	144.5372	157.25	top 63%
Pork	13	0	163.9428	133.7712	154.92	top 75%
Brisket	13	1	169.6800	141.6800	154.03	top 69%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 72%

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	4	31	0	top 59%	2022-07-09
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	26	0	top 94%	2026-04-18

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.8 yrs 2017-07-07 → 2026-04-18

Busiest season 2021 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.32 · weakest Brisket (154.03)

Walk rate 8% a top-10 call in 1 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 626.51 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 266 167–448 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,045 13 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $62,035 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs 2022-07-09 → 2026-04-18

Power rating 1440 peak 1440 · #5818 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jul 7 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 Peak power rating (1500) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2020
Oct 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2021
Jul 9 10th tracked contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship
Oct 23 First call Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 23 Career-best overall score656.4572 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2026
Apr 18 Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.3	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2022-07-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2026-04-18
-8.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-04-27
-7.8	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2020-07-31
-7.7	*Que by the Sea	2018-09-22
-6.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2019-07-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 100%	86.1%	86.1%
2022	1	0%	top 51%	89.7%	89.7%
2021	3	33%	top 79%	91.2%	87.8%
2020	2	0%	top 87%	88.1%	87.5%
2019	2	0%	top 82%	85.7%	85.2%
2018	2	0%	top 69%	87.2%	86.5%
2017	2	0%	top 64%	87.5%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-18	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	26 / 26 (619.8172)	25 (158.2400)	26 (144.5372)	23 (158.8000)	25 (158.2400)
2022-07-09	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	31 / 61 (646.1140)	38 (163.3828)	19 (167.9656)	41 (157.6456)	34 (157.1200)
2021-10-23	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	25 / 31 (656.4572)	29 (160.5372)	23 (162.8228)	24 (163.4172)	9 (169.6800)
2021-07-09	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	45 / 59 (599.3824)	45 (151.9312)	47 (146.8228)	56 (133.7712)	13 (166.8572)
2021-04-24	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	32 / 40 (641.5544)	27 (165.0972)	38 (153.1200)	27 (163.9428)	27 (159.3944)
2020-10-17	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	32 / 40 (634.1260)	11 (171.4172)	34 (153.0744)	32 (157.0972)	35 (152.5372)
2020-07-31	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	33 / 35 (625.6344)	29 (161.6800)	21 (162.3200)	32 (154.8572)	34 (146.7772)
2019-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	48 / 64 (617.0400)	43 (156.5828)	33 (158.2744)	44 (153.0972)	47 (149.0856)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	38 / 43 (609.6228)	35 (158.2516)	38 (150.2856)	43 (140.5372)	25 (160.5484)
2018-09-22	*Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	36 / 43 (617.4972)	39 (149.0740)	14 (162.8116)	27 (158.8228)	32 (146.7888)
2018-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	35 / 64 (627.9316)	19 (162.2628)	26 (159.9544)	26 (161.1772)	51 (144.5372)
2017-09-15	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	31 / 42 (630.0684)	26 (161.6572)	20 (163.4056)	33 (155.9084)	33 (149.0972)
2017-07-07	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	36 / 67 (619.3488)	23 (164.0000)	19 (158.8460)	40 (154.8228)	52 (141.6800)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#995 (116 pts)	#1051 (116 pts)	#999 (126 pts)	#954 (121 pts)	#645 (261 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#545 (190 pts)	#657 (140 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1473 (150 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1745 (130 pts)	#1559 (175 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)