A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Leaning Jowler BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Leaning Jowler BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Smokin' Goat
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-04-22
latest 2026-04-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
316.37
last 5 Backyard vs avg 316.37 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.70
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.22)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
316.37 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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 strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2026-04-17).
- last seen 2024-04-20
- back 2026-04-17
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.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokin' Goat)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' Goat has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smokin' Goat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2017, 6 years before Smokin' Goat's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' Goat on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Smokin' Goat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Beefy Bros BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 150.7772 | 159.16 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 153.1088 | 157.22 | top 44% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 5 | 9 | 0 | top 43% | 2026-04-18 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2023-04-22 → 2026-04-18
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.22)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Backyard average
316.37
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
87
86–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$21,000
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2024-04-20 → 2026-04-17
Power rating
1503
peak 1505 · #3103 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1505) New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- 2026
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.0972 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
- Career-best overall score329.0972 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.6800 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-04-22 |
| +1.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2026-04-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2026-04-18 |
| -1.3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2024-04-19 |
| -0.8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2024-04-20 |
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)
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 46% | 91.4% | 90.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 87.6% | 87% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
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 | 13 / 26 (329.0972) | 12 (165.6800) | 12 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 26 (322.2056) | 8 (165.6800) | 14 (156.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 27 (311.3484) | 12 (154.2512) | 11 (157.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 29 (315.3372) | 14 (159.3944) | 14 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 30 (303.8860) | 10 (150.7772) | 9 (153.1088) | — | — |