A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Open Bar BQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1522 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2018-07-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.45
last 5 Master vs avg 618.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.18 · weakest Pork (150.61)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
618.45 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The weak link
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork avg 150.61
- Chicken avg 159.18
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES 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 State Barbecue Championship (2018-07-14).
- last seen 2016-07-08
- back 2018-07-14
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 6th
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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
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#3064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with Open Bar BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
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#3046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Open Bar BQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BEERBEQUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hot Rod's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 151.9768 | 159.18 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 137.1200 | 154.26 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 137.1200 | 150.61 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1312 | 138.8572 | 154.40 | top 38% |
“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 State Barbecue Championship | 5 | 6 | 0 | top 49% | 2018-07-14 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2018-07-14
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 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 · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.18 · weakest Pork (150.61)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
618.45
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
145
166–153 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2018-07-14
Power rating
1504
peak 1522 · #3055 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5828 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2014
- First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score646.7884 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1522) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2018
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2014-07-11 |
| +8.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2013-07-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2016-07-08 |
| -4.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2015-07-10 |
| -2.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2018-07-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 9% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 38 / 64 (622.7084) | 35 (155.9312) | 29 (158.8344) | 47 (150.8000) | 23 (157.1428) |
| 2016-07-08 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 57 / 65 (579.3828) | 39 (154.2856) | 45 (149.1200) | 61 (137.1200) | 51 (138.8572) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 41 / 65 (617.0736) | 53 (151.9768) | 41 (154.8000) | 57 (145.1656) | 11 (165.1312) |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 6 / 65 (646.7884) | 17 (161.1084) | 4 (171.4056) | 13 (160.5600) | 25 (153.7144) |
| 2013-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 16 / 65 (626.2856) | 2 (172.5828) | 57 (137.1200) | 13 (159.4056) | 13 (157.1772) |