A tough matchup
8–0
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 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2017-07-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 618.01 (+3.23)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.41 · weakest Brisket (151.96)
Road miles
192
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
618.01 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
−4.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 151.96
- Chicken avg 156.41
- 0 calls in 8 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.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.87%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 85.8% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 18th
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.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3069 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3070 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with Cookin Commandos BBQ Squad on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Rod's BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHADY CREW | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HERDER HERDER BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| B' FOR CHICKEN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 139.9428 | 156.41 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 145.6456 | 154.83 | top 52% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 145.6456 | 154.81 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 141.6572 | 151.96 | top 47% |
“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 | 18 | 0 | top 50% | 2017-07-07 |
| DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 47% | 2014-10-03 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2017-07-07
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.41 · weakest Brisket (151.96)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
618.01
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
243
256–259 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
192
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1521
average field rating faced — tougher than 14% of rated contests
Power rating
1503
peak 1510 · #3077 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2014
- First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2015
- Career-best overall score630.7200 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2628 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1510) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2017
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2014-07-11 |
| +2.4 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2014-10-03 |
| +1.9 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
| +1.9 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2015-07-10 |
| +1.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2017-07-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.2 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 | 2015-10-09 |
| -4.3 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2013-07-12 |
| -3.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2016-07-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 87% | 87% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 87.6% | 85.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 37% | 87.5% | 87.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 86.2% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-07 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 32 / 67 (626.6628) | 20 (164.5600) | 57 (145.6456) | 29 (157.6572) | 22 (158.8000) |
| 2016-07-08 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 41 / 65 (612.4800) | 53 (148.5600) | 31 (156.5600) | 11 (163.4056) | 41 (143.9544) |
| 2015-10-09 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ | 33 / 46 (606.6744) | 34 (154.8572) | 25 (153.6916) | 33 (153.0512) | 31 (145.0744) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 30 / 65 (630.7200) | 11 (166.2628) | 31 (160.0116) | 56 (145.6456) | 24 (158.8000) |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 30 / 65 (629.7028) | 39 (156.5828) | 31 (157.6800) | 34 (157.1428) | 24 (158.2972) |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 18 / 65 (627.8856) | 36 (154.7884) | 20 (158.8572) | 9 (162.2628) | 29 (151.9772) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 41 / 85 (620.4916) | 16 (165.7144) | 66 (146.2628) | 51 (151.3828) | 24 (157.1316) |
| 2013-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 42 / 65 (589.4968) | 56 (139.9428) | 15 (159.9540) | 45 (147.9428) | 45 (141.6572) |