LOCAL SMOKE BBQ NJ
Rating
1482
peak 1523
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2025-10-25
Best ToY finish
#488
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.64 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 656.38 (+3.26)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.38
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.22 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.21)
Road miles
3047
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1129 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Cosmic Q has finished one call ahead of LOCAL SMOKE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 36% across 6 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 175.4056 | 157.1088 | 167.22 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 148.5144 | 161.21 | top 61% |
| Pork | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 177.7144 | 151.9772 | 164.56 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 152.5260 | 163.63 | top 49% |
“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) | 13 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (22 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.38
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 668.4916 | 657.79 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 660.9716 | 660.97 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 673.0288 | 658.48 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.3260 | 657.77 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 659.2684 | 648.79 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 667.3144 | 664.46 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.3260 | 652.14 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 26 / 32 (666.7316) | 21 (168.5256) | 30 (158.8116) | 2 (177.7144) | 25 (161.6800) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 29 / 31 (638.1376) | 2 (171.9656) | 26 (161.6916) | 31 (151.9772) | 21 (163.9544) |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 18 / 63 (668.4916) | 2 (167.4056) | 20 (166.8228) | 34 (161.1544) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 24 / 62 (660.9716) | 29 (166.2516) | 29 (163.9544) | 21 (167.3828) | 29 (163.3828) |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 17 / 29 (663.8512) | 12 (173.7028) | 26 (156.5144) | 18 (164.5256) | 13 (169.1084) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 23 / 34 (655.3144) | 14 (169.7028) | 24 (161.1316) | 32 (154.7772) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 23 / 64 (660.4344) | 24 (167.9772) | 29 (165.0972) | 31 (163.3828) | 22 (163.9772) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 30 (673.0288) | 16 (169.6916) | 20 (165.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 21 (161.6572) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 29 / 36 (639.7600) | 19 (168.5372) | 28 (155.9316) | 31 (157.6456) | 28 (157.6456) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 19 / 27 (646.6740) | 16 (166.2400) | 20 (162.8228) | 23 (158.8228) | 22 (158.7884) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 18 / 29 (663.3144) | 26 (159.3944) | 24 (158.8000) | 5 (173.7144) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 7 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 22 / 61 (663.3260) | 10 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8572) | 19 (167.3828) | 42 (152.5260) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 22 / 31 (659.2684) | 11 (172.5600) | 1 (174.2628) | 30 (155.3600) | 24 (157.0856) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 24 / 31 (643.2912) | 25 (160.4912) | 28 (149.6456) | 17 (166.2972) | 9 (166.8572) |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 22 / 59 (643.8176) | 32 (157.1088) | 30 (158.8116) | 35 (158.2288) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 13 / 40 (667.3144) | 12 (171.4056) | 26 (159.3944) | 23 (163.3944) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 20 / 37 (661.6116) | 22 (167.4056) | 26 (162.8116) | 2 (177.7144) | 30 (153.6800) |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 11 / 30 (663.3260) | 2 (175.4056) | 16 (160.5716) | 15 (166.8228) | 22 (160.5260) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 21 / 32 (643.2684) | 18 (165.7028) | 28 (148.5144) | 13 (165.6800) | 15 (163.3712) |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 27 / 64 (644.9140) | 36 (159.9428) | 16 (163.3828) | 38 (158.2056) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 25 / 66 (657.0400) | 31 (162.8344) | 36 (159.9772) | 13 (169.1084) | 26 (165.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #680 (208 pts) | #731 (223 pts) | #817 (198 pts) | #512 (373 pts) | #614 (268 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1157 (65 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1145 (80 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #488 (393 pts) | #454 (488 pts) | #660 (318 pts) | #424 (498 pts) | #420 (478 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #697 (246 pts) | #668 (286 pts) | #551 (432 pts) | #601 (331 pts) | #663 (286 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #698 (207 pts) | #684 (242 pts) | #505 (397 pts) | #713 (212 pts) | #524 (357 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #493 (205 pts) | #531 (200 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #360 (330 pts) | #372 (320 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #882 (322 pts) | #730 (467 pts) | #943 (322 pts) | #804 (402 pts) | #937 (322 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1500 (125 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1261 (210 pts) | #1846 (95 pts) | #1852 (90 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1981 (100 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1285 (235 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1490 (170 pts) | #1497 (190 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1480 (195 pts) | #1199 (255 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #737 (420 pts) | #986 (320 pts) | #1201 (245 pts) | #923 (345 pts) | #559 (570 pts) |