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CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ

CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 58 at the Green Lane Fire CO's (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5192 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,192
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1458
peak 1527 · rated over 29 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

30
in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013
latest May 2, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
1 reserve

Category wins

2
8 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
10% of 30 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 61%
overall standings

Best overall

684.4684 / 720
Competitor Series · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

667.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.70 (+9.06)

Walk rate

47%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Pork Ribs · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Consistency

±12.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 165.41 · weakest Chicken (164.35)

Road miles

1,839
across 30 mapped stops · furthest 273 mi

Schedule strength

53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$211K
listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.70 / 720
29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

  • Pork Ribs ×1

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 27%.

  • 3 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 27%

A tough matchup

25–1 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 96% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

21 of 26 shared pork entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 21 of 26 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 58 at their very first tracked contest, Green Lane Fire CO's (May 10, 2013).

  • May 10, 2013
  • 58-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Top Gun Barbecue has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 53% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 53% across 9 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

  • 9 May contests
  • top 61% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.81% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.81% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.6% of a perfect score
  • 30 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ
#5,209 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
7
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458
1–0 in 2 shared contests (50% to CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 7 contests
  • last seen Oct 19, 2024
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Jack the Ribber
#5,204 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 5 contests
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END OF THE ROAD BBQ
#5,185 of the rated field
1459 power rating
Contests
34
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Mar 20, 2026
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S & G BBQ
#5,186 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1458

Careers of much the same size, 37 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 35 contests
  • last seen Sep 15, 2023
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K CASS BBQ
#5,210 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1503

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Aug 18, 2023
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DIG ON SWINE
#5,187 of the rated field
1458 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1458

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

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Apr 14, 2023
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 26 1 25 4% ⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q 20 7 13 35% ⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ 20 1 19 5% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 20 1 19 5% ⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ 19 7 12 37% ⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE 18 9 9 50% ⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ 18 1 17 6% ⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ 18 0 18 0% ⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
Brewski's BBQ Competition Team 16 1 15 6% ⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ 15 4 11 27% ⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 30 4 1 1 174.2628 151.9200 164.35 top 67%
Pork Ribs 30 6 0 3 180 🔥 151.9428 165.27 top 52%
Pork 30 7 1 3 173.7028 154.2284 165.41 top 54%
Brisket 30 5 0 1 177.7028 143.9084 164.53 top 52%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 95%
Medium (20–39)140top 60%
Large (40+)150top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
PA150top 56%
NJ100top 70%
NY20top 50%
CT20top 67%
RI10top 61%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 6 11 0 top 68% May 3, 2025
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 4 12 0 top 61% Jun 29, 2024
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 4 8 0 top 60% May 18, 2024
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 2 21 0 top 67% Apr 12, 2025
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 2 31 0 top 77% Jul 29, 2023
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 2 29 0 top 65% Jul 30, 2022
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 2 28 0 top 77% Apr 23, 2022
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 2 25 0 top 66% Apr 22, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 6 contests
Contests a season 4.3 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in PA 15 of 30 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 14 8 of them more than once
Opponents faced 444 finished ahead 518 times, behind 1,027
Longest layoff 7.8 yrs Jul 20, 2013 → Apr 23, 2021

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

20263 milestones
  1. First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
  2. Career-best overall score684.4684 Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
  3. Most recent contest Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)
20251 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
20221 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
20138 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
  2. First call Green Lane Fire CO's
  3. First category win (Chicken) Green Lane Fire CO's
  4. First overall top-10 Green Lane Fire CO's
  5. First overall podium Green Lane Fire CO's
  6. First Reserve Championship Green Lane Fire CO's
  7. First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1426 Green Lane Fire CO's
  8. Peak power rating (1527) The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.6Green Lane Fire CO'sMay 10, 2013
+12.1Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)May 18, 2024
+11.5The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs SouthJul 12, 2013
+6.6York County BBQ FestivalJun 17, 2022
+5.8New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)Apr 19, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.8Twin Valley Fire and SmokeMay 13, 2022
-8.8New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)Apr 21, 2023
-7.8New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESApr 24, 2021
-7.5New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)Apr 20, 2024
-7.3Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)Jul 30, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20262000 50% top 50% 95.1% 94.7%
20254000 0% top 66% 93.2% 92.4%
20246010 67% top 63% 94.8% 92.7%
20235000 20% top 73% 91.6% 90.8%
20226000 50% top 64% 93% 91.6%
20214001 50% top 64% 92% 90.2%
20133021 100% top 27% 90.2% 89.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 2, 2026 Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY 28 / 59 (678.7428) 43 (169.1200) 43 (167.3828) 12 (173.7028) 33 (168.5372)
May 1, 2026 Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY 23 / 43 (684.4684) 39 (162.8000) 3 (180) 17 (173.1428) 28 (168.5256)
May 3, 2025 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 23 / 34 (658.7548) 22 (165.6800) 22 (165.7032) 32 (158.8116) 17 (168.5600)
May 2, 2025 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 21 / 33 (671.2916) 27 (165.0972) 18 (166.2516) 18 (169.1084) 13 (170.8344)
Apr 12, 2025 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT 21 / 35 (671.3028) 29 (165.1200) 11 (171.9772) 22 (166.2400) 15 (167.9656)
Apr 11, 2025 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT 22 / 30 (658.7088) 24 (162.2516) 23 (162.2400) 13 (169.6916) 17 (164.5256)
Jun 29, 2024 York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA 18 / 19 (658.6976) 14 (168.5488) 14 (165.6916) 10 (170.8344) 19 (153.6228)
Jun 28, 2024 York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA 17 / 29 (674.7316) 22 (165.6800) 2 (177.7144) 23 (160.5144) 13 (170.8228)
May 18, 2024 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA 8 / 26 (681.0172) 6 (174.2628) 2 (176.5600) 18 (163.9544) 12 (166.2400)
May 17, 2024 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA 27 / 37 (654.1488) 21 (167.4172) 18 (163.9544) 28 (161.6572) 28 (161.1200)
Apr 20, 2024 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 22 / 27 (654.1028) 22 (165.6800) 23 (161.6800) 20 (162.8000) 20 (163.9428)
Apr 19, 2024 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 11 / 29 (682.8000) 9 (172) 7 (172) 21 (165.6800) 4 (173.1200)
Aug 25, 2023 New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA 23 / 44 (656.9596) 33 (162.2628) 26 (161.0972) 25 (161.6340) 7 (171.9656)
Jul 29, 2023 Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA 31 / 40 (659.7824) 23 (170.8228) 27 (165.0856) 31 (165.6800) 36 (158.1940)
Jul 28, 2023 Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA 39 / 51 (657.6004) 26 (170.2744) 45 (161.6916) 42 (159.3944) 28 (166.2400)
Apr 22, 2023 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 23 / 30 (659.8168) 26 (157.6456) 18 (166.8228) 18 (166.8228) 16 (168.5256)
Apr 21, 2023 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 30 / 36 (635.8056) 30 (158.8228) 29 (155.9200) 32 (154.2284) 15 (166.8344)
Jul 30, 2022 Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA 32 / 42 (663.9316) 40 (157.1544) 29 (166.2628) 21 (169.6916) 18 (170.8228)
Jul 29, 2022 Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA 29 / 54 (659.1996) 33 (166.2516) 31 (165.0856) 48 (154.7540) 6 (173.1084)
Jun 17, 2022 York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA 12 / 34 (669.5884) 31 (151.9200) 4 (171.4284) 8 (168.5372) 4 (177.7028)
May 13, 2022 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA 32 / 39 (652.3080) 34 (161.6456) 21 (165.0856) 28 (161.6340) 21 (163.9428)
Apr 23, 2022 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 28 / 41 (659.2912) 34 (163.4172) 33 (159.9656) 32 (161.6456) 3 (174.2628)
Apr 22, 2022 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 33 / 48 (654.6972) 40 (158.8228) 13 (169.6916) 36 (162.2284) 25 (163.9544)
Jun 18, 2021 York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA 23 / 41 (662.6856) 33 (159.3944) 19 (165.0856) 3 (173.1200) 25 (165.0856)
May 14, 2021 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA 25 / 46 (643.8744) 21 (163.4288) 35 (151.9428) 1 (171.9772) 32 (156.5256)
Apr 24, 2021 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 34 / 40 (636.9604) 37 (153.1088) 26 (164.5488) 20 (166.2400) 34 (153.0628)
Apr 23, 2021 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ 25 / 40 (655.3028) 28 (162.8116) 24 (162.2856) 13 (167.9772) 22 (162.2284)
Jul 20, 2013 Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI 28 / 46 (632.4456) 14 (166.3088) 29 (155.4172) 8 (166.8112) 36 (143.9084)
Jul 12, 2013 The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA 5 / 29 (648.5600) 4 (169.1772) 6 (161.7372) 4 (164.5484) 19 (153.0972)
May 10, 2013 Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA 2 / 58 (649.1426) 1 (173.7144) 15 (157.7140) 3 (169.1428) 35 (148.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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