CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ PA
Rating
1445
peak 1445
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2021-04-23
latest 2026-05-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.91 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 661.35 (+11.56)
Walk rate
41%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±12.21
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.31 · weakest Chicken (163.76)
Road miles
1233
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Top Gun Barbecue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 25 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 151.9200 | 163.76 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9428 | 166.04 | top 54% |
| Pork | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 173.7028 | 154.2284 | 165.25 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 153.0628 | 166.31 | top 51% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 13 | 0 | top 63% |
| NJ | 10 | 0 | top 70% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 64% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (13 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 661.35
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 684.4684 | 681.61 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 671.3028 | 665.01 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 682.8000 | 667.58 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 659.8168 | 653.99 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 669.5884 | 659.84 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 662.6856 | 649.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | 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) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 23 / 43 (684.4684) | 39 (162.8000) | 3 (180.0000) | 17 (173.1428) | 28 (168.5256) |
| 2025-05-03 | 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) |
| 2025-05-02 | 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) |
| 2025-04-12 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | 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) |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 18 / 19 (658.6976) | 14 (168.5488) | 14 (165.6916) | 10 (170.8344) | 19 (153.6228) |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 17 / 29 (674.7316) | 22 (165.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | 23 (160.5144) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-18 | 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) |
| 2024-05-17 | 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) |
| 2024-04-20 | 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) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 29 (682.8000) | 9 (172.0000) | 7 (172.0000) | 21 (165.6800) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 23 / 44 (656.9596) | 33 (162.2628) | 26 (161.0972) | 25 (161.6340) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2023-07-29 | 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) |
| 2023-07-28 | 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) |
| 2023-04-22 | 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) |
| 2023-04-21 | 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) |
| 2022-07-30 | 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) |
| 2022-07-29 | 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) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 12 / 34 (669.5884) | 31 (151.9200) | 4 (171.4284) | 8 (168.5372) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 32 / 39 (652.3080) | 34 (161.6456) | 21 (165.0856) | 28 (161.6340) | 21 (163.9428) |
| 2022-04-23 | 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) |
| 2022-04-22 | 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) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 23 / 41 (662.6856) | 33 (159.3944) | 19 (165.0856) | 3 (173.1200) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 25 / 46 (643.8744) | 21 (163.4288) | 35 (151.9428) | 1 (171.9772) | 32 (156.5256) |
| 2021-04-24 | 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) |
| 2021-04-23 | 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) |