A tough matchup
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S)
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1507 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2015-07-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.51
last 4 Master vs avg 616.51 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 155.98 · weakest Chicken (153.12)
Road miles
64
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
616.51 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A July team
Top 38%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 38% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 48% the rest of the year
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.
Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S) has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 121 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S) did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke or Be Smoked (S.O.B.S) on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 142.8112 | 153.12 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.1544 | 140.5944 | 153.44 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 145.0512 | 153.97 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 141.0628 | 155.98 | 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 | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 38% | 2015-07-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2015-07-10
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 155.98 · weakest Chicken (153.12)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
616.51
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
136–120 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
64
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1515
average field rating faced — tougher than 10% of rated contests
Power rating
1507
peak 1507 · #null 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
- First category win (Pork Ribs) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First overall top-10 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2628 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score662.2628 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1544 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1507) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2015-07-10 |
| +1.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2013-07-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2014-10-03 |
| -2.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2014-07-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 6% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 83.7% | 83.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 4 / 65 (662.2628) | 35 (159.9884) | 1 (173.1544) | 10 (164.5600) | 14 (164.5600) |
| 2014-10-03 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 50 / 65 (597.6456) | 23 (161.6912) | 59 (140.5944) | 42 (154.2972) | 52 (141.0628) |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 39 / 65 (602.7312) | 62 (142.8112) | 43 (149.1544) | 55 (145.0512) | 5 (165.7144) |
| 2013-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 31 / 65 (603.3828) | 41 (147.9772) | 29 (150.8456) | 30 (151.9772) | 28 (152.5828) |