DIG'N N PIG'N NJ
Rating
1626
peak 1626 · rated over 48 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
49
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#182
Master 2024
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
6
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
23
of 49 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.95 (+10.79)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.71 · weakest Brisket (166.37)
Road miles
2846
mi across 49 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$388K
listed at 45 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 43 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.95 / 720
46 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Top Gun Barbecue has finished one call ahead of DIG'N N PIG'N 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 34 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 32 of their 35 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.3256 points of the Grand Championship at Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021-10-22).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Smoke in the Grove.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2024-10-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 39 | 14 | 25 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 35 | 32 | 3 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 34 | 7 | 27 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 32 | 10 | 22 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 29 | 28 | 1 | 97% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 26 | 8 | 18 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 24 | 21 | 3 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 22 | 20 | 2 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 22 | 15 | 7 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 22 | 7 | 12 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 177.7144 | 152.0004 | 170.08 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 49 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 177.1544 | 152.5028 | 168.17 | top 38% |
| Pork | 48 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 177.7144 | 158.2744 | 170.71 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 48 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 143.9084 | 166.37 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 23 | 1 | top 35% |
| PA | 18 | 1 | top 31% |
| NY | 7 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 1 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 1 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 32% | 2026-05-16 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 6 | 3 | 0 | top 32% | 2025-05-03 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 5 | 5 | 0 | top 21% | 2024-08-23 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 43% | 2025-10-25 |
| Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 39% | 2022-10-22 |
| Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 38% | 2022-10-21 |
| York County BBQ Festival | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 27% | 2021-06-18 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 20% | 2024-10-19 |
| Smoke in the Grove | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 25% | 2021-07-30 |
| Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 50% | 2025-06-21 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 37% | 2022-04-22 |
| Smoke in the Park | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 65% | 2021-09-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (24 of 49 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (49 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Grove (2020-07-24)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 674.95 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- 📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- 🏆 2020-07-24 — First Grand Championship · Smoke in the Grove
- 🔥 2020-07-24 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Smoke in the Grove
- ⭐ 2020-07-24 — Career-best overall score (697.7372) · Smoke in the Grove
- 🎖️ 2022-10-22 — 25th tracked contest · Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- 📈 2026-05-16 — Peak power rating (1626) · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Smoke in the Grove | 2020-07-24 |
| +14.2 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2021-10-22 |
| +14.1 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2024-10-19 |
| +12.1 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) | 2026-05-02 |
| +10.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-04-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2025-05-02 |
| -8.1 | Smoke in the Park | 2021-09-24 |
| -7.7 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2024-06-22 |
| -7.5 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-05-01 |
| -6.6 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-10-20 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 96.7% | 95.5% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 47% | 96.1% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 100% | top 30% | 96.8% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 96.7% | 93.9% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 95.5% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 88% | top 39% | 95.7% | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 26% | 96.9% | 94% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86% | top 39% | 93.3% | 91.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 7 / 17 (683.9088) | 5 (176.5600) | 9 (169.1316) | 8 (171.9772) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 4 / 25 (683.3484) | 17 (168.5828) | 14 (167.3828) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 4 / 59 (696.5140) | 6 (177.7028) | 41 (167.9656) | 13 (173.7028) | 8 (177.1428) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 32 / 43 (681.6344) | 29 (171.4172) | 9 (175.4172) | 23 (171.4056) | 39 (163.3944) |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 11 / 32 (686.1828) | 28 (165.0972) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (173.7028) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 13 / 31 (678.7544) | 19 (169.6800) | 16 (167.4172) | 16 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY | 32 / 47 (679.8972) | 24 (173.1200) | 33 (167.9772) | 28 (170.8228) | 30 (167.9772) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) Port Jervis, NY | 20 / 34 (683.9200) | 21 (170.8228) | 9 (174.8572) | 11 (176.0000) | 33 (162.2400) |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY | 6 / 18 (691.9660) | 8 (174.8572) | 6 (174.8572) | 13 (167.3944) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 34 (682.8116) | 13 (171.9656) | 9 (171.9772) | 19 (167.9888) | 14 (170.8800) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 20 / 33 (671.8860) | 24 (166.2400) | 22 (165.0972) | 22 (167.3944) | 6 (173.1544) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 1 / 26 (697.0972) | 8 (174.2860) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 11 (169.6912) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 10 / 28 (677.0056) | 17 (167.3828) | 5 (171.9888) | 12 (169.1200) | 12 (168.5140) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 10 / 38 (680.9824) | 4 (175.4056) | 22 (165.0856) | 12 (170.8228) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY | 14 / 21 (661.5884) | 10 (170.8228) | 15 (159.9772) | 10 (165.0972) | 8 (165.6912) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 9 / 37 (681.6232) | 28 (166.2516) | 6 (170.8344) | 11 (170.2744) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 27 (690.2972) | 13 (170.8456) | 6 (173.7144) | 8 (169.7256) | 3 (176.0116) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 29 (683.9656) | 22 (167.9656) | 1 (177.1544) | 9 (171.4400) | 16 (167.4056) |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 12 / 29 (680.5028) | 14 (172.5944) | 25 (160.5372) | 5 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 18 / 34 (662.2400) | 27 (159.9772) | 27 (157.1200) | 2 (176.0344) | 11 (169.1084) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 5 / 44 (679.3256) | 21 (168.5256) | 2 (172.5716) | 3 (172.5600) | 17 (165.6684) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 17 / 37 (665.6460) | 22 (162.8228) | 18 (166.8572) | 4 (175.4288) | 23 (160.5372) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 30 (696.5832) | 9 (173.7372) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (172.0116) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 36 (670.7312) | 8 (172.5600) | 26 (158.2400) | 16 (168.5256) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 8 / 27 (682.7776) | 10 (168.5372) | 7 (171.4172) | 2 (174.2744) | 11 (168.5488) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 10 / 29 (676.4920) | 2 (177.7144) | 21 (163.3944) | 3 (174.2744) | 18 (161.1088) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 9 / 49 (687.3372) | 18 (170.8344) | 4 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4172) | 23 (165.0856) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 18 / 39 (672.4112) | 28 (167.3828) | 30 (159.9312) | 11 (171.9772) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 48 (685.1432) | 29 (165.6800) | 6 (173.7260) | 22 (168.0000) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 20 / 31 (664.4688) | 8 (173.1200) | 26 (159.3944) | 20 (165.6800) | 16 (166.2744) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 2 / 31 (689.1772) | 2 (177.1544) | 1 (172.5600) | 2 (173.1772) | 10 (166.2856) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 22 / 31 (656.4456) | 12 (168.5600) | 3 (173.7144) | 6 (170.2628) | 30 (143.9084) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 8 / 44 (677.1084) | 9 (172.0000) | 10 (167.9656) | 6 (171.9656) | 16 (165.1772) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 26 / 54 (662.7544) | 18 (170.2628) | 13 (169.6916) | 24 (166.2400) | 42 (156.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 12 / 41 (669.1088) | 21 (167.4516) | 11 (168.5716) | 9 (170.2628) | 28 (162.8228) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 46 (668.5028) | 1 (177.7028) | 31 (155.3944) | 5 (170.2856) | 9 (165.1200) |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 40 (655.3716) | 34 (159.3944) | 4 (170.8800) | 16 (167.4172) | 29 (157.6800) |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 24 / 40 (654.1600) | 3 (175.4172) | 36 (152.5028) | 16 (165.7028) | 24 (160.5372) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 10 / 37 (672.4916) | 9 (173.1084) | 15 (166.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 26 (155.3944) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 1 / 59 (697.7372) | 10 (172.0000) | 5 (173.1428) | 9 (172.5944) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 9 / 53 (682.2400) | 11 (174.8572) | 13 (169.7144) | 14 (169.7028) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 8 / 30 (669.7372) | 21 (159.4400) | 5 (170.2972) | 10 (170.8572) | 8 (169.1428) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 17 / 32 (644.5488) | 29 (152.0004) | 4 (169.7256) | 9 (168.0000) | 25 (154.8228) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 24 / 40 (648.4108) | 14 (167.4056) | 16 (159.9540) | 5 (171.4056) | 33 (149.6456) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 20 / 65 (663.9200) | 28 (165.1200) | 11 (171.9772) | 42 (158.2744) | 14 (168.5484) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 16 / 48 (672.0000) | 4 (174.8800) | 30 (161.1084) | 6 (173.7372) | 31 (162.2744) |
| 2019-04-05 | NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY | 13 / 26 (648.5600) | 3 (173.7600) | 12 (162.2744) | 13 (163.9656) | 20 (148.5600) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 14 / 66 (663.9084) | 10 (170.8572) | 24 (163.9544) | 26 (164.5828) | 29 (164.5140) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #296 (532 pts) | #396 (432 pts) | #542 (292 pts) | #322 (482 pts) | #334 (482 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #322 (673 pts) | #436 (528 pts) | #341 (768 pts) | #399 (553 pts) | #287 (813 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #182 (1101 pts) | #283 (811 pts) | #152 (1246 pts) | #201 (1031 pts) | #206 (1021 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #253 (843 pts) | #369 (618 pts) | #339 (758 pts) | #152 (1193 pts) | #284 (783 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #343 (671 pts) | #397 (596 pts) | #305 (840 pts) | #257 (921 pts) | #341 (706 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #194 (968 pts) | #143 (1193 pts) | #148 (1223 pts) | #145 (1183 pts) | #282 (718 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #187 (630 pts) | #191 (645 pts) | #262 (475 pts) | #183 (650 pts) | #234 (500 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #452 (728 pts) | #363 (878 pts) | #385 (863 pts) | #396 (863 pts) | #588 (578 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #884 (345 pts) | #793 (430 pts) | #853 (405 pts) | #711 (510 pts) | #806 (420 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1003 (332 pts) | #1010 (372 pts) | #1109 (312 pts) | #1021 (352 pts) | #818 (472 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1215 (240 pts) | #1200 (275 pts) | #1120 (300 pts) | #1113 (315 pts) | #1285 (240 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1167 (240 pts) | #1135 (275 pts) | #1234 (250 pts) | #981 (355 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2458 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #2525 (73 pts) | #2494 (73 pts) |