Philly Smoke NJ
Rating
1530
peak 1530
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-07-12
latest 2025-07-12
Best ToY finish
#1719
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.77
last 5 vs career avg 658.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.65
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.27 · weakest Brisket (157.45)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of Philly Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175.4056 | 159.9428 | 166.55 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 164.5372 | 170.27 | top 18% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 155.9772 | 164.78 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 147.9316 | 157.45 | top 56% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 658.77
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 665.6344 | 665.63 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 665.6348 | 665.63 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 662.1712 | 662.17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 639.8748 | 639.87 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 660.5144 | 660.51 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 20 / 63 (665.6344) | 1 (167.9772) | 2 (174.2972) | 46 (155.9772) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 18 / 62 (665.6348) | 24 (167.4172) | 10 (171.4172) | 10 (170.2744) | 42 (156.5260) |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 20 / 64 (662.1712) | 6 (175.4056) | 6 (174.8456) | 38 (161.1200) | 49 (150.8000) |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 33 / 61 (639.8748) | 39 (161.7144) | 29 (164.5372) | 22 (165.6916) | 48 (147.9316) |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 10 / 64 (660.5144) | 18 (166.8456) | 8 (166.2744) | 7 (170.8344) | 34 (156.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1205 (235 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1719 (130 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1208 (270 pts) | #1322 (240 pts) | #1799 (125 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2048 (95 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |