Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team NJ
Rating
1497
peak 1502
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-07-13
latest 2025-07-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Chicken (156.37)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 163.4400 | 142.2400 | 156.37 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 162.8800 | 164.56 | top 46% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 158.2400 | 165.68 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 148.5828 | 157.70 | top 53% |
“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 (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 640.78
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 630.1828 | 630.18 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.3716 | 651.37 |
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 | 42 / 63 (630.1828) | 3 (163.4400) | 24 (166.2400) | 5 (173.1200) | 47 (148.5828) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 30 / 62 (651.3716) | 36 (163.4288) | 34 (162.8800) | 43 (158.2400) | 19 (166.8228) |