SMOKIN TIME

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3258

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1517 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-07-07

latest 2026-07-11

Best ToY finish

#927

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2172 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.78 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.37 (+2.41)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Pork Ribs · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±13.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.62 · weakest Brisket (152.58)

Road miles

mi across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Purse competed for

$65K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.37 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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 tough matchup

8–0 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 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 152.58
Chicken avg 165.62
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2019-07-12).

last seen 2017-07-07
back 2019-07-12

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

Nice Racks ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Nice Racks has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.89% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
8 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 19th

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126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Cosmic Q

#3270 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN TIME)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN TIME has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

E.R. BBQ

#3248 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-09-04

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Stevedores smoke n grill

#3254 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SMOKIN TIME's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

On a Roll BBQ

#3260 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN TIME on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-03-24

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THAT GUY BBQ

#3235 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before SMOKIN TIME's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

K-Town Pit Que

#3251 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after SMOKIN TIME did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BAD WOLVES	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
POP POP'S RIBS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
UP IN SMOKERS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
The Wilent Brothers BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
B'S QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Bar B Q Dat	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND CHEESE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Yard Sale BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	171.9656	155.9544	165.62	top 40%
Pork Ribs	8	1	173.1428	152.4800	161.34	top 48%
Pork	8	1	170.8572	145.0624	158.82	top 54%
Brisket	8	0	157.0972	146.1828	152.58	top 65%

“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	7	19	0	top 56%	2026-07-11

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9 yrs 2017-07-07 → 2026-07-11

Busiest season 2026 1 contest

Contests a season 1 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.62 · weakest Brisket (152.58)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 638.37 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 191 233–261 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 0 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1525 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Purse competed for $65,200 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2017-07-07 → 2019-07-12

Power rating 1499 peak 1517 · #3258 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2017
Jul 7 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 7 First call New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2022
Jul 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4228 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2023
Jul 14 Career-best overall score662.2172 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1428 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 14 Peak power rating (1517) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2026
Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.5	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2023-07-14
+6	New Jersey State BBQ Championship	2021-07-09
+3.4	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2022-07-09
+2.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2017-07-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2025-07-12
-5.2	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2026-07-11
-4.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2024-07-13
-3.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2019-07-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 69%	88%	88%
2025	1	0%	top 78%	85.6%	85.6%
2024	1	0%	top 66%	88.8%	88.8%
2023	1	100%	top 30%	92%	92%
2022	1	0%	top 43%	90.6%	90.6%
2021	1	100%	top 36%	89.5%	89.5%
2019	1	0%	top 63%	87.7%	87.7%
2017	1	100%	top 45%	87.1%	87.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-11	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	43 / 62 (633.5544)	35 (164.5600)	45 (160.5372)	51 (154.2172)	49 (154.2400)
2025-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	49 / 63 (616.4344)	49 (155.9544)	37 (161.1544)	60 (146.2400)	37 (153.0856)
2024-07-13	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	41 / 62 (639.2688)	33 (164.0116)	54 (152.4800)	24 (165.6800)	39 (157.0972)
2023-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	19 / 64 (662.2172)	18 (169.1200)	9 (173.1428)	11 (170.8572)	52 (149.0972)
2022-07-09	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	26 / 61 (652.4228)	13 (171.9656)	27 (165.1544)	15 (169.1200)	51 (146.1828)
2021-07-09	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	21 / 59 (644.4456)	10 (169.7256)	13 (165.1316)	43 (153.6456)	28 (155.9428)
2019-07-12	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	40 / 64 (631.2456)	12 (168.5716)	23 (160.5488)	59 (145.0624)	32 (157.0628)
2017-07-07	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	30 / 67 (627.3372)	30 (161.0856)	33 (152.5716)	7 (165.7144)	39 (147.9656)

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	#927 (60 pts)	#1010 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1208 (65 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1125 (90 pts)	#1175 (95 pts)	#1025 (145 pts)	#950 (130 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1152 (80 pts)	#920 (135 pts)	#1023 (120 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1558 (125 pts)	#1967 (70 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1579 (165 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)