Chicken Chokers NJ
Rating
1513
peak 1526
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2025-05-31
Best ToY finish
#232
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.09 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 659.39 (+0.70)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.88
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.12)
Road miles
1266
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 244 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
A MAZIE Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of POPPA Q-BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 159.3828 | 165.85 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 153.6572 | 164.12 | top 51% |
| Pork | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 151.3600 | 165.22 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 155.3828 | 165.63 | top 37% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 50% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (6 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 659.39
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 659.2688 | 659.27 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.8860 | 660.30 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 673.6344 | 661.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Hancock, NH | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hancock, NH | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 21 / 26 (659.2688) | 19 (163.9544) | 20 (165.0972) | 22 (161.6800) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 22 / 40 (654.7196) | 29 (165.0968) | 22 (162.2744) | 5 (171.9656) | 30 (155.3828) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 21 / 37 (661.0172) | 16 (169.1316) | 14 (166.8344) | 31 (156.4912) | 7 (168.5600) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 28 (663.8860) | 24 (162.8232) | 12 (169.1200) | 21 (162.8228) | 9 (169.1200) |
| 2020-07-31 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 21 / 35 (661.5772) | 4 (173.7144) | 18 (165.6800) | 35 (151.3600) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 6 / 53 (666.8112) | 34 (161.6572) | 34 (157.6916) | 1 (174.2628) | 30 (157.6456) |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 14 / 33 (652.4112) | 15 (163.3712) | 31 (153.6572) | 8 (169.7028) | 13 (163.4056) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest Uncasville, CT | 11 / 61 (673.0856) | 15 (169.1200) | 1 (174.8800) | 31 (163.4172) | 24 (165.6684) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 18 / 44 (652.3656) | 19 (165.0856) | 32 (155.3484) | 24 (160.5144) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2019-04-27 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 43 (673.6344) | 12 (169.6800) | 18 (162.8688) | 2 (178.2972) | 19 (162.7884) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 28 / 66 (653.0172) | 41 (159.3828) | 39 (158.2172) | 19 (166.8800) | 14 (168.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #601 (543 pts) | #676 (508 pts) | #563 (618 pts) | #365 (913 pts) | #545 (623 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #353 (967 pts) | #294 (1097 pts) | #467 (791 pts) | #347 (987 pts) | #165 (1531 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #247 (1334 pts) | #144 (1610 pts) | #310 (1135 pts) | #193 (1415 pts) | #203 (1435 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #232 (1394 pts) | #310 (1139 pts) | #139 (1639 pts) | #360 (1050 pts) | #290 (1199 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #502 (753 pts) | #490 (788 pts) | #365 (1003 pts) | #578 (673 pts) | #468 (803 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #278 (1243 pts) | #259 (1238 pts) | #260 (1268 pts) | #473 (823 pts) | #406 (933 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #771 (400 pts) | #1098 (275 pts) | #847 (380 pts) | #731 (455 pts) | #838 (375 pts) |