Smokin' Addiction NJ

Power ranking

#2595

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1512 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-27

latest 2025-05-02

Best ToY finish

#559

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8860 / 720

Master · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.21 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.59 (-2.38)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Consistency

±8.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.81)

Road miles

742

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Purse competed for

$67K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.59 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Addiction 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

BLUE EYED BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, BOGGS HOG BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2021-10-08).

Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)

Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ #2573 · 1455 · NJ Bar B Q Dat #2565 · 1455 · NJ Scott's BBQ #2561 · 1455 · NJ DEAD ON Q #2662 · 1450 · NJ Whats Smokin #2491 · 1459 · NJ Santo Smokes #2475 · 1460 · NJ

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DEAD ON Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	0	173.7028	155.4172	167.32	top 46%
Pork Ribs	12	1	0	165.0972	147.3372	157.81	top 71%
Pork	12	1	1	173.7028	153.7372	162.44	top 66%
Brisket	12	4	1	171.4172	146.8460	164.02	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
NJ	7	top 72%
PA	3	top 55%
DE	1	top 67%
CT	1	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 57%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	3	21	0	top 77%	2025-05-02
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2	12	0	top 49%	2021-10-08

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
Cooks mostly in NJ (7 of 12 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
Average Master overall score: 651.59 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-27 — First tracked contest · New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
📣 2019-05-04 — First call · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
⭐ 2019-05-04 — Career-best overall score (667.8860) · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
📈 2019-05-04 — Peak power rating (1512) · Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.5	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	2019-05-04
+3.1	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2021-10-08
+1	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-04-27
+0.1	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2019-10-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2024-04-19
-9	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-10-22
-9	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2025-05-02
-8.5	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2022-05-13
-7.5	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	2019-06-07

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 88%	90.6%	90.6%
2024	1	0	0%	top 93%	89.9%	89.9%
2023	1	0	0%	top 74%	90.9%	90.9%
2022	3	0	33%	top 72%	91.1%	90.2%
2021	2	0	100%	top 50%	90.9%	90.9%
2019	4	1	50%	top 47%	92.8%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-05-02	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	29 / 33 (652.3772)	15 (169.6916)	28 (160.5372)	23 (167.3828)	30 (154.7656)
2024-04-19	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	27 / 29 (647.2796)	23 (165.7028)	28 (151.3484)	12 (169.1084)	23 (161.1200)
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	25 / 34 (654.1484)	13 (170.2744)	29 (154.2628)	27 (163.3712)	16 (166.2400)
2022-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	22 / 27 (636.4000)	15 (166.8112)	19 (163.3944)	22 (159.3484)	27 (146.8460)
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	27 / 39 (655.8284)	10 (173.7028)	39 (147.3372)	25 (163.9656)	10 (170.8228)
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	31 / 48 (655.3484)	17 (170.3200)	46 (151.3828)	37 (162.2284)	12 (171.4172)
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	17 / 31 (654.8344)	12 (168.0000)	19 (160.0000)	26 (159.4172)	8 (167.4172)
2021-10-08	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	12 / 27 (653.5772)	22 (155.4172)	9 (165.0972)	13 (162.7884)	2 (170.2744)
2019-10-04	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	19 / 36 (655.2912)	5 (171.9884)	30 (155.9200)	27 (157.6800)	5 (169.7028)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	24 / 36 (637.0056)	24 (159.9772)	22 (157.0972)	30 (156.5484)	20 (163.3828)
2019-05-04	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	6 / 29 (667.8860)	15 (166.2516)	13 (163.3944)	3 (173.7028)	11 (164.5372)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	21 / 43 (649.0628)	11 (169.6800)	16 (163.9772)	33 (153.7372)	24 (161.6684)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1549 (59 pts)	#1074 (119 pts)	#1675 (59 pts)	#1554 (59 pts)	#1135 (104 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#794 (187 pts)	#604 (337 pts)	#862 (202 pts)	#835 (187 pts)	#629 (312 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#685 (213 pts)	#792 (188 pts)	#731 (223 pts)	#821 (168 pts)	#476 (403 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#751 (404 pts)	#710 (484 pts)	#885 (354 pts)	#790 (409 pts)	#732 (459 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#559 (635 pts)	#381 (920 pts)	#420 (865 pts)	#617 (605 pts)	#640 (575 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#784 (481 pts)	#582 (696 pts)	#800 (501 pts)	#709 (586 pts)	#854 (451 pts)