The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE has finished one call ahead of Scott's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Scott's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-09-12
latest 2025-05-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.99
last 5 Master vs avg 586.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.10)
Road miles
1,488
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1067 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
586.99 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
298.81 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (5 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 150.10
- Chicken avg 156.56
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Professor Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
8.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.8 years, then back at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2023-07-14).
- last seen 2014-09-12
- back 2023-07-14
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Scott's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#5132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with Scott's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 142.8116 | 156.56 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 142.2400 | 150.10 | top 74% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 139.8972 | 154.70 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 135.9776 | 153.11 | top 79% |
“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 77% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
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 | 12 | 0 | top 60% | 2025-05-02 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 53 | 0 | top 90% | 2024-07-13 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.6 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2025-05-02
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.10)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
586.99
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
298.81
out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
177
65–264 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,488
7 mapped stops · furthest 1,067 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$35,000
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
8.8 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2023-07-14
Power rating
1460
peak 1502 · #5121 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- First call Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6344 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score657.6344 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1502) Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- 2025
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2025-05-02 |
| +2 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest | 2014-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2023-07-14 |
| -12.4 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-10-20 |
| -9.6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2024-04-20 |
| -8.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2024-07-13 |
| -3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2024-04-19 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.4% | 85.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81% | 72.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
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 | 12 / 33 (293.0744) | 13 (142.8116) | 12 (150.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 53 / 62 (608.4228) | 54 (151.9656) | 57 (150.8344) | 52 (151.9656) | 48 (153.6572) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 27 (629.0632) | 25 (161.1204) | 26 (149.1200) | 25 (153.6800) | 17 (165.1428) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 29 (304.5372) | 15 (158.2972) | 16 (146.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 34 / 34 (456.5600) | 31 (151.4172) | 32 (148.5828) | 31 (156.5600) | — |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 61 / 64 (583.2692) | 29 (165.1544) | 61 (142.2400) | 64 (139.8972) | 61 (135.9776) |
| 2014-09-12 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 14 / 29 (657.6344) | 13 (165.1200) | 15 (163.4400) | 3 (171.4172) | 23 (157.6572) |