DEAD ON Q NJ
Rating
1450
peak 1450
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2024-10-19
Best ToY finish
#367
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.75 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 650.93 (+8.82)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.09
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.34 · weakest Pork (160.13)
Road miles
1776
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 165 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BEER TIME BBQ has finished one call ahead of DEAD ON Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 26 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 12 of their 17 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 147.9200 | 163.27 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 173.1544 | 142.8000 | 164.34 | top 44% |
| Pork | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 145.6800 | 160.13 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 148.5144 | 163.19 | top 49% |
“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 | 14 | 0 | top 64% |
| PA | 12 | 0 | top 58% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (14 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 650.93
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 666.1256 | 661.21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 660.4344 | 657.57 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 670.2400 | 660.10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 662.8120 | 648.79 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 672.5028 | 641.59 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 22 / 26 (659.8864) | 17 (170.8344) | 24 (159.3944) | 10 (170.2744) | 21 (159.3832) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 19 / 28 (657.6116) | 10 (171.9772) | 25 (156.5028) | 18 (163.9772) | 17 (165.1544) |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 15 / 25 (666.1256) | 13 (168.5256) | 8 (167.9772) | 21 (161.6572) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 14 / 28 (654.6972) | 10 (168.5372) | 18 (160.5256) | 21 (158.2400) | 6 (167.3944) |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 14 / 30 (660.4344) | 22 (161.6456) | 5 (170.8688) | 28 (154.2172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 17 / 27 (657.0744) | 21 (159.9888) | 13 (165.7028) | 14 (165.7144) | 15 (165.6684) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 15 / 29 (667.3144) | 25 (161.6572) | 3 (172.5716) | 15 (168.0000) | 14 (165.0856) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 20 / 26 (640.9712) | 24 (150.7656) | 9 (167.9772) | 16 (164.5372) | 17 (157.6912) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 18 / 49 (670.2400) | 28 (165.7372) | 29 (165.1200) | 21 (165.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 22 / 41 (665.6572) | 17 (173.1200) | 5 (173.1544) | 12 (170.8684) | 41 (148.5144) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 27 / 48 (659.3144) | 25 (168.5600) | 10 (170.8228) | 33 (163.9428) | 37 (155.9888) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 26 / 31 (653.0172) | 24 (163.9888) | 17 (164.5600) | 26 (158.8000) | 18 (165.6684) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 20 / 31 (650.1720) | 11 (168.5716) | 22 (159.3716) | 21 (163.9544) | 22 (158.2744) |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 18 / 27 (644.4344) | 19 (162.2628) | 14 (161.0972) | 8 (169.1544) | 21 (151.9200) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 30 / 44 (630.2056) | 29 (159.4172) | 21 (158.2628) | 33 (157.1200) | 32 (155.4056) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 29 / 46 (638.0800) | 44 (147.9200) | 19 (163.3944) | 26 (160.5256) | 7 (166.2400) |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 22 / 40 (662.8120) | 25 (166.8344) | 20 (166.2744) | 30 (162.2972) | 13 (167.4060) |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 40 (662.8004) | 19 (168.0116) | 16 (166.8572) | 28 (157.0972) | 6 (170.8344) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 42 / 63 (630.0916) | 55 (151.9200) | 42 (156.5144) | 40 (157.7144) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 21 / 30 (646.7316) | 20 (159.9428) | 6 (166.8688) | 26 (153.6800) | 12 (166.2400) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 23 / 32 (635.8968) | 25 (159.9656) | 6 (168.5828) | 30 (145.6800) | 20 (161.6684) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 26 / 36 (646.1600) | 28 (157.6572) | 5 (171.4172) | 32 (147.9428) | 6 (169.1428) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 12 / 65 (672.5028) | 24 (166.2512) | 23 (167.4400) | 5 (171.9772) | 20 (166.8344) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 30 / 44 (635.3252) | 24 (162.7884) | 20 (163.4400) | 39 (147.9312) | 24 (161.1656) |
| 2019-04-27 | New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 31 / 43 (629.5084) | 17 (166.8344) | 43 (142.8000) | 34 (151.3600) | 11 (168.5140) |
| 2019-04-05 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 30 / 42 (635.2688) | 19 (165.0972) | 2 (170.8572) | 39 (150.2056) | 36 (149.1088) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 36 / 66 (642.8000) | 40 (159.4056) | 37 (158.8572) | 35 (161.6456) | 33 (162.8916) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #644 (249 pts) | #586 (329 pts) | #718 (254 pts) | #632 (284 pts) | #609 (299 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #945 (135 pts) | #924 (160 pts) | #670 (320 pts) | #839 (185 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #367 (519 pts) | #374 (539 pts) | #323 (634 pts) | #382 (519 pts) | #262 (754 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #531 (627 pts) | #549 (637 pts) | #253 (1122 pts) | #531 (657 pts) | #392 (847 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #571 (620 pts) | #390 (910 pts) | #453 (820 pts) | #675 (545 pts) | #524 (705 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #665 (577 pts) | #678 (597 pts) | #582 (692 pts) | #550 (717 pts) | #891 (422 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1067 (298 pts) | #903 (408 pts) | #729 (553 pts) | #966 (388 pts) | #1111 (298 pts) |