Bayshore BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5949

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1434

peak 1434 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-07-09

latest 2023-07-14

Best ToY finish

#748

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

661.0400 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 617.55 (+15.66)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6060

Pork · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±23.21

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.11 · weakest Brisket (147.89)

Road miles

541

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

617.55 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 69%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 69%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

CHUNKY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 147.89
Chicken avg 158.11
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

A July team

Top 65% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 85% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 85% the rest of the year

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

Porkopolis

#5956 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

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Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers

#5957 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

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Smokin-N-Pokin

#5955 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-02-14

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Shelby Smokers

#5948 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Bayshore BBQ's first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-07-26

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Big BarQ BBQ

#5947 of the rated field

1435 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-09-17

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PORK RADIO 810

#5950 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Big Butts BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	164.5256	144.5600	158.11	top 82%
Pork Ribs	9	1	171.9772	146.8116	157.87	top 70%
Pork	9	1	172.6060	143.9772	154.20	top 80%
Brisket	9	1	170.2856	131.3600	147.89	top 83%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 78%

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	2	22	0	top 56%	2023-07-14
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	26	0	top 86%	2023-04-22

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2021-07-09 → 2023-07-14

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.11 · weakest Brisket (147.89)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 617.55 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 190 77–392 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 541 10 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Purse competed for $61,850 listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Power rating 1434 peak 1434 · #5949 of 6,413 rated

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

2021
Jul 9 First tracked contest New Jersey State BBQ Championship
Jul 9 Peak power rating (1490) New Jersey State BBQ Championship
2023
Apr 22 First call New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Jul 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0400 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 14 10th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 14 Career-best overall score661.0400 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 14 Career-best single call (Pork)172.6060 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 14 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2023-07-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-10-22
-11.6	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-10-23
-10.7	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-04-23
-10.6	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2022-04-22
-10	New Jersey State BBQ Championship	2021-07-09

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)
2023	4	50%	top 69%	91.8%	89.7%
2022	3	0%	top 91%	85.8%	85.2%
2021	3	0%	top 94%	83.8%	82.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	22 / 64 (661.0400)	41 (161.0740)	45 (157.0744)	5 (172.6060)	9 (170.2856)
2023-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	26 / 30 (641.5888)	28 (155.3600)	6 (171.9772)	23 (164.5372)	29 (149.7144)
2023-04-21	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	31 / 36 (634.5940)	31 (157.0512)	32 (154.7656)	21 (166.2400)	30 (156.5372)
2023-04-21	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ	—	11 (162.8228)	—	—	—
2022-07-09	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	47 / 61 (617.5652)	36 (163.9312)	43 (154.8228)	55 (145.1312)	41 (153.6800)
2022-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	41 / 41 (611.2680)	41 (154.7884)	36 (158.2856)	41 (148.5256)	39 (149.6684)
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	46 / 48 (610.7312)	30 (164.5256)	30 (162.2628)	48 (149.7144)	47 (134.2284)
2021-10-23	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	31 / 31 (603.2344)	30 (154.7884)	29 (154.8116)	31 (149.1428)	31 (144.4916)
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	30 / 31 (598.0572)	23 (162.2400)	30 (146.8116)	30 (147.9656)	31 (141.0400)
2021-07-09	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	50 / 59 (579.8744)	55 (144.5600)	24 (159.9772)	53 (143.9772)	57 (131.3600)

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	#748 (190 pts)	#646 (282 pts)	#688 (290 pts)	#575 (330 pts)	#663 (260 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#807 (180 pts)	#868 (180 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#854 (180 pts)	#837 (180 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#788 (172 pts)	#800 (182 pts)	#850 (177 pts)	#815 (172 pts)	#823 (172 pts)