Oink N' Doink BBQ PA
Rating
1703
peak 1703 · rated over 44 contests
Best runs
12
straight top-10s
Contests
48
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2026-07-25
Best ToY finish
#22
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
5 reserve
Category wins
4
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
of 48 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
344.54 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 336.03 (+8.51)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
and counting
Consistency
±13.39
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.15)
Road miles
3110
mi across 48 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$238K
listed at 40 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 39 state-championship entries
Master avg
686.78 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
336.03 / 360
43 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Yardogs BBQ has finished one call ahead of Oink N' Doink BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Piggy & Swine BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Weber's Backyard BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Castleton Q in 25 of their 30 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2024-10-19).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-07-06) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Weber's Backyard BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 12-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 35 | 18 | 17 | 51% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 35 | 14 | 21 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Castleton Q | 30 | 25 | 5 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 29 | 18 | 11 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 27 | 10 | 16 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Menke Boys BBQ | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 24 | 12 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Rough Cut Q | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 22 | 8 | 13 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 21 | 7 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Estancia | 20 | 18 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwooder BBQ | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 177.7144 | 136.5372 | 169.13 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 177.7144 | 134.2628 | 167.15 | top 42% |
| Pork | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 176.0000 | 158.2400 | 168.30 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 171.9888 | 174.27 | top 13% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 21 | 1 | top 37% |
| VA | 8 | 0 | top 30% |
| MD | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| NJ | 4 | 0 | top 19% |
| DE | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 1 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 22% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 7 | 4 | 0 | top 62% | 2026-06-13 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | 2026-07-25 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-03-22 |
| K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | 2026-07-11 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 111% | 2023-10-13 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | 2026-04-18 |
| MD State BBQ Bash | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 19% | 2025-10-10 |
| First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | 2025-09-28 |
| Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 14% | 2025-08-09 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 40% | 2025-05-25 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 22% | 2024-10-19 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 34% | 2024-05-18 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 72% | 2024-04-20 |
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 23% | 2023-07-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (21 of 48 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (45 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-07-06)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 686.78 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 336.03 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-10-15 — First tracked contest · Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 📣 2022-10-14 — First call · Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 🏆 2024-07-06 — First Grand Championship · K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🎖️ 2024-10-19 — 25th tracked contest · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- ⭐ 2025-05-24 — Career-best overall score (686.7772) · 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025)
- 📈 2026-07-25 — Peak power rating (1703) · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.4 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-06 |
| +15.7 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2024-07-27 |
| +13.6 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2025-03-21 |
| +13.2 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 2025-08-08 |
| +13.1 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2024-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2023-10-13 |
| -13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2024-06-29 |
| -12.5 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2021-10-15 |
| -6.1 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2025-06-27 |
| -6.1 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2025-06-28 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 97.8% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 75% | top 32% | 96.8% | 95.1% |
| 2024 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 89% | top 34% | 95.9% | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | top 62% | 94.4% | 89.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 132% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 8 / 39 (343.9544) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 3 / 43 (351.9772) | 3 (177.7144) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-07-11 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 4 / 15 (337.6800) | 6 (166.8572) | 3 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 4 / 13 (349.1200) | 9 (173.1200) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 9 / 25 (339.9772) | 4 (175.4400) | 20 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 26 (345.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 26 (347.9772) | 2 (171.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 3 / 29 (346.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 2 / 14 (343.9544) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 5 / 25 (343.9428) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 5 / 25 (344.5256) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 2 / 25 (348.5372) | 3 (176.5716) | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 17 / 27 (334.2748) | 7 (173.1660) | 19 (161.1088) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 12 / 30 (341.6800) | 9 (173.7028) | 18 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 2 / 12 (341.0972) | 1 (171.4172) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 10 / 10 (339.3716) | 6 (171.9656) | 10 (167.4060) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 15 / 26 (329.6344) | 12 (168.5372) | 14 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 22 / 70 (343.9312) | 15 (173.1084) | 27 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 51 / 106 (686.7772) | 82 (169.1084) | 6 (177.7144) | 101 (163.3944) | 10 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 44 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 43 (346.8460) | 9 (173.7144) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 3 / 45 (346.8112) | 6 (173.1084) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 2 / 26 (345.0972) | 11 (168.5256) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 8 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 10 / 28 (330.1828) | 11 (163.9428) | 5 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 7 / 26 (338.7884) | 8 (171.4056) | 10 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 8 / 26 (334.2744) | 8 (167.4400) | 5 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 3 / 38 (335.9316) | 11 (158.2172) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 2 / 32 (345.0972) | 10 (167.3828) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (158.2400) | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 12 / 35 (337.0628) | 22 (165.0856) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | — |
| 2024-07-06 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 1 / 14 (343.9312) | 4 (175.4056) | 4 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 21 / 19 (319.8972) | 21 (159.9428) | 18 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 7 / 29 (338.2400) | 8 (171.4172) | 14 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 14 / 26 (330.7656) | 10 (169.6800) | 17 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 5 / 37 (342.8000) | 6 (170.8228) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 16 / 25 (332.5028) | 15 (165.6800) | 13 (166.8228) | 9 (165.6684) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 25 (323.9316) | 17 (165.6800) | 23 (158.2516) | 8 (170.8344) | 4 (171.9888) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 11 / 42 (335.3944) | 15 (165.7144) | 11 (169.6800) | 9 (168.5256) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 10 / 45 (335.9660) | 18 (165.6916) | 8 (170.2744) | 3 (175.4056) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 34 / 23 (296.5256) | 15 (162.2628) | 36 (134.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 11 / 40 (336.5372) | 10 (170.2744) | 13 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 9 / 51 (339.9888) | 13 (169.1200) | 6 (170.8688) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 21 / 29 (321.6228) | 12 (167.9656) | 25 (153.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 9 / 20 (314.7772) | 9 (155.9772) | 7 (158.8000) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 16 / 30 (319.9428) | 10 (166.2400) | 28 (153.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 33 / 25 (282.8000) | 34 (136.5372) | 32 (146.2628) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #25 (1001 pts) | #14 (1091 pts) | #25 (986 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #22 (1185 pts) | #34 (1103 pts) | #40 (1029 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #751 (235 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #882 (135 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #23 (1138 pts) | #72 (793 pts) | #15 (1201 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #927 (137 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #127 (469 pts) | #153 (394 pts) | — | — |