Oldman's Backyard B B QUE NJ
Rating
1576
peak 1576
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2021-10-22
latest 2026-05-02
Best ToY finish
#95
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
454.20 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 364.38 (+89.82)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±109.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.42)
Road miles
1183
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ has finished one call ahead of Oldman's Backyard B B QUE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 18 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 17 of their 18 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 20% across 4 contests, versus top 38% 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 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 174.2972 | 153.0972 | 164.27 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 130.0916 | 162.42 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 165.6800 | 168.00 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 169.7372 | 171.25 | top 36% |
“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 | 13 | 0 | top 33% |
| PA | 11 | 0 | top 44% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (13 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 364.38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.0344 | 676.03 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 662.1828 | 398.74 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 339.3944 | 333.30 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 676.5604 | 377.17 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 338.2512 | 325.94 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 305.0740 | 305.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 5 / 59 (676.0344) | 53 (164.5600) | 29 (169.7028) | 19 (172.0344) | 24 (169.7372) |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 10 / 32 (336.5488) | 2 (174.2972) | 16 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 41 / 47 (662.1828) | 45 (158.8228) | 38 (165.6800) | 38 (165.6800) | 22 (172.0000) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 34 (290.6288) | 9 (160.5372) | 10 (130.0916) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 33 (305.5888) | 10 (153.0972) | 10 (152.4916) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 13 / 28 (326.2288) | 10 (163.9772) | 13 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 6 / 26 (335.9544) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 14 / 32 (329.0860) | 17 (163.9772) | 12 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 7 / 35 (339.3944) | 4 (173.7144) | 16 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 12 / 19 (334.7884) | 12 (169.6684) | 15 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 14 / 29 (335.9316) | 6 (173.1200) | 19 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 15 / 26 (329.6344) | 15 (163.3828) | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 16 / 37 (335.3712) | 16 (163.9540) | 8 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 14 / 29 (328.4916) | 14 (163.9544) | 8 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 10 / 34 (676.5604) | 23 (163.9888) | 5 (174.2744) | 19 (166.2972) | 7 (172.0000) |
| 2023-06-30 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 7 / 12 (333.6688) | 5 (169.7144) | 7 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 4 / 29 (339.4056) | 9 (168.5600) | 5 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 18 / 37 (317.0856) | 16 (162.2856) | 19 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 30 (327.9428) | 6 (165.7144) | 6 (162.2284) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 36 (317.0284) | 8 (164.5372) | 11 (152.4912) | — | — |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 14 / 27 (328.5260) | 13 (165.1200) | 14 (163.4060) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 12 / 29 (327.3600) | 15 (161.6800) | 9 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 15 / 34 (322.8572) | 21 (153.6456) | 4 (169.2116) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 18 / 39 (314.7312) | 19 (157.0740) | 17 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 41 (323.8856) | 11 (157.6340) | 5 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 48 (338.2512) | 3 (169.6684) | 3 (168.5828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 12 / 31 (305.0740) | 9 (157.0968) | 15 (147.9772) | — | — |
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 | #253 (60 pts) | #258 (60 pts) | #262 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #156 (343 pts) | #122 (478 pts) | #175 (313 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1127 (75 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #95 (649 pts) | #75 (779 pts) | #97 (613 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #90 (686 pts) | #92 (721 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #898 (134 pts) | #1288 (69 pts) | #906 (184 pts) | #1176 (89 pts) | #877 (164 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #82 (608 pts) | #47 (817 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #178 (131 pts) | #231 (96 pts) | — | — |