DANTE'S INFERNO NJ
Rating
1579
peak 1580 · rated over 32 contests
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2022-10-21
Best ToY finish
#223
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
670.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.09 (+6.10)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.12 · weakest Pork (163.96)
Road miles
3560
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 713 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$311K
listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 27 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.09 / 720
32 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BOGGS HOG BBQ has finished one call ahead of DANTE'S INFERNO 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Sasquatch BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 24 of their 30 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 22 of their 22 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 6 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NJ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 22 | 22 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUBBA'S BARBECUE | 17 | 17 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD AZZ MULE BBQ | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Sasquatch BBQ | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 154.8000 | 167.12 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 154.2512 | 167.02 | top 35% |
| Pork | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 151.9772 | 163.96 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.4916 | 165.99 | top 38% |
“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 36% |
| PA | 13 | 0 | top 39% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 49% | 2022-10-21 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 46% | 2022-05-13 |
| Smoke in the Grove | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 38% | 2021-07-30 |
| York County BBQ Festival | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 36% | 2021-06-18 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 22% | 2022-08-26 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 27% | 2022-04-23 |
| Smoke in the Park | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 53% | 2021-09-24 |
| Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 69% | 2020-10-17 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NJ (13 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 664.09 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- 📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- 🔥 2021-04-24 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- ⭐ 2021-08-27 — Career-best overall score (687.4056) · New Holland Summer Fest
- 🎖️ 2021-10-22 — 25th tracked contest · Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- 📈 2022-10-14 — Peak power rating (1580) · Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2020-07-30 |
| +13.5 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2021-08-27 |
| +13.2 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2021-04-24 |
| +10.9 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2021-10-23 |
| +9.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2022-07-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2022-05-13 |
| -7.8 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2019-10-25 |
| -7.8 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2019-10-12 |
| -6 | Smoke in the Grove | 2019-07-26 |
| -4.9 | Smoke in the Park | 2019-09-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 94.3% | 93.2% |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 89% | top 24% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 41% | 94.6% | 92.5% |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 93.3% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 14 / 29 (668.4344) | 19 (166.2860) | 8 (169.6684) | 22 (163.9428) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 13 / 30 (666.7200) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (169.1200) | 20 (161.0972) | 23 (157.0628) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 19 / 49 (670.2284) | 9 (173.7028) | 38 (158.8228) | 15 (170.2628) | 19 (167.4400) |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 9 / 61 (678.8688) | 28 (165.6916) | 2 (174.2972) | 10 (171.4972) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 21 / 39 (666.6972) | 16 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | 36 (148.4916) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 41 (673.1772) | 7 (176.5828) | 8 (172.0116) | 37 (154.8800) | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 5 / 31 (679.3484) | 22 (166.8112) | 10 (168.0000) | 6 (173.1200) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 8 / 31 (667.8628) | 10 (169.1200) | 12 (165.0972) | 12 (169.1200) | 13 (164.5256) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 12 / 31 (667.3484) | 23 (162.2744) | 12 (167.4056) | 8 (169.7028) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 2 / 44 (687.4056) | 8 (172.5484) | 1 (178.2972) | 8 (170.3200) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 17 / 54 (668.5032) | 29 (167.4288) | 24 (166.8344) | 28 (165.7144) | 13 (168.5256) |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 12 / 59 (665.6228) | 24 (161.6456) | 8 (168.5716) | 13 (168.5256) | 12 (166.8800) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 10 / 41 (670.7772) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (169.1316) | 37 (155.9428) | 15 (168.0000) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 18 / 46 (649.5540) | 27 (161.6800) | 10 (169.1084) | 33 (154.2172) | 12 (164.5484) |
| 2021-04-24 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 40 (680.4916) | 24 (166.8344) | 13 (168.5372) | 24 (165.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-10-17 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 23 / 40 (654.2740) | 31 (163.9312) | 17 (163.4400) | 33 (154.3200) | 4 (172.5828) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 23 / 37 (659.8628) | 12 (171.9656) | 17 (165.7144) | 25 (164.5372) | 24 (157.6456) |
| 2020-07-30 | "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 18 (681.0972) | 5 (173.7028) | 9 (166.8228) | 4 (172.5716) | 6 (168.0000) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 20 / 59 (666.2284) | 17 (169.7372) | 21 (165.7028) | 46 (161.0856) | 18 (169.7028) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 19 / 53 (669.0744) | 23 (168.5716) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (170.8456) | 31 (160.5372) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 80 / 97 (654.7884) | 86 (158.8344) | 70 (166.2856) | 90 (156.5600) | 21 (173.1084) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 13 / 63 (665.6112) | 5 (172.5600) | 32 (159.9656) | 43 (156.5256) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 24 / 30 (631.8400) | 26 (155.9200) | 13 (162.8228) | 27 (151.9772) | 20 (161.1200) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 12 / 32 (658.1600) | 19 (164.5256) | 13 (165.1316) | 24 (159.3828) | 6 (169.1200) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 27 / 40 (642.1372) | 36 (154.8000) | 8 (165.6800) | 38 (154.2516) | 13 (167.4056) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 26 / 53 (653.0056) | 41 (158.7884) | 4 (172.0116) | 25 (163.9772) | 33 (158.2284) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 23 / 48 (663.8744) | 30 (162.8228) | 27 (163.9772) | 15 (171.9656) | 27 (165.1088) |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE | 6 / 36 (671.8740) | 10 (169.6800) | 9 (170.2628) | 2 (174.2628) | 22 (157.6684) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT | 31 / 61 (652.4912) | 32 (163.9884) | 19 (168.0000) | 55 (152.5028) | 17 (168.0000) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 20 / 44 (650.7200) | 29 (159.9428) | 7 (168.5600) | 20 (162.2400) | 26 (159.9772) |
| 2019-04-05 | NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY | 11 / 26 (654.1596) | 16 (161.0856) | 11 (162.2856) | 7 (166.8228) | 12 (163.9656) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 20 / 66 (660.4912) | 2 (178.2972) | 50 (154.2512) | 34 (161.6456) | 19 (166.2972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #223 (533 pts) | #233 (523 pts) | #235 (518 pts) | #251 (503 pts) | #198 (588 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #324 (958 pts) | #285 (1063 pts) | #219 (1238 pts) | #329 (973 pts) | #264 (1133 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #299 (1076 pts) | #379 (921 pts) | #253 (1176 pts) | #410 (881 pts) | #447 (811 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #384 (960 pts) | #629 (635 pts) | #392 (975 pts) | #547 (720 pts) | #451 (880 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #478 (845 pts) | #648 (635 pts) | #491 (830 pts) | #603 (665 pts) | #522 (780 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #830 (405 pts) | #1235 (245 pts) | #928 (380 pts) | #892 (405 pts) | #1431 (180 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #988 (318 pts) | #959 (368 pts) | #1431 (203 pts) | #864 (423 pts) | #1180 (263 pts) |