Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2023-09-23 · Southwick, MA · 📍 Sodom Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (175.4172) · 17 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Waypoint BBQ
Entries
17
1 judged meat
Top score
175.4172
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
166.67
median 169.11
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
168.5600
10th place overall
Field spread
30.2856
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
39%
12 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 4 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 1–2: GETTIN' BASTED and Waypoint BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Live Q or Die edged SMOKECRAFT - MD by 0.0228.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2023).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 33 | 699.9428 | Uncle Pig?s Barbeque Pit | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-22 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 31 | 704.5600 | Gettin' Basted | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2023-09-23 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 42 | 713.1200 | Gettin' Basted | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-09-23 ← this one | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 17 | 175.4172 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8000 | Gettin' Basted | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 27 | 705.6916 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 177.7028 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 176.5600 | Cyclone BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2400 | Fire At the End of the Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2860 | Paddy McQ's | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 9 | 176.5600 | Fire At the End of the Day | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 8 | 178.8572 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 172.5600 | 168.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Live Q or Die | |
| 5 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 6 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 9 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 10 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 11 | Water Street Boys | |
| 12 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 13 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 14 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 16 | Cousins Q | |
| 17 | Titans of BBQ |