Oct 20–21, 2023 · Jackson, NJ · 📍 Butterfly Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $4,000
BOGGS HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) on October 20, 2023 in Jackson, NJ at Butterfly Camping Resort, scoring 698.2512 in a field of 34 teams. JANKY LEG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1088. Category winners: Chicken — Grandpa Val's BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — SMOKECRAFT - MD (180.0000); Pork — SmokinGhost BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — OFF THE RACK BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by STICKS & STONES BBQ with 350.8456. This is the 1st of 10 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 82% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1424 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
BOGGS HOG BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BOGGS HOG BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 9 tracked editions
Boggs Hog BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 9 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. and SmokinGhost BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: Oldman's Backyard B B QUE and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: GETTIN' BASTED and BOGGS HOG BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 ← this one | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 34 | 698.2512 | Boggs Hog BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 20 | 173.1316 | SmoKEN Meatz | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 29 | 710.8344 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 14 | 178.2972 | Smokecraft | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Columbia, NJ | Delaware River Campground | 28 | 699.3600 | Janky Leg BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 31 | 709.1544 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 17 | 178.8572 | Fire At The End of the Day | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 32 | 700.5144 | Paddy McQ's | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 18 | 177.7144 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | West Creek, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 173.1316 | 169.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 167.9656 | 165.1088 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8916 | 167.4172 | 166.2400 |
34 entries · top 698.2512 · median 663.3886
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9828
34 entries · top 180 · median 166.2572 · 🔥 perfect 180
34 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.6856
33 entries · top 180 · median 163.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
19 entries · top 350.8456 · median 327.8972
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1088
19 entries · top 174.8916 · median 166.2400
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200