Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
2024-04-12 – 2024-04-13 · Bristol, CT · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: El Jefe Smoke (693.0744) · 29 teams
Entries
29
4 categories
Top score
693.0744
Winning margin
0.0004
GC over RC
Field average
651.13
median 661.53
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.7200
what a walk cost here
Field spread
192.0344
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1539
avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
El Jefe Smoke took the Grand Championship home to ME.
🃏 An upset on the books
ELJEFE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, PADDY MCQ'S, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's |
| 2024-04-12 ← this one | Bristol, CT | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die |
| 2025-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz |
| 2026-04-10 | Bristol, CT | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 4 | Mountain Men BBQ | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 7 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | LG bbq | |
| 11 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 12 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 13 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 14 | Live Q or Die | |
| 15 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 17 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 18 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 19 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 20 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 21 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 22 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 23 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 24 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 25 | Q42 | |
| 26 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 27 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 28 | Professor Smoke |
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.0970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 8 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 13 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 14 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 15 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 16 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 17 | Mountain Men BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 19 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 20 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 21 | Live Q or Die | |
| 22 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 23 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 24 | Q42 | |
| 25 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 26 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 27 | Professor Smoke | |
| 28 | Morning Wood BBQ |
Master Series — Overall
29 entries · top 693.0744 · median 661.5312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 7 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 10 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 11 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 12 | Live Q or Die | |
| 13 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 14 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 15 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 17 | Mountain Men BBQ | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 19 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 20 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 21 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 22 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 23 | Q42 | |
| 24 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 25 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 26 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 27 | Professor Smoke | |
| 28 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 29 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
Master Series — Pork
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 2 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 3 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | LG bbq | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 11 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 12 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 13 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 14 | Live Q or Die | |
| 15 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 17 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 18 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 19 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 20 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 21 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 22 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 23 | Q42 | |
| 24 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 25 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 26 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 27 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 28 | Mountain Men BBQ | |
| 29 | Professor Smoke |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 174.2972 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 2 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | Live Q or Die | |
| 7 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | Q42 | |
| 11 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 12 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | Mountain Men BBQ | |
| 15 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 16 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 20 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 21 | Transformer BBQ | |
| 22 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 23 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 24 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 25 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 26 | Professor Smoke | |
| 27 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 28 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 29 | LBLLC BBQ |