A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 14 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024
Apr 12–13, 2024 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $750
Full results from the Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 12, 2024 in Bristol, CT at Lake Compounce Campground. STICKS & STONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (176.5600). This is the 4th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by El Jefe Smoke; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
153.07
median 169.68
176.56 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
13
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
166.56
153.07176.56
Chicken · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.9540
153.07176.56
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
23.4860
winner to last place
Prize money
$750
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 5580 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 6–7: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and Grandpa Val's BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Titans of BBQ edged CIDER BOYS BBQ by 0.0232.
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0232
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 12, 2024 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 170.2512 | 163.9540 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 4 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 5 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 9 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 10 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 12 | Professor Smoke | |
| 13 | Lone Star Q |