Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2024-04-12 – 2024-04-13 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $750.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Hoggz (176.5600) · 13 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 STICKS & STONES BBQ
Entries
13
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd
Field average
166.56
median 169.68
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
6.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.9540
10th place overall
Field spread
23.4860
winner to last place
Prize money
$750.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2791 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-04-12 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| 2026-04-11 | 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 |