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 RIBS) 2024
Apr 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 RIBS) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 13, 2024 in Bristol, CT at Lake Compounce Campground. SmoKEN Meatz took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Live Q or Die (177.7372). This is the 6th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Good Googly Goo BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
153.68
median 167.40
177.74 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7372
Winning margin
1.7372
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
166.46
153.68177.74
Pork Ribs · median 167.40 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
162.8000
153.68177.74
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
24.0572
winner to last place
Prize money
$750
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (1 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.
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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 171.4056 | 162.8000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 177.7372 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Q or Die | |
| 2 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Cousins Q | |
| 6 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 7 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 8 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 9 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 10 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 11 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Lone Star Q | |
| 14 | Professor Smoke |