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)
2024-04-13 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $750.00
Grand Champion: Live Q or Die (177.7372) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SmoKEN Meatz
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
Field average
166.46
153.68177.74
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 overall
Field spread
24.0572
winner to last place
Prize money
$750.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 38%
beats 62% of 5765 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |