New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
2024-04-19 – 2024-04-20 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Boggs Hog BBQ (702.8228) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CHUNKY BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.5944 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: DIG'N N PIG'N and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 177.1544 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and II-IV Que tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018), Top Gun Barbecue (won 2023).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 | 58 Honey Run Rd, Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 681.6456 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2019-04-27 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 43 | 691.9544 | Fire Down Below | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-04-21 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 36 | 701.1316 | Wolf's Revenge | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2023-04-21 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 12 | 177.7144 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| 2023-04-22 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 30 | 698.2172 | Top Gun Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2023-04-22 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 9 | 178.8572 | Blue & Gray BBQ | — |
| 2024-04-19 ← this one | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 29 | 702.8228 | Boggs Hog BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-04-19 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 11 | 178.2972 | Piggin' Whiskey | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 27 | 701.7144 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| 2024-04-20 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 178.8800 | SmoKen Meats | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 33 | 701.6684 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| 2025-05-02 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 21 | 177.7144 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 34 | 705.1084 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2025-05-03 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 14 | 177.1544 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 691.9776 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | House of Que |
| 2026-04-17 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 10 | 178.8572 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 707.3944 | ElJefe Smoke | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| 2026-04-18 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.5828 | 173.7372 | 171.9888 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.2744 | 171.4284 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 173.7028 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 170.8112 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.1084 | 165.0856 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 168.5372 | 163.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 702.8228 · median 672.4684
Chicken
29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 170.8112
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.6800
Pork
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9656
Brisket
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656
Backyard Series
Overall
16 entries · top 346.2400 · median 329.9488
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1200
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2458