New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

2024-04-19 – 2024-04-20 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Boggs Hog BBQ (702.8228) · 29 teams

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Leaning Jowler BBQ

346.2400 · Backyard Series — Overall

🥈

Capt. Blue BBQ

346.2284 · Backyard Series — Overall

🥉

Weber's Backyard BBQ

343.9656 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

346.2400

Winning margin

0.0116

GC over RC

Field average

331.09

median 329.95

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

327.9316

what a walk cost here

Field spread

41.7028

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

BOGGS HOG BBQ

avg finish 4.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 5.7372 pts — Leaning Jowler BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1550

avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit

rated 1780 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2018-04-28		40	681.6456	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
2019-04-27	Blairstown, NJ	43	691.9544	Fire Down Below
2023-04-21	Blairstown, NJ	36	701.1316	Wolf's Revenge
2023-04-21	Blairstown, NJ	12	177.7144	Good Googly Goo BBQ
2023-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	30	698.2172	Top Gun Barbecue
2023-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	9	178.8572	Blue & Gray BBQ
2024-04-19 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	29	702.8228	Boggs Hog BBQ
2024-04-19	Blairstown, NJ	11	178.2972	Piggin' Whiskey
2024-04-20	Blairstown, NJ	27	701.7144	Boggs Hog BBQ
2024-04-20	Blairstown, NJ	8	178.8800	SmoKen Meats
2025-05-02	Blairstown, NJ	33	701.6684	Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
2025-05-02	Blairstown, NJ	21	177.7144	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2025-05-03	Blairstown, NJ	34	705.1084	Boggs Hog BBQ
2025-05-03	Blairstown, NJ	14	177.1544	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17	Blairstown, NJ	26	691.9776	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17	Blairstown, NJ	10	178.8572	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	26	707.3944	ElJefe Smoke
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	8	177.7144	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.1200

#	Team	Score
1	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	176.5600
2	Beefy Bros BBQ	174.2744
3	Big Butts BBQ	173.1316
4	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	173.1200
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	173.1084
6	Weber's Backyard BBQ	170.8456
7	Rough Cut Q	170.2628
8	Leaning Jowler BBQ	167.3828
9	Puff Puff BBQ	166.8572
10	Slappin' Racks & Smokin' Butts	165.0856
11	Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ	163.9884
12	SMOAKWOOD	162.2744
13	Yardogs BBQ	161.6916
14	Smokin' Goat	159.3944
15	Scott's BBQ	158.2972
16	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	151.9544

Backyard Series — Overall

16 entries · top 346.2400 · median 329.9488

#	Team	Score
1	Leaning Jowler BBQ	346.2400
2	Capt. Blue BBQ	346.2284
3	Weber's Backyard BBQ	343.9656
4	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	342.2744
5	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	341.6800
6	Beefy Bros BBQ	338.8116
7	Rough Cut Q	338.8000
8	Puff Puff BBQ	330.8116
9	Yardogs BBQ	329.0860
10	Big Butts BBQ	327.9316
11	Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ	327.4056
12	Slappin' Racks & Smokin' Butts	326.7772
13	SMOAKWOOD	325.0972
14	Smokin' Goat	315.3372
15	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	312.4688
16	Scott's BBQ	304.5372

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2458

#	Team	Score
1	Leaning Jowler BBQ	178.8572
2	Weber's Backyard BBQ	173.1200
3	Capt. Blue BBQ	173.1200
4	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	168.5600
5	Rough Cut Q	168.5372
6	Yardogs BBQ	167.3944
7	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	165.7144
8	Beefy Bros BBQ	164.5372
9	Puff Puff BBQ	163.9544
10	Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ	163.4172
11	SMOAKWOOD	162.8228
12	Slappin' Racks & Smokin' Butts	161.6916
13	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	160.5144
14	Smokin' Goat	155.9428
15	Big Butts BBQ	154.8000
16	Scott's BBQ	146.2400

Master Series — Brisket

29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	178.8572
2	BOGGS HOG BBQ	176.5600
3	ELJEFE SMOKE	173.1428
4	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	173.1200
5	PADDY MCQ'S	171.9656
6	4 BOXERS Q	171.4284
7	POPPA Q-BBQ	171.4172
8	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	170.8228
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8228
10	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	170.8112
11	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.2628
12	Live Q or Die	169.1544
13	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.1084
14	II-IV Que	168.5828
15	CHUNKY BBQ	167.9656
16	DIG'N N PIG'N	167.4056
17	UP IN SMOKERS	165.7828
18	Grandpa Val's BBQ	163.9656
19	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	163.4056
20	New Pigs on the Block	162.2400
21	Let It Smoke Barbecue	161.6684
22	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	161.1656
23	Smokin' Addiction	161.1200
24	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	161.1200
25	DonSquatch Bbq	158.2284
26	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	157.0628
27	COOKS N HOOKS	151.9544
28	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	151.9428
29	Professor Smoke	136.5260

Master Series — Chicken

29 entries · top 176.5828 · median 170.8112

#	Team	Score
1	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	176.5828
2	BOGGS HOG BBQ	176.5600
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	176.0000
4	Grandpa Val's BBQ	174.8572
5	Let It Smoke Barbecue	173.7372
6	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	173.7028
7	CHUNKY BBQ	173.7028
8	PADDY MCQ'S	173.1200
9	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	172.0000
10	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	171.9888
11	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	171.9772
12	New Pigs on the Block	171.4056
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.4056
14	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8228
15	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.8112
16	COOKS N HOOKS	170.2744
17	Live Q or Die	169.7028
18	DonSquatch Bbq	169.6916
19	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	169.1200
20	II-IV Que	169.1200
21	ELJEFE SMOKE	168.5256
22	DIG'N N PIG'N	167.9656
23	Smokin' Addiction	165.7028
24	POPPA Q-BBQ	163.9544
25	Professor Smoke	162.2744
26	UP IN SMOKERS	162.2400
27	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	162.2400
28	4 BOXERS Q	156.5716
29	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	152.5256

Master Series — Overall

29 entries · top 702.8228 · median 672.4684

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	702.8228
2	CHUNKY BBQ	694.2284
3	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	692.5368
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	686.7884
5	PADDY MCQ'S	685.0400
6	Live Q or Die	684.5828
7	ELJEFE SMOKE	683.9772
8	DIG'N N PIG'N	683.9656
9	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	683.3940
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	683.3488
11	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	682.8000
12	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	677.5884
13	Grandpa Val's BBQ	676.4684
14	TOP GUN BARBECUE	674.7768
15	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	672.4684
16	New Pigs on the Block	672.4684
17	DonSquatch Bbq	668.4572
18	POPPA Q-BBQ	665.0516
19	Let It Smoke Barbecue	661.0628
20	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	660.9944
21	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	659.3144
22	UP IN SMOKERS	658.8456
23	4 BOXERS Q	657.6456
24	II-IV Que	655.8856
25	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	650.7656
26	COOKS N HOOKS	649.6116
27	Smokin' Addiction	647.2796
28	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	634.1256
29	Professor Smoke	585.5432

Master Series — Pork

29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	178.2972
2	Live Q or Die	176.5828
3	CHUNKY BBQ	176.0000
4	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2856
5	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	173.7028
6	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	173.1544
7	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1428
8	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	171.9656
9	DIG'N N PIG'N	171.4400
10	PADDY MCQ'S	169.6800
11	UP IN SMOKERS	169.1428
12	Smokin' Addiction	169.1084
13	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	168.5600
14	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	168.5372
15	TOP GUN BARBECUE	167.9656
16	Grandpa Val's BBQ	167.9656
17	New Pigs on the Block	167.3944
18	ELJEFE SMOKE	166.2972
19	DonSquatch Bbq	166.2628
20	4 BOXERS Q	166.2512
21	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.6800
22	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	164.5488
23	COOKS N HOOKS	162.8228
24	POPPA Q-BBQ	160.5600
25	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	158.2400
26	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	157.1200
27	Let It Smoke Barbecue	155.9656
28	II-IV Que	146.2056
29	Professor Smoke	142.8456

Master Series — Pork Ribs

29 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	DIG'N N PIG'N	177.1544
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.1544
3	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5600
4	ELJEFE SMOKE	176.0116
5	DonSquatch Bbq	174.2744
6	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	172.5828
7	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	172.0000
8	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.9772
9	II-IV Que	171.9772
10	New Pigs on the Block	171.4284
11	BOGGS HOG BBQ	171.4056
12	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	170.8456
13	PADDY MCQ'S	170.2744
14	Let It Smoke Barbecue	169.6916
15	Grandpa Val's BBQ	169.6800
16	Live Q or Die	169.1428
17	POPPA Q-BBQ	169.1200
18	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	168.5372
19	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	167.4172
20	COOKS N HOOKS	164.5600
21	4 BOXERS Q	163.3944
22	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	162.8228
23	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	162.8000
24	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	162.2400
25	TOP GUN BARBECUE	161.7028
26	UP IN SMOKERS	161.6800
27	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	154.2400
28	Smokin' Addiction	151.3484
29	Professor Smoke	143.8972