A new contest record
702.8228
highest overall ever cooked here
702.8228 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.1316 Wolf's Revenge set in 2023.
- old record 701.1316
- set 2023 by Wolf's Revenge
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 2024
Apr 19–20, 2024 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $5,000
BOGGS HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) on April 19, 2024 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort, scoring 702.8228 in a field of 29 teams. CHUNKY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.2284. Category winners: Chicken — GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — DIG'N N PIG'N (177.1544); Pork — BOGGS HOG BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by Leaning Jowler BBQ with 346.2400. This is the 7th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Blue & Gray BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
585.54
median 672.47
702.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 176.58
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 177.15
- Master Series — Pork 178.30
- Master Series — Brisket 178.86
- Backyard Series — Chicken 176.56
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
136.53
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
29
6 judged meats
Top score
702.8228
Winning margin
8.5944
GC over RC
Field average
668.68
585.54702.82
median 672.47 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3488
585.54702.82
10th place overall
Field spread
117.2796
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 22%
beats 78% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.68 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,565
avg power rating going in · stronger than 50% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 18 tracked editions
Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Master Series — Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 8–9 · tie
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BOGGS HOG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018), Top Gun Barbecue (won 2023).
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · 2018
- Top Gun Barbecue · 2023
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)
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2018 | Blairstown, NJ | 58 Honey Run Rd, Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 681.6456 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 43 | 691.9544 | Fire Down Below | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 36 | 701.1316 | Wolf's Revenge | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 12 | 177.7144 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 30 | 698.2172 | Top Gun Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 9 | 178.8572 | Blue & Gray BBQ | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 ← this one | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 29 | 702.8228 | Boggs Hog BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 11 | 178.2972 | Piggin' Whiskey | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 27 | 701.7144 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 178.8800 | SmoKen Meats | — |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 33 | 701.6684 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 21 | 177.7144 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 34 | 705.1084 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 14 | 177.1544 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 691.9776 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | House of Que |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 10 | 178.8572 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 707.3944 | ElJefe Smoke | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 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