Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

2024-06-01 – 2024-06-02 · Merrimack, NH · State championship

Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Up 2 BBQ (687.4060) · 37 teams

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UP-2 BBQ

687.4060 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

686.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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CANYON RIDERS BBQ

686.1940 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

687.4060

Winning margin

1.1544

GC over RC

Field average

663.51

median 668.51

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

677.0516

what a walk cost here

Field spread

68.6172

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

UP-2 BBQ

avg finish 7.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.7028 pts — CANYON RIDERS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 64%

beats 36% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1526

avg power rating going in · stronger than 31% of contests

Top-rated in the field

PADDY MCQ'S

rated 1745 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1544 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.

🃏 An upset on the books

Up-2 BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, PADDY MCQ'S, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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
2022-06-04	Merrimack, NH	37	691.3712	The Pig's Pajamas
2023-06-03	Merrimack, NH	39	709.7260	Glazed & Infused NJ BBQ
2024-06-01 ← this one	Merrimack, NH	37	687.4060	Up 2 BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

37 entries · top 175.4400 · median 164.5484

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4400
2	ELJEFE SMOKE	175.4056
3	Live Q or Die	173.1200
4	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	173.1084
5	Jailbreak BBQ	172.5484
6	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	171.9656
7	UP-2 BBQ	170.2972
8	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	169.7028
9	PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES	169.6684
10	LG bbq	169.1200
11	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	169.1200
12	Let It Smoke Barbecue	168.5372
13	American Barbecue Company	168.5372
14	PADDY MCQ'S	168.5372
15	CORBBQ	167.9772
16	WHAT THE PORK?	167.9656
17	Professor Smoke	165.7140
18	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	164.5716
19	Angry Cock BBQ	164.5484
20	Proper BBQ	164.5372
21	STICKS & STONES BBQ	163.9544
22	Big Bobby's Q	162.8112
23	Steve's Prime BBQ	162.2744
24	Team Sunrise BBQ	162.2628
25	Hot Mess BBQ NH	162.2284
26	smokin good times ME	160.0116
27	Pork Butt Paradise	158.2288
28	Brookside BBQ	156.5144
29	SUWHEE Q	155.9544
30	Brothers BBQ	155.4400
31	BBQ Bandits	155.4400
32	Mullen It Over BBQ	155.4056
33	Blue Nose Pitmasters	154.2628
34	CycloneBBQ	153.6344
35	CIDER BOYS BBQ	151.3828
36	Morning Wood BBQ	150.8116
37	Q42	146.8572

Master Series — Chicken

37 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.0228

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE	177.7028
2	UP-2 BBQ	176.5600
3	Live Q or Die	176.0000
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4516
5	Brookside BBQ	175.4056
6	Big Bobby's Q	174.2628
7	PADDY MCQ'S	173.1084
8	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	172.5828
9	STICKS & STONES BBQ	172.5484
10	LG bbq	172.5484
11	PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES	171.4400
12	Angry Cock BBQ	171.4056
13	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	170.8456
14	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	170.8344
15	Pork Butt Paradise	169.6800
16	CIDER BOYS BBQ	169.6800
17	WHAT THE PORK?	169.1544
18	Let It Smoke Barbecue	169.1084
19	Morning Wood BBQ	168.0228
20	CycloneBBQ	167.9772
21	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	167.9772
22	Jailbreak BBQ	167.4056
23	SUWHEE Q	166.8572
24	BBQ Bandits	166.2628
25	Proper BBQ	165.1200
26	Steve's Prime BBQ	165.0856
27	American Barbecue Company	164.5372
28	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	160.5028
29	Hot Mess BBQ NH	159.4056
30	smokin good times ME	158.8684
31	Professor Smoke	158.8572
32	Q42	158.8344
33	Mullen It Over BBQ	156.5372
34	Team Sunrise BBQ	154.2056
35	Brothers BBQ	150.8000
36	Blue Nose Pitmasters	146.2400
37	CORBBQ	142.8000

Master Series — Overall

37 entries · top 687.4060 · median 668.5140

#	Team	Score
1	UP-2 BBQ	687.4060
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	686.2516
3	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	686.1940
4	STICKS & STONES BBQ	683.3256
5	Live Q or Die	682.2172
6	LG bbq	681.6912
7	ELJEFE SMOKE	681.6456
8	PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES	679.9772
9	Pork Butt Paradise	678.1832
10	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	677.0516
11	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	675.9316
12	PADDY MCQ'S	675.3484
13	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	675.2912
14	Big Bobby's Q	673.6224
15	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	673.0628
16	Let It Smoke Barbecue	672.4456
17	Steve's Prime BBQ	671.3256
18	Brookside BBQ	670.8000
19	Angry Cock BBQ	668.5140
20	WHAT THE PORK?	666.2400
21	American Barbecue Company	665.0288
22	Jailbreak BBQ	663.3140
23	Hot Mess BBQ NH	662.7424
24	Proper BBQ	660.4460
25	CycloneBBQ	660.4116
26	SUWHEE Q	658.1948
27	CIDER BOYS BBQ	658.1484
28	Morning Wood BBQ	652.5028
29	BBQ Bandits	649.6800
30	smokin good times ME	649.1428
31	Mullen It Over BBQ	647.8856
32	Team Sunrise BBQ	646.6740
33	CORBBQ	632.3656
34	Professor Smoke	630.8228
35	Q42	626.2172
36	Brothers BBQ	621.0628
37	Blue Nose Pitmasters	618.7888

Master Series — Pork

37 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	176.5600
2	PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES	175.4400
3	STICKS & STONES BBQ	173.7028
4	Pork Butt Paradise	173.1200
5	Steve's Prime BBQ	172.5600
6	Hot Mess BBQ NH	171.9884
7	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	171.9656
8	Brookside BBQ	171.4400
9	SUWHEE Q	170.8344
10	Morning Wood BBQ	170.8228
11	Big Bobby's Q	169.6912
12	UP-2 BBQ	169.1200
13	smokin good times ME	168.5600
14	ELJEFE SMOKE	168.5256
15	LG bbq	168.0228
16	PADDY MCQ'S	167.9884
17	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.9772
18	Jailbreak BBQ	166.8228
19	Let It Smoke Barbecue	166.2628
20	Angry Cock BBQ	166.2628
21	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	165.7028
22	Live Q or Die	165.6916
23	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	165.6800
24	American Barbecue Company	165.1200
25	Mullen It Over BBQ	165.1200
26	CycloneBBQ	165.0856
27	WHAT THE PORK?	164.0000
28	BBQ Bandits	164.0000
29	Proper BBQ	163.9428
30	CIDER BOYS BBQ	162.8228
31	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	162.7884
32	Team Sunrise BBQ	162.2284
33	Q42	161.1428
34	Brothers BBQ	161.1312
35	Blue Nose Pitmasters	156.0116
36	CORBBQ	155.3600
37	Professor Smoke	146.2628

Master Series — Pork Ribs

37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8572

#	Team	Score
1	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	178.8572
2	Pork Butt Paradise	177.1544
3	CIDER BOYS BBQ	174.2628
4	CycloneBBQ	173.7144
5	STICKS & STONES BBQ	173.1200
6	LG bbq	172.0000
7	UP-2 BBQ	171.4288
8	Steve's Prime BBQ	171.4056
9	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	170.8344
10	Mullen It Over BBQ	170.8228
11	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	170.2628
12	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.7144
13	Hot Mess BBQ NH	169.1200
14	Let It Smoke Barbecue	168.5372
15	Team Sunrise BBQ	167.9772
16	Brookside BBQ	167.4400
17	Live Q or Die	167.4056
18	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.3828
19	Big Bobby's Q	166.8572
20	Proper BBQ	166.8460
21	American Barbecue Company	166.8344
22	Angry Cock BBQ	166.2972
23	CORBBQ	166.2284
24	PADDY MCQ'S	165.7144
25	WHAT THE PORK?	165.1200
26	SUWHEE Q	164.5488
27	BBQ Bandits	163.9772
28	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	163.9544
29	PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES	163.4288
30	Morning Wood BBQ	162.8456
31	Blue Nose Pitmasters	162.2744
32	smokin good times ME	161.7028
33	ELJEFE SMOKE	160.0116
34	Professor Smoke	159.9888
35	Q42	159.3828
36	Jailbreak BBQ	156.5372
37	Brothers BBQ	153.6916