Jul 12–13, 2024 · Somers, CT · 📍 Four Town Fair Grounds · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $6,700
House of Que won Grand Champion at the Connecticut Barbecue Challenge on July 12, 2024 in Somers, CT at Four Town Fair Grounds, scoring 704.5600 in a field of 30 teams. Q Shanty took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.7032. Category winners: Chicken — House of Que (180.0000); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Pork — LG bbq (177.7144); Brisket — Waypoint BBQ (177.1428). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
House of Que came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was House of Que's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
2 of 4 tracked editions
House of Que has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: Waypoint BBQ and ELJEFE SMOKE tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Q Shanty and Let It Smoke Barbecue tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Let It Smoke Barbecue and STICKS & STONES BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
House of Que took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2024 ← this one | Somers, CT | Four Town Fair Grounds | 30 | 704.5600 | House of Que | Q Shanty |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Somers, CT | Four Town Fair Grounds | 19 | 180 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ-MA | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Somers, CT | Four Town Fair Grounds | 30 | 705.1084 | House of Que | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Somers, CT | Four Town Fair Grounds | 36 | 702.2972 | Boggs Hog BBQ | Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 169.7144 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 173.1428 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5828 | 170.8228 |
30 entries · top 704.5600 · median 674.7314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que | |
| 2 | Q Shanty | |
| 3 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | iQue | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | LG bbq | |
| 8 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 14 | Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 15 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 16 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 17 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 18 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 19 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 20 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 22 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 23 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 24 | Pray for Me BBQ | |
| 25 | TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST | |
| 26 | SMOKIN' JACKS BBQ | |
| 27 | T & R BBQ | |
| 28 | Sunnyside Barbecue | |
| 29 | Professor Smoke | |
| 30 | Big Ed's Sweet Smoke BBQ |
30 entries · top 180 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que | |
| 2 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | Q Shanty | |
| 5 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 6 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | ACK-QUE | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | LG bbq | |
| 11 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 12 | Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 13 | iQue | |
| 14 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 15 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 17 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 18 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 19 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 21 | TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' JACKS BBQ | |
| 23 | Sunnyside Barbecue | |
| 24 | Professor Smoke | |
| 25 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 26 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 27 | Pray for Me BBQ | |
| 28 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 29 | T & R BBQ | |
| 30 | Big Ed's Sweet Smoke BBQ |
30 entries · top 180 · median 167.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | House of Que | |
| 3 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 4 | Q Shanty | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 7 | LG bbq | |
| 8 | iQue | |
| 9 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 10 | Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 11 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 16 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 17 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 18 | TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST | |
| 19 | ACK-QUE | |
| 20 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 21 | SMOKIN' JACKS BBQ | |
| 22 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 23 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 24 | Pray for Me BBQ | |
| 25 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | T & R BBQ | |
| 27 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Ed's Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Sunnyside Barbecue | |
| 30 | Professor Smoke |
30 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG bbq | |
| 2 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 3 | Q Shanty | |
| 4 | iQue | |
| 5 | Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 6 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 7 | House of Que | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 10 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 13 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 14 | Pray for Me BBQ | |
| 15 | ACK-QUE | |
| 16 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 17 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 19 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 20 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 22 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 23 | TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST | |
| 24 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 25 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 26 | T & R BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' JACKS BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Ed's Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Professor Smoke | |
| 30 | Sunnyside Barbecue |
30 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 2 | iQue | |
| 3 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 4 | ACK-QUE | |
| 5 | House of Que | |
| 6 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | Q Shanty | |
| 10 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 12 | Risk it for the Brisket | |
| 13 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 14 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 15 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 16 | Cow-Hen-Pig | |
| 17 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 18 | LG bbq | |
| 19 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 20 | T & R BBQ | |
| 21 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 22 | Pray for Me BBQ | |
| 23 | Dirty Water Dawgs | |
| 24 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 25 | Sunnyside Barbecue | |
| 26 | Professor Smoke | |
| 27 | SMOKIN' JACKS BBQ | |
| 28 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 29 | Big Ed's Sweet Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST |