New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 2025

Jul 12–13, 2025 · North Wildwood, NJ · 📍 201 New Jersey Ave · State championship

Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner, Phil Aaronson · Prize money: $9,200

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PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.

694.2400 · Master Series — Overall

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Big Butts BBQ

686.8688 · Master Series — Overall

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BOGGS HOG BBQ

686.8456 · Master Series — Overall

PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. won Grand Champion at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship on July 12, 2025 in North Wildwood, NJ at 201 New Jersey Ave, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 63 teams. Big Butts BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8688. Category winners: Chicken — Big Butts BBQ (178.2972); Pork Ribs — Backwooder BBQ (176.0000); Pork — B'S QUE (177.7144); Brisket — PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. (175.4172). This is the 11th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Chunky BBQ; the next was held in 2026.

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.

298.75 median 645.05 694.24 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 178.30
Pork Ribs 176
Pork 177.71
Brisket 175.42

123.36 178.30

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

694.2400

Winning margin

7.3712

GC over RC

Field average

634.67

298.75694.24

median 645.05 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.8228

298.75694.24

10th place overall

Field spread

395.4856

winner to last place

Prize money

$9,200

on the line

Most consistent

PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.8572 pts — B'S QUE

How hot was the win?

Top 57%

beats 43% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

71%

44 of 62 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.44 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,527

avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit

rated 1845 pre-contest

Storylines (7 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.

An upset on the books

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Pig Candy Barbeque Co. came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1619
top seed 1845

A dynasty in the making

3× wins at this contest

3 of 12 tracked editions

Chunky BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.

2022
2023
2024

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 13 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 1–2: Big Butts BBQ and BOGGS HOG BBQ tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ and TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ and GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Chicken 1–2 · tie
Chicken 7–8 · tie
Chicken 8–9 · tie
Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.

Chicken 14th
Pork Ribs 5th
Pork 3rd
Brisket 1st

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOCAL SMOKE BBQ (won 2013, 2017), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2015, 2018), Chunky BBQ (won 2022, 2023, 2024).

LOCAL SMOKE BBQ · 2013, 2017
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT · 2015, 2018
Chunky BBQ · 2022, 2023, 2024

One of the big ones

63 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data

63 teams — bigger than 93% of the 5,462 contests in the data.

They keep coming back

71% of last edition’s field returned

44 of 62 teams from 2024-07-13 came back

44 of the 62 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.

This contest's own records (6 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit · 2013 → 2026 · won it 3× · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · LOCAL SMOKE BBQ · 2013 → 2026 · won it 2× · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · B'S QUE · 2013 → 2026 · won it 1× · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · Bar B Q Dat · 2013 → 2026 · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
🥇 🧲 Most visits to one contest 12 editions of the same contest cooked · BIG BAD WOLVES · 2013 → 2026 · Jul 11, 2026 · shared with at least 9 others
#4 🛡️ Most consecutive wins at one contest 3 editions won back to back · CHUNKY BBQ · 2022–2024, straight · Jul 13, 2024

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)

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
Jul 12, 2013	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ	65	655.3940	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	RIBS WITHIN
Jul 11, 2014	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ 08260	65	670.3088	GONEHOGGIN.COM	SHADY CREW
Jul 10, 2015	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ 08260	65	667.9200	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	SLOWER LOWER BBQ
Jul 8, 2016	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood , NJ	65	683.3372	FINN'S FINEST BBQ	WILBUR'S REVENGE
Jul 7, 2017	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	67	674.1480	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	FINN'S FINEST BBQ
Jul 14, 2018	North Wildwood, NJ	North Wildwood, NJ 08260	64	690.2516	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	PIGGIN' WHISKEY
Jul 12, 2019	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	64	689.6340	Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit	TOP GUN BARBECUE
Jul 9, 2022	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	61	703.3828	Chunky BBQ	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
Jul 14, 2023	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	64	703.9772	Chunky BBQ	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
Jul 13, 2024	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	62	695.3944	Chunky BBQ	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
Jul 12, 2025 ← this one	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	63	694.2400	Pig Candy Barbeque Co.	Big Butts BBQ
Jul 11, 2026	North Wildwood, NJ	201 New Jersey Ave	62	704.5256	B's Que	Bogg's Hog BBQ

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.2972	176.5600	173.1200
Pork Ribs	176	172.5600	170.8916
Pork	177.7144	173.1200	171.4056
Brisket	175.4172	173.7028	169.6800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

63 entries · top 694.2400 · median 645.0516

#	Team	Score
1	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	694.2400
2	Big Butts BBQ	686.8688
3	BOGGS HOG BBQ	686.8456
4	CHUNKY BBQ	685.0628
5	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	684.5372
6	Palm tree smokehouse	682.2400
7	B'S QUE	681.6000
8	Backwooder BBQ	681.0744
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	679.8972
10	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	678.8228
11	WEEKEND SMOKERS	678.2288
12	16 Mesh BBQ	677.6116
13	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	677.0396
14	Ain't That Rich	673.0400
15	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	673.0400
16	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	669.5888
17	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	668.5372
18	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	668.4916
19	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	666.7544
20	Philly Smoke	665.6344
21	Big Bobby's Q	664.4568
22	Nice Racks	662.7656
23	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	661.0288
24	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	655.2684
25	Poppa-Q-BBQ	653.4968
26	UP IN SMOKERS	651.9084
27	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	651.3144
28	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	649.6112
29	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	649.0744
30	COOKS N HOOKS	645.5772
31	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	645.5088
32	Independence Barbecue	645.0516
33	Carvers Que	640.9372
34	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	638.0684
35	Fat Rocky BBQ	636.4004
36	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	635.8400
37	SWINE AND CHEESE	635.2684
38	Sweet Breezy BBQ	635.2232
39	Matt's Backyard BBQ	634.6172
40	Yard Sale BBQ	630.7316
41	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	630.6172
42	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	630.1828
43	Fat Mac's BBQ	629.6804
44	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	627.3256
45	Sons of Hamarchy	627.2112
46	POP POP'S RIBS	623.2572
47	Wannabe BBQ Team	622.7660
48	Red and Black BBQ Shack	618.6968
49	SMOKIN TIME	616.4344
50	Old Hights BBQ	612.4572
51	SJBBQBoyz	612.3996
52	Bar B Q Dat	611.8060
53	Full Chubb BBQ	606.6976
54	The Grill Guys	604.4344
55	Smoke Lordz BBQ	592.9028
56	SmokeAholics	581.5656
57	Pig Riggin BBQ	579.3256
58	Pineapple Upsidedown BBQ	579.2916
59	Big Bad Wolves	576.9256
60	Mine'z BBQ	567.2232
61	Philly Wooder BBQ	552.9828
62	Sasquatch Inferno	499.8512
63	Haute Smoke BBQ	298.7544

Chicken

62 entries · top 178.2972 · median 164.8172

#	Team	Score
1	Big Butts BBQ	178.2972
2	BOGGS HOG BBQ	178.2972
3	Palm tree smokehouse	177.1428
4	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5828
5	B'S QUE	176.5600
6	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	174.8572
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	174.2628
8	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	174.2628
9	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2628
10	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	173.1200
11	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
12	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	172.5944
13	Backwooder BBQ	172.5600
14	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	172.5600
15	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	171.9884
16	COOKS N HOOKS	171.9772
17	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	171.4400
18	Sons of Hamarchy	171.4284
19	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	170.8344
20	Sasquatch Inferno	169.6684
21	UP IN SMOKERS	169.1428
22	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	169.1084
23	WEEKEND SMOKERS	168.5600
24	Matt's Backyard BBQ	168.5372
25	Yard Sale BBQ	167.9656
26	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	167.3944
27	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	166.8572
28	Big Bobby's Q	166.2284
29	16 Mesh BBQ	165.0972
30	Ain't That Rich	165.0972
31	Independence Barbecue	165.0972
32	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	164.5372
33	Poppa-Q-BBQ	164.5256
34	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	164.5256
35	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	163.9544
36	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	163.9312
37	SWINE AND CHEESE	162.2972
38	Big Bad Wolves	162.2744
39	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	161.6800
40	Fat Mac's BBQ	161.1316
41	Wannabe BBQ Team	161.1316
42	Carvers Que	160.5028
43	Philly Smoke	159.9428
44	Sweet Breezy BBQ	159.3828
45	Smoke Lordz BBQ	158.7884
46	SJBBQBoyz	157.7028
47	Nice Racks	157.1200
48	Full Chubb BBQ	156.5144
49	SMOKIN TIME	155.9544
50	Fat Rocky BBQ	155.4060
51	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	155.3712
52	POP POP'S RIBS	153.1200
53	Mine'z BBQ	153.0972
54	Pineapple Upsidedown BBQ	153.0972
55	Old Hights BBQ	153.0972
56	Bar B Q Dat	152
57	Pig Riggin BBQ	150.8228
58	Red and Black BBQ Shack	147.3828
59	SmokeAholics	144.5256
60	The Grill Guys	144.4916
61	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	142.2400
62	Philly Wooder BBQ	123.3600

Pork Ribs

63 entries · top 176 · median 163.3828

#	Team	Score
1	Backwooder BBQ	176
2	Philly Smoke	174.2972
3	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2972
4	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	174.2628
5	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	172.5600
6	UP IN SMOKERS	172.5600
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	172.5600
8	CHUNKY BBQ	171.9772
9	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	171.4288
10	Big Butts BBQ	170.8916
11	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8228
12	BOGGS HOG BBQ	170.2856
13	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.2744
14	16 Mesh BBQ	169.6916
15	Big Bobby's Q	169.1200
16	WEEKEND SMOKERS	169.1200
17	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	168.5600
18	SmokeAholics	167.4172
19	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	167.3944
20	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	166.8228
21	Ain't That Rich	166.8228
22	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	166.2972
23	Nice Racks	166.2628
24	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	166.2400
25	COOKS N HOOKS	165.7144
26	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.0972
27	B'S QUE	165.0972
28	Poppa-Q-BBQ	165.0972
29	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	164.5716
30	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	164.5600
31	Palm tree smokehouse	164.5372
32	Matt's Backyard BBQ	163.3828
33	Sasquatch Inferno	162.8000
34	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	162.2400
35	Carvers Que	161.6572
36	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	161.6456
37	SMOKIN TIME	161.1544
38	Red and Black BBQ Shack	161.0972
39	Independence Barbecue	160.5716
40	Sweet Breezy BBQ	159.9544
41	Fat Rocky BBQ	158.8000
42	Old Hights BBQ	157.1544
43	Yard Sale BBQ	156.5716
44	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	155.9656
45	POP POP'S RIBS	155.3600
46	Haute Smoke BBQ	153.0972
47	SWINE AND CHEESE	153.0628
48	Fat Mac's BBQ	152.5716
49	Sons of Hamarchy	152.4800
50	SJBBQBoyz	151.3828
51	Bar B Q Dat	150.7888
52	The Grill Guys	148.5372
53	Wannabe BBQ Team	148.5144
54	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	147.3488
55	Full Chubb BBQ	144.5372
56	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	144.4800
57	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	142.2744
58	Philly Wooder BBQ	140.5372
59	Smoke Lordz BBQ	140.5144
60	Pig Riggin BBQ	138.8228
61	Pineapple Upsidedown BBQ	137.1200
62	Big Bad Wolves	134.2056
63	Mine'z BBQ	126.7772

Pork

62 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.6914

#	Team	Score
1	B'S QUE	177.7144
2	Palm tree smokehouse	174.8572
3	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	173.7028
4	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	173.1200
5	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	173.1200
6	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	172.5828
7	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	171.9772
8	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	171.4516
9	16 Mesh BBQ	171.4172
10	Nice Racks	171.4056
11	WEEKEND SMOKERS	170.2860
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.7144
13	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	169.7028
14	Carvers Que	168.5600
15	Big Bobby's Q	168.5600
16	Big Butts BBQ	168.5372
17	Poppa-Q-BBQ	168.5256
18	Sweet Breezy BBQ	167.9772
19	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	167.3944
20	Sasquatch Inferno	167.3828
21	Fat Mac's BBQ	166.8572
22	CHUNKY BBQ	166.8344
23	POP POP'S RIBS	166.2628
24	Ain't That Rich	166.2400
25	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	165.7144
26	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	164.5600
27	BOGGS HOG BBQ	164.5600
28	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	164.5140
29	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	163.9884
30	SWINE AND CHEESE	162.2284
31	UP IN SMOKERS	161.7028
32	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	161.6800
33	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	161.6800
34	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	161.1544
35	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	161.1200
36	Backwooder BBQ	160.5372
37	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	160.5372
38	Matt's Backyard BBQ	159.3716
39	Red and Black BBQ Shack	158.8456
40	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	158.8000
41	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	158.7884
42	Smoke Lordz BBQ	157.6572
43	Bar B Q Dat	156.5372
44	Sons of Hamarchy	156.5256
45	Old Hights BBQ	156.5256
46	Philly Smoke	155.9772
47	Big Bad Wolves	155.9656
48	Fat Rocky BBQ	155.9428
49	SJBBQBoyz	153.6684
50	Yard Sale BBQ	153.1200
51	Independence Barbecue	151.9772
52	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	151.9544
53	Pig Riggin BBQ	151.9428
54	Pineapple Upsidedown BBQ	151.9200
55	COOKS N HOOKS	151.3600
56	The Grill Guys	150.8456
57	Philly Wooder BBQ	148.5600
58	Full Chubb BBQ	147.9544
59	Wannabe BBQ Team	147.4172
60	SMOKIN TIME	146.2400
61	SmokeAholics	145.6572
62	Mine'z BBQ	137.6800

Brisket

62 entries · top 175.4172 · median 157.1028

#	Team	Score
1	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	175.4172
2	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	175.4172
3	Philly Smoke	175.4172
4	Ain't That Rich	174.8800
5	BOGGS HOG BBQ	173.7028
6	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	172.5600
7	Backwooder BBQ	171.9772
8	16 Mesh BBQ	171.4056
9	WEEKEND SMOKERS	170.2628
10	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
11	CHUNKY BBQ	169.6684
12	Big Butts BBQ	169.1428
13	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	168
14	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	167.9772
15	Nice Racks	167.9772
16	Independence Barbecue	167.4056
17	Fat Rocky BBQ	166.2516
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	166.2400
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	166.2284
20	Palm tree smokehouse	165.7028
21	Wannabe BBQ Team	165.7028
22	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	164.5372
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	164.5256
24	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	164.5140
25	B'S QUE	162.2284
26	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	161.0856
27	The Grill Guys	160.5600
28	Big Bobby's Q	160.5484
29	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	159.3600
30	Full Chubb BBQ	157.6916
31	SWINE AND CHEESE	157.6800
32	COOKS N HOOKS	156.5256
33	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	155.4628
34	Poppa-Q-BBQ	155.3484
35	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	154.8116
36	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	154.2172
37	SMOKIN TIME	153.0856
38	Yard Sale BBQ	153.0744
39	Bar B Q Dat	152.4800
40	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	151.9316
41	Red and Black BBQ Shack	151.3712
42	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	151.3600
43	Carvers Que	150.2172
44	Mine'z BBQ	149.6688
45	SJBBQBoyz	149.6456
46	Fat Mac's BBQ	149.1200
47	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	148.5828
48	POP POP'S RIBS	148.5144
49	UP IN SMOKERS	148.5028
50	Sweet Breezy BBQ	147.9088
51	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	147.3600
52	Sons of Hamarchy	146.7772
53	Old Hights BBQ	145.6800
54	Haute Smoke BBQ	145.6572
55	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	145.6572
56	Matt's Backyard BBQ	143.3256
57	Philly Wooder BBQ	140.5256
58	Pig Riggin BBQ	137.7372
59	Pineapple Upsidedown BBQ	137.1544
60	Smoke Lordz BBQ	135.9428
61	Big Bad Wolves	124.4800
62	SmokeAholics	123.9656

Ancillary categories

Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.

Ancillary — Best Burger

35 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200

#	Team	Score
1	16 Mesh BBQ	178.8572
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.0344
3	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	175.4516
4	Ain't That Rich	174.8456
5	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	174.2972
6	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	174.2628
7	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	174.2628
8	Big Butts BBQ	172
9	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	171.9656
10	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	171.4400
11	Yard Sale BBQ	171.4056
12	SJBBQBoyz	170.2972
13	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	170.2744
14	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	170.2512
15	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	169.7144
16	B'S QUE	169.7028
17	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	169.6800
18	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	169.1200
19	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	168
20	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	167.3828
21	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	166.8572
22	Sweet Breezy BBQ	166.8344
23	Matt's Backyard BBQ	165.1200
24	SMOKIN TIME	164.5372
25	Backwooder BBQ	164.5372
26	Wannabe BBQ Team	163.4056
27	Fat Rocky BBQ	160.5600
28	Sons of Hamarchy	160
29	Red and Black BBQ Shack	158.2400
30	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	157.6800
31	Bar B Q Dat	155.9544
32	Big Bad Wolves	154.8572
33	Mine'z BBQ	145.6684
34	Philly Wooder BBQ	144.5944
35	Palm tree smokehouse	144.5600

Ancillary — Dessert

36 entries · top 180 · median 169.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	180 🔥
2	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	179.4400
3	SMOKIN TIME	178.2972
4	Philly Smoke	177.7144
5	Matt's Backyard BBQ	177.7028
6	WEEKEND SMOKERS	176.5600
7	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	176
8	Bar B Q Dat	174.8572
9	Big Butts BBQ	174.8456
10	Fat Rocky BBQ	173.7144
11	The Grill Guys	173.7028
12	Carvers Que	173.7028
13	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	173.1084
14	SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM	171.9772
15	Sweet Breezy BBQ	171.9772
16	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	171.4056
17	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	170.2744
18	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	170.2628
19	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	169.7028
20	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5372
21	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	168.5372
22	16 Mesh BBQ	167.9656
23	Ain't That Rich	166.8228
24	B'S QUE	166.2400
25	Backwooder BBQ	165.1084
26	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	165.0856
27	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	164.0116
28	Red and Black BBQ Shack	162.8000
29	Wannabe BBQ Team	162.2628
30	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	162.2400
31	Mine'z BBQ	160.5600
32	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	159.9772
33	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	155.9312
34	Sons of Hamarchy	155.9200
35	Big Bad Wolves	154.8572
36	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	149.6916

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Chicken Tenders

6 entries · top 167.9772 · median 163.1372

#	Team	Score
1	Philly Smoke	167.9772
2	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	167.4056
3	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	163.4400
4	SWINE AND CHEESE	162.8344
5	Bar B Q Dat	161.6800
6	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	158.8456

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Sausage

7 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.2744

#	Team	Score
1	SmokeAholics	177.1428
2	Philly Smoke	173.1428
3	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	173.1200
4	Smoke or be Smoked Competition BBQ Team	170.2744
5	The Grill Guys	170.2744
6	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	168
7	Bar B Q Dat	166.8228

Ancillary — Sauce

49 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.9656

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	177.7028
2	CHUNKY BBQ	177.7028
3	PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO.	177.1428
4	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	176.5600
5	Ain't That Rich	176
6	Backwooder BBQ	174.2628
7	UP IN SMOKERS	173.1084
8	Yard Sale BBQ	172.0116
9	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	172
10	PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ	171.9656
11	Nice Racks	171.4056
12	Wannabe BBQ Team	171.4056
13	Mates Nice Rack BBQ	170.8800
14	Big Butts BBQ	170.8456
15	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2744
16	Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ	169.7028
17	WEEKEND SMOKERS	169.7028
18	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.6800
19	SmokeAholics	169.1428
20	SJBBQBoyz	169.1200
21	Big Bobby's Q	168.5828
22	LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	168.5828
23	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	168.5256
24	16 Mesh BBQ	168.5140
25	Carvers Que	167.9656
26	Sons of Hamarchy	167.9656
27	Smoke Lordz BBQ	167.4056
28	Sweet Breezy BBQ	167.4056
29	The Wilent Brothers BBQ	167.3712
30	Red and Black BBQ Shack	167.3712
31	Pig Riggin BBQ	166.8112
32	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	166.3544
33	Mine'z BBQ	166.3200
34	Poppa-Q-BBQ	165.7028
35	Matt's Backyard BBQ	165.1200
36	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.0740
37	Fatboyzz BBQ & Catering	163.9656
38	Cow Coffin BBQ CCBBQ	163.4056
39	Flavor of Rub / Bradys	163.4056
40	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	162.8228
41	Haute Smoke BBQ	162.2168
42	Fat Mac's BBQ	161.6340
43	Pineapple Upsidedown BBQ	161.1200
44	Fat Rocky BBQ	161.1084
45	Rub Me Tender BBQ Team	160.5944
46	SMOKIN TIME	159.9540
47	Big Bad Wolves	159.3940
48	POP POP'S RIBS	158.1824
49	Bar B Q Dat	150.7656

New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 2025

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Form held

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Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)

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One of the big ones

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This contest's own records (6 in the KCBS record book)

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Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

Score distribution

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This contest over the years full contest page →

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Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Best Burger

Ancillary — Dessert

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Chicken Tenders

Kids-Q — Kids-Q Sausage

Ancillary — Sauce