Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 )
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Chunky BBQ (698.2284) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
698.2284
Winning margin
7.4284
GC over RC
Field average
664.86
median 669.07
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
674.1944
10th place overall
Field spread
138.7992
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 58%
beats 42% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
76%
of the 25 teams with a home region came from outside VT
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1552
avg power rating going in · stronger than 57% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 15 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHUNKY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: CHUNKY BBQ and House of Que tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Grandpa Val's BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: What the Pork? and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire At the End of the Day (won 2021), Up-2 BBQ (won 2023).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2019-09-07 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2021-10-02 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| 2022-09-16 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2022-09-17 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2023-09-08 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.5484 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 171.4056 | 166.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 698.2284 · median 669.0744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 8 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 12 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 13 | What the Pork? | |
| 14 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 15 | Q42 | |
| 16 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 17 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 18 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 19 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 22 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 23 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 24 | Professor Smoke | |
| 25 | Last Ditch Heroes |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.9888 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | House of Que | |
| 4 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 7 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 12 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 15 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 16 | Q42 | |
| 17 | What the Pork? | |
| 18 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 19 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 20 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke | |
| 22 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 25 | Last Ditch Heroes |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | House of Que | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 15 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 16 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 17 | What the Pork? | |
| 18 | Q42 | |
| 19 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 20 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 21 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 23 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 24 | Professor Smoke | |
| 25 | Last Ditch Heroes |
Pork
25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What the Pork? | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 7 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 8 | Q42 | |
| 9 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 10 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 11 | Professor Smoke | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 14 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 17 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 18 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 21 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 22 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 23 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 24 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 25 | Last Ditch Heroes |
Brisket
25 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.9660
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | House of Que | |
| 11 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 12 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 13 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 17 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 18 | What the Pork? | |
| 19 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 21 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 22 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 23 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 24 | Professor Smoke | |
| 25 | Last Ditch Heroes |