A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 18 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2022
- 2023
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024
Sep 13–14, 2024 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $750
Full results from the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 13, 2024 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground. Grandpa Val's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — ELJEFE SMOKE (177.7144). This is the 10th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Chunky BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
143.95
median 169.15
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
11
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
3.4056
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.88
143.95177.71
Pork Ribs · median 169.15 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.4516 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
162.8572
143.95177.71
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
33.7600
winner to last place
Prize money
$750
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5792 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 7–8: CIDER BOYS BBQ and UP-2 BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: House of Que edged CIDER BOYS BBQ by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0344
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Up-2 BBQ (won 2023).
- Up-2 BBQ · 2023
This contest's own records (4 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Sep 13, 2024 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 704.5372 | Meat Monarchy | El Jefe Smoke |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 180 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 178.8572 | Brookside BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.2628 | 162.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 3 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 4 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 5 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 6 | House of Que | |
| 7 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | The Smash Pals | |
| 11 | Professor Smoke |