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 (DAY2) 2024
Sep 14–15, 2024 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $4,000
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Grand Champion at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) on September 14, 2024 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground, scoring 702.8228 in a field of 25 teams. ELJEFE SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2516. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (178.8800); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — American Barbecue Company (178.2972). This is the 12th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Humphrey's BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
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.
617.68
median 675.36
702.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 178.88
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 179.44
- Brisket 178.30
135.38
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
702.8228
Winning margin
4.5712
GC over RC
Field average
672.23
617.68702.82
median 675.36 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
682.8000
617.68702.82
10th place overall
Field spread
85.1424
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 22%
beats 78% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,572
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests
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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Pork places 8–9: The Smash Pals BBQ and What the Pork? tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: CHUNKY BBQ and UP-2 BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: UP-2 BBQ and Jailbreak BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 2–3 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
- Pork 7–8 · 0.0112
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 14th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 14th
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 11 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8800
- across 11 past editions
Back to defend
5
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire At the End of the Day (won 2021), Up-2 BBQ (won 2023), Chunky BBQ (won 2024), Eljefe Smoke (won 2024), Humphrey's BBQ (won 2024).
- Fire At the End of the Day · 2021
- Up-2 BBQ · 2023
- Chunky BBQ · 2024
- Eljefe Smoke · 2024
- Humphrey's BBQ · 2024
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · Pork Ribs
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)
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)
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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 175.4400 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2628 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 172 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 173.1428 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 702.8228 · median 675.3596
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 8 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 13 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 14 | What the Pork? | |
| 15 | House of Que | |
| 16 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 17 | Q42 | |
| 18 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 19 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 21 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 22 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 23 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 24 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 25 | Professor Smoke |
Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 6 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | House of Que | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 12 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 13 | What the Pork? | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 16 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 17 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 18 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 22 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 23 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 24 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 25 | Professor Smoke |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 7 | What the Pork? | |
| 8 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | Q42 | |
| 14 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 16 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 17 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 18 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 19 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 22 | House of Que | |
| 23 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 24 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 25 | Professor Smoke |
Pork
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 9 | What the Pork? | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 14 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 15 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 16 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 17 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 19 | Professor Smoke | |
| 20 | Q42 | |
| 21 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 23 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 24 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 25 | Hot Mess BBQ NH |
Brisket
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 8 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 9 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | Q42 | |
| 12 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 16 | The Smash Pals BBQ | |
| 17 | House of Que | |
| 18 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 20 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 21 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 22 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 23 | Professor Smoke | |
| 24 | What the Pork? | |
| 25 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
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 — Made With Maple
11 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 2 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | This Guy Needs a Beer | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 7 | House of Que | |
| 8 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 11 | American Barbecue Company |