Sep 20–21, 2024 · Southwick, MA · 📍 Sodom Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $4,000
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) on September 20, 2024 in Southwick, MA at Sodom Mountain Campground, scoring 702.8000 in a field of 25 teams. CHUNKY BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.2516. Category winners: Chicken — GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — GETTIN' BASTED (180.0000); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — HOG WASH BBQ (177.7028). This is the 5th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Gettin' Basted; 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, 2022 to 2025 — 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.
Closer than 93% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
Gettin' Basted won here last time out too — 4 straight editions of this contest.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
4 of 12 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 4 times across its 12 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and Cousins Q tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Grandpa Val's BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 13th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Gettin' Basted (won 2023, 2023, 2023).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 33 | 699.9428 | Uncle Pig?s Barbeque Pit | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 31 | 704.5600 | Gettin' Basted | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 42 | 713.1200 | Gettin' Basted | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 17 | 175.4172 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 ← this one | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8000 | Gettin' Basted | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 27 | 705.6916 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 177.7028 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 176.5600 | Cyclone BBQ | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2400 | Fire At the End of the Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2860 | Paddy McQ's | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 9 | 176.5600 | Fire At the End of the Day | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 8 | 178.8572 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.1200 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4400 | 172.5828 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 169.1200 |
25 entries · top 702.8000 · median 677.0056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 8 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 10 | LG bbq | |
| 11 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 12 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 13 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 14 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 17 | Q42 | |
| 18 | Hog Heaven | |
| 19 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 20 | Cousins Q | |
| 21 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 22 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 24 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 25 | Manny and the Jets |
25 entries · top 180 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | Cousins Q | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 12 | Q42 | |
| 13 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 14 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 17 | LG bbq | |
| 18 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 19 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 20 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 21 | Hog Heaven | |
| 22 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 23 | Manny and the Jets | |
| 24 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 25 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ |
25 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | Hog Heaven | |
| 8 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 9 | Q42 | |
| 10 | LG bbq | |
| 11 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 12 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 13 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 15 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 17 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 18 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 19 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 24 | Cousins Q | |
| 25 | Manny and the Jets |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | LG bbq | |
| 9 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 10 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 11 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 12 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | Cousins Q | |
| 15 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 16 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 17 | Manny and the Jets | |
| 18 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 19 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 20 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 21 | Hog Heaven | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 24 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 25 | Q42 |
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4060
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 8 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 9 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 14 | Hog Heaven | |
| 15 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 16 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 17 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 18 | Cousins Q | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 20 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 21 | Q42 | |
| 22 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 23 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 24 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 25 | Manny and the Jets |