2024-09-21 – 2024-09-22 · Southwick, MA · 📍 Sodom Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (705.6916) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Grandpa Val's BBQ
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
4 of 12 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 4 times across its 12 tracked editions.
Chicken places 3–4: CHUNKY BBQ and Piggy & Swine BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Grandpa Val's BBQ and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Uncle Pig?s Barbeque Pit (won 2022), Gettin' Basted (won 2023, 2023, 2023, 2024).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
23 of 25 teams from 2024-09-20 came back
23 of the 25 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 33 | 699.9428 | Uncle Pig?s Barbeque Pit | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2023-09-22 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 31 | 704.5600 | Gettin' Basted | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2023-09-23 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 42 | 713.1200 | Gettin' Basted | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2023-09-23 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 17 | 175.4172 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8000 | Gettin' Basted | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-09-21 ← this one | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 27 | 705.6916 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 177.7028 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 176.5600 | Cyclone BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2400 | Fire At the End of the Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2860 | Paddy McQ's | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 9 | 176.5600 | Fire At the End of the Day | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 8 | 178.8572 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5944 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 177.1544 | 171.9888 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2972 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
27 entries · top 705.6916 · median 679.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 9 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 12 | Q42 | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | LG bbq | |
| 15 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 17 | Hog Heaven | |
| 18 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 19 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 20 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 21 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 22 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 23 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 25 | Cousins Q | |
| 26 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 27 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | Q42 | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 12 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 13 | LG bbq | |
| 14 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 15 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 16 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 18 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 19 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 20 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 21 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 22 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 23 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 24 | Hog Heaven | |
| 25 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 26 | Cousins Q | |
| 27 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 8 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 9 | Hog Heaven | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | Cousins Q | |
| 14 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 15 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 16 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 18 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 19 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 20 | Q42 | |
| 21 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | LG bbq | |
| 24 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 25 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 26 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ |
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 3 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 4 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 5 | Q42 | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin | |
| 14 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 15 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 16 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 17 | Hog Heaven | |
| 18 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 19 | LG bbq | |
| 20 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 21 | Cousins Q | |
| 22 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 23 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 24 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 25 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 26 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ |
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG bbq | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 4 | Piggy & Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 14 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 17 | Q42 | |
| 18 | Hog Heaven | |
| 19 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 20 | Beverage Brothers BBQ | |
| 21 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 22 | Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ | |
| 23 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 24 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 25 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 26 | Cousins Q | |
| 27 | SmokinGrillinDrinkin |