A new contest record
699.3600
highest overall ever cooked here
699.3600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 698.2512 Boggs Hog BBQ set in 2023.
- old record 698.2512
- set 2023 by Boggs Hog BBQ
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 2024
Oct 18–19, 2024 · Columbia, NJ · 📍 Delaware River Campground · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $4,000
JANKY LEG BBQ won Grand Champion at the Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) on October 18, 2024 in Columbia, NJ at Delaware River Campground, scoring 699.3600 in a field of 28 teams. BOGGS HOG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0512. Category winners: Chicken — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (178.8572); Pork Ribs — TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ (174.8572); Pork — BOGGS HOG BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — Piggy & Swine BBQ (177.7028). The Backyard Series standings were won by Capt. Blue BBQ with 339.3832. This is the 2nd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Boggs Hog BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
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.
591.17
median 667.05
699.36 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 178.86
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 174.86
- Master Series — Pork 178.86
- Master Series — Brisket 177.70
- Backyard Series — Chicken 175.42
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 169.13
139.36
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
28
6 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
699.3600
Winning margin
2.3088
GC over RC
Field average
664.33
591.17699.36
median 667.05 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0056
591.17699.36
10th place overall
Field spread
108.1940
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
43%
23 of 53 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.82 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,573
avg power rating going in · stronger than 57% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
JANKY LEG BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 9th
- Pork 7th
- Brisket 2nd
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 6 tracked editions
Boggs Hog BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2025
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 23 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: BOGGS HOG BBQ and JANKY LEG BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: JANKY LEG BBQ and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
A contest record in pork
178.8572
best pork ever cooked here
BOGGS HOG BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Boggs Hog BBQ (won 2023).
- Boggs Hog BBQ · 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 34 | 698.2512 | Boggs Hog BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Oct 18, 2024 ← this one | Columbia, NJ | Delaware River Campground | 28 | 699.3600 | Janky Leg BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Columbia, NJ | Delaware River Campground | 17 | 178.8572 | Menke Boys BBQ | — |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Columbia, NJ | Delaware River Campground | 26 | 697.0972 | Dig'n N Pig'n | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Columbia, NJ | Delaware River Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 31 | 709.1544 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 23, 2026 | West Creek, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 171.9888 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 169.6800 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 175.4172 | 169.6800 | 163.9772 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.1316 | 166.2400 | 165.0856 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 699.3600 · median 667.0458
Chicken
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.3942
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.8630
Pork
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.6744
Brisket
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6972
Backyard Series
Overall
21 entries · top 339.3832 · median 329.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 8 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 9 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 10 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 11 | Castleton Q | |
| 12 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 13 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 14 | All About the Wood | |
| 15 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOAKWOOD | |
| 17 | Two Sons BBQ | |
| 18 | Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ | |
| 19 | Twisted Smoke | |
| 20 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 21 | Greenlight BBQ |
Chicken
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 3 | Castleton Q | |
| 4 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 5 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 6 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 7 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 9 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 10 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 11 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 12 | Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ | |
| 13 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 14 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 15 | All About the Wood | |
| 16 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 17 | Two Sons BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOAKWOOD | |
| 19 | Greenlight BBQ | |
| 20 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 21 | Twisted Smoke |
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 169.1316 · median 162.8000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 4 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 5 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 9 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 10 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 11 | All About the Wood | |
| 12 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 13 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 14 | Twisted Smoke | |
| 15 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOAKWOOD | |
| 17 | Two Sons BBQ | |
| 18 | Castleton Q | |
| 19 | Brothers From Other Mothers BBQ | |
| 20 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 21 | Greenlight 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 — Dessert
11 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 2 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 3 | All About the Wood | |
| 4 | Menke Boys BBQ | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 7 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 8 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | DEAD ON Q | |
| 10 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 11 | DIG'N N PIG'N |