A new contest record
178.8572
highest overall ever cooked here
178.8572 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 173.1316 SmoKEN Meatz set in 2023.
- old record 173.1316
- set 2023 by SmoKEN Meatz
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024
Oct 18–19, 2024 · Columbia, NJ · 📍 Delaware River Campground
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $650
Full results from the Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 18, 2024 in Columbia, NJ at Delaware River Campground. PIGGIN' WHISKEY took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Menke Boys BBQ (178.8572). This is the 3rd of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Janky Leg BBQ; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
20
median 170.82
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
17
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
1.1428
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
161.36
20178.86
Chicken · median 170.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.8228
20178.86
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
158.8572
winner to last place
Prize money
$650
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 5580 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (4 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
Chicken places 4–5: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and Grandpa Val's BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Piggy & Swine BBQ and Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
A contest record in chicken
178.8572
best chicken ever cooked here
Menke Boys BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 173.1316 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 173.1316
- across 1 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmoKEN Meatz (won 2023).
- SmoKEN Meatz · 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 20 | 173.1316 | SmoKEN Meatz | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Columbia, NJ | Delaware River Campground | 28 | 699.3600 | Janky Leg BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Oct 18, 2024 ← this one | 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 | 17 | 178.8572 | Fire At The End of the Day | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | West Creek, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228