Oct 19–20, 2024 · Columbia, NJ · 📍 Delaware River Campground · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $4,000
DIG'N N PIG'N won Grand Champion at the Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) on October 19, 2024 in Columbia, NJ at Delaware River Campground, scoring 697.0972 in a field of 26 teams. PIGGIN' WHISKEY took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6344. Category winners: Chicken — Dirty Water Dawgs (179.4400); Pork Ribs — DIG'N N PIG'N (176.5600); Pork — Menke Boys BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — Meat Monarchy (177.7144). The Backyard Series standings were won by Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ with 345.6800. This is the 4th of 7 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Menke Boys BBQ; 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, 2023 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 87 times in 100
DIG'N N PIG'N came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ and Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 7–8: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DIG'N N PIG'N took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Janky Leg BBQ (won 2024), Menke Boys BBQ (won 2024).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2023 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 29 | 710.8344 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Oct 18, 2024 | 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 ← this one | 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 25, 2025 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 32 | 700.5144 | Paddy McQ's | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Oct 24, 2026 | West Creek, NJ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.6916 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.5600 | 175.4056 | 170.2744 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 173.1432 | 168.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 172.5600 | 164.5488 |
26 entries · top 697.0972 · median 681.9146
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172.2628
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.8514
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
16 entries · top 345.6800 · median 339.6630
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 2 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 3 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 8 | Castleton Q | |
| 9 | All About the Wood | |
| 10 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 11 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 12 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 13 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 14 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 15 | Two Sons BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOAKWOOD |
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Castleton Q | |
| 4 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 5 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 6 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 7 | All About the Wood | |
| 8 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 9 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOAKWOOD | |
| 11 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 12 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 13 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 14 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 15 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 16 | Two Sons BBQ |
16 entries · top 176.5716 · median 166.2516
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 2 | Big Butts BBQ | |
| 3 | Backwooder BBQ | |
| 4 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 5 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 6 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 7 | All About the Wood | |
| 8 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 9 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 10 | Puff Puff BBQ | |
| 11 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 12 | Castleton Q | |
| 13 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 14 | Two Sons BBQ | |
| 15 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 16 | SMOAKWOOD |
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.
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.8228