A statement win
11.4748
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4748 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
2025-04-11 – 2025-04-12 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (700.5260) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOGGS HOG BBQ
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.
460.35
median 670.50
700.53 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180.00 🔥
- Pork Ribs 174.26
- Pork 176.57
- Brisket 175.44
141.68
180.00
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
4 judged meats
Top score
700.5260
Winning margin
11.4748
GC over RC
Field average
658.12
460.35700.53
median 670.50 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6228
460.35700.53
10th place overall
Field spread
240.1716
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 14 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 9–10: STICKS & STONES BBQ and Matt's Backyard BBQ tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and Let It Smoke Barbecue tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: SmoKEN Meatz and Q42 tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
GETTIN' BASTED won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GETTIN' BASTED took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
- Chicken 2nd
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 5th
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
BOGGS HOG BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 6 earlier editions.
- old best 179.4400
- across 6 past editions
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: El Jefe Smoke (won 2024).
- El Jefe Smoke · 2024
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BOGGS HOG BBQ · Chicken
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| 2025-04-11 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 175.4400 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 700.5260 · median 670.4974
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 8 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 9 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 10 | House of Que | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 13 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 16 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 18 | LG bbq | |
| 19 | Q42 | |
| 20 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 21 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 24 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 25 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 26 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 27 | Connecticue | |
| 28 | Professor Smoke | |
| 29 | Brisque BBQ | |
| 30 | Gigabite BBQ |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 4 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 6 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 7 | LG bbq | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 17 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 18 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 19 | House of Que | |
| 20 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 21 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 23 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 25 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 26 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 27 | Connecticue | |
| 28 | Professor Smoke | |
| 29 | Brisque BBQ |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 174.2628 · median 165.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 4 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 6 | Q42 | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | House of Que | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Connecticue | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 18 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 19 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 20 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 21 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 22 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 23 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Gigabite BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 26 | LG bbq | |
| 27 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 28 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 29 | Brisque BBQ | |
| 30 | Professor Smoke |
Pork
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 12 | Q42 | |
| 13 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 14 | House of Que | |
| 15 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 16 | LG bbq | |
| 17 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 18 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 19 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 21 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 22 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 23 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 24 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 25 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 26 | Connecticue | |
| 27 | Professor Smoke | |
| 28 | Gigabite BBQ | |
| 29 | Brisque BBQ | |
| 30 | Squirrel and Sons |
Brisket
30 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.1144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que | |
| 2 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 3 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 15 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 16 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 17 | CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | |
| 18 | LG bbq | |
| 19 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 20 | Squirrel and Sons | |
| 21 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 24 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 25 | Professor Smoke | |
| 26 | Connecticue | |
| 27 | Q42 | |
| 28 | LBLLC BBQ | |
| 29 | Gigabite BBQ | |
| 30 | Brisque BBQ |