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
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Apr 12, 2025 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $1,250
Full results from the Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 12, 2025 in Bristol, CT at Lake Compounce Campground. Badass Canz took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (177.7144). This is the 9th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
158.25
median 169.68
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
21
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
169.83
158.25177.71
Pork Ribs · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.8228
158.25177.71
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
19.4628
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
43%
13 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines (3 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 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ and Badass Canz tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: Titans of BBQ and House of Que tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: ELJEFE SMOKE edged Squealing Reels BBQ by 0.0112.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0112
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
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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 12, 2025 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.2856 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | Badass Canz | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | Squealing Reels BBQ | |
| 7 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 8 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 9 | House of Que | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 13 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 15 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 16 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 17 | Professor Smoke | |
| 18 | Gigabite BBQ | |
| 19 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 20 | Cousins Q | |
| 21 | Hot Mess BBQ NH |