Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-04-12 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $1,250.00
Grand Champion: Buckeye Blue Smoke (177.7144) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Badass Canz
Entries
21
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
169.83
median 169.68
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.4288 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
170.8228
10th place overall
Field spread
19.4628
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
43%
13 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: El Jefe Smoke (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |