Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-04-12 · Bristol, CT
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $1,250.00
Grand Champion: Buckeye Blue Smoke (177.7144) · 21 teams
Entries
21
1 category
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
what a walk cost here
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 2913 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die |
| 2025-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2025-04-12 ← this one | Bristol, CT | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz |
| 2026-04-10 | Bristol, CT | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted |
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 |