Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2025-04-12 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $1,250.00
Grand Champion: Badass Canz (178.2972) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
178.2972
Winning margin
0.5944
1st over 2nd
Field average
170.51
median 171.41
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.4056
10th place overall
Field spread
15.4744
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 55%
beats 45% of 2791 Chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
12 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
Chicken places 9–10: Cousins Q and ELJEFE SMOKE tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: American Barbecue Company edged Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque by 0.0116. Chicken places 8–9: HUMPHREY'S BBQ edged Cousins Q by 0.0116.
🛡️ 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 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| 2025-04-12 ← this one | 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 | 178.2972 | 172.5600 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
19 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.4056