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 CHICKEN) 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 CHICKEN) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 12, 2025 in Bristol, CT at Lake Compounce Campground. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Badass Canz (178.2972). This is the 10th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Buckeye Blue Smoke; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
162.82
median 171.41
178.30 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
19
1 judged meat
Top score
178.2972
Winning margin
0.5944
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
170.51
162.82178.30
Chicken · median 171.41 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.4056
162.82178.30
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
15.4744
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 47%
beats 53% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
40%
12 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
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.
- Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
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 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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