New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

2025-05-02 – 2025-05-03 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $4,000.00

Grand Champion: Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (701.6684) · 33 teams

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Beefy Bros BBQ

349.1200 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Yardogs BBQ

341.6572 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Rough Cut Q

335.9316 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

349.1200

Winning margin

7.4628

GC over RC

Field average

320.03

median 323.89

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

2.2856 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

305.5888

what a walk cost here

Field spread

79.7144

winner to last place

Prize money

$4,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 5.7256 pts — Beefy Bros BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 87%

beats 13% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1564

avg power rating going in · stronger than 69% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit

rated 1816 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the Grand Championship home to MA.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2018-04-28		40	681.6456	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
2019-04-27	Blairstown, NJ	43	691.9544	Fire Down Below
2023-04-21	Blairstown, NJ	36	701.1316	Wolf's Revenge
2023-04-21	Blairstown, NJ	12	177.7144	Good Googly Goo BBQ
2023-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	30	698.2172	Top Gun Barbecue
2023-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	9	178.8572	Blue & Gray BBQ
2024-04-19	Blairstown, NJ	29	702.8228	Boggs Hog BBQ
2024-04-19	Blairstown, NJ	11	178.2972	Piggin' Whiskey
2024-04-20	Blairstown, NJ	27	701.7144	Boggs Hog BBQ
2024-04-20	Blairstown, NJ	8	178.8800	SmoKen Meats
2025-05-02 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	33	701.6684	Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
2025-05-02	Blairstown, NJ	21	177.7144	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2025-05-03	Blairstown, NJ	34	705.1084	Boggs Hog BBQ
2025-05-03	Blairstown, NJ	14	177.1544	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17	Blairstown, NJ	26	691.9776	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17	Blairstown, NJ	10	178.8572	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	26	707.3944	ElJefe Smoke
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	8	177.7144	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.2400

#	Team	Score
1	Beefy Bros BBQ	174.2628
2	Capt. Blue BBQ	168.5372
3	Yardogs BBQ	168.5256
4	Pit Master Matt	168.5256
5	Rough Cut Q	167.3944
6	Leaning Jowler BBQ	166.8228
7	Hot Thang BBQ	166.2400
8	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	163.3828
9	All About the Wood	160.5028
10	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	153.0972
11	SMOAKWOOD	151.3600
12	Greenlight BBQ	149.6456
13	Scott's BBQ	142.8116

Backyard Series — Overall

13 entries · top 349.1200 · median 323.8856

#	Team	Score
1	Beefy Bros BBQ	349.1200
2	Yardogs BBQ	341.6572
3	Rough Cut Q	335.9316
4	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	334.8116
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	332.4916
6	Leaning Jowler BBQ	327.9428
7	Hot Thang BBQ	323.8856
8	All About the Wood	321.6000
9	Pit Master Matt	319.8628
10	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	305.5888
11	SMOAKWOOD	305.0172
12	Scott's BBQ	293.0744
13	Greenlight BBQ	269.4056

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

13 entries · top 174.8572 · median 161.0972

#	Team	Score
1	Beefy Bros BBQ	174.8572
2	Yardogs BBQ	173.1316
3	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	171.4288
4	Rough Cut Q	168.5372
5	Capt. Blue BBQ	163.9544
6	Leaning Jowler BBQ	161.1200
7	All About the Wood	161.0972
8	Hot Thang BBQ	157.6456
9	SMOAKWOOD	153.6572
10	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	152.4916
11	Pit Master Matt	151.3372
12	Scott's BBQ	150.2628
13	Greenlight BBQ	119.7600

Master Series — Brisket

33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5600

#	Team	Score
1	Piggy & Swine BBQ	178.8572
2	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	178.2972
3	STICKS & STONES BBQ	177.7028
4	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	175.4172
5	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2628
6	DIG'N N PIG'N	173.1544
7	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1200
8	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	172.5600
9	Dog Bite Barbecue	172.5600
10	BOGGS HOG BBQ	172.5484
11	Meat Monarchy	171.9772
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9656
13	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	170.8344
14	PADDY MCQ'S	170.8228
15	CHUNKY BBQ	169.6800
16	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	169.1200
17	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	168.5600
18	House of Que	167.9656
19	New Pigs on the Block	167.4060
20	Grandpa Val's BBQ	166.2744
21	BLUE EYED BBQ	165.6800
22	Let It Smoke Barbecue	164.5372
23	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	164.5140
24	B'S QUE	161.6800
25	II-IV Que	161.6572
26	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	159.3600
27	POPPA Q-BBQ	158.8000
28	Professor Smoke	157.1316
29	4 BOXERS Q	154.8000
30	Smokin' Addiction	154.7656
31	Red and Black BBQ Shack	150.8116
32	Lipstick on the Pig	148.5488
33	Mullen It Over BBQ	146.2400

Master Series — Chicken

33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Grandpa Val's BBQ	178.8572
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	177.7144
3	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	176.5600
4	BLUE EYED BBQ	175.4172
5	CHUNKY BBQ	175.4056
6	B'S QUE	174.8572
7	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	174.8456
8	House of Que	174.2744
9	BOGGS HOG BBQ	174.2628
10	Piggy & Swine BBQ	173.7028
11	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	173.1200
12	STICKS & STONES BBQ	172.5600
13	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	170.8344
14	PADDY MCQ'S	170.8228
15	Smokin' Addiction	169.6916
16	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.6800
17	POPPA Q-BBQ	169.6800
18	New Pigs on the Block	169.1316
19	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	169.1200
20	Mullen It Over BBQ	167.4056
21	Meat Monarchy	167.3944
22	Professor Smoke	166.2856
23	Let It Smoke Barbecue	166.2516
24	DIG'N N PIG'N	166.2400
25	Red and Black BBQ Shack	165.6916
26	Dog Bite Barbecue	165.6800
27	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.0972
28	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	163.9772
29	Lipstick on the Pig	163.4060
30	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	162.8340
31	4 BOXERS Q	160.5372
32	II-IV Que	159.9544
33	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	155.3944

Master Series — Overall

33 entries · top 701.6684 · median 673.6456

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	701.6684
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	697.0628
3	Piggy & Swine BBQ	696.5372
4	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	691.3256
5	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	689.6460
6	House of Que	686.8000
7	STICKS & STONES BBQ	685.0400
8	BOGGS HOG BBQ	685.0400
9	Grandpa Val's BBQ	684.5032
10	CHUNKY BBQ	682.7544
11	Dog Bite Barbecue	682.2172
12	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	681.6688
13	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	681.5768
14	Meat Monarchy	677.0288
15	PADDY MCQ'S	677.0056
16	BLUE EYED BBQ	676.4688
17	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	673.6456
18	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	673.6344
19	New Pigs on the Block	672.4804
20	DIG'N N PIG'N	671.8860
21	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	671.2916
22	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	669.6340
23	B'S QUE	665.5772
24	Let It Smoke Barbecue	662.7548
25	II-IV Que	662.7088
26	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	658.6856
27	POPPA Q-BBQ	654.6972
28	Professor Smoke	653.1088
29	Smokin' Addiction	652.3772
30	4 BOXERS Q	639.8400
31	Red and Black BBQ Shack	638.1372
32	Mullen It Over BBQ	630.6856
33	Lipstick on the Pig	619.8748

Master Series — Pork

33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	BLUE EYED BBQ	177.7144
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	177.1428
3	Professor Smoke	175.4400
4	II-IV Que	175.4056
5	Piggy & Swine BBQ	174.2628
6	House of Que	173.1428
7	CHUNKY BBQ	172.5600
8	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	171.9656
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9656
10	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	171.4172
11	PADDY MCQ'S	171.4056
12	New Pigs on the Block	171.4056
13	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.2972
14	Dog Bite Barbecue	170.2628
15	Grandpa Val's BBQ	169.6800
16	B'S QUE	169.6800
17	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	169.6800
18	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	169.1084
19	BOGGS HOG BBQ	168.5372
20	STICKS & STONES BBQ	168.5372
21	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	167.9656
22	DIG'N N PIG'N	167.3944
23	Smokin' Addiction	167.3828
24	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	167.3712
25	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	166.2400
26	POPPA Q-BBQ	166.2284
27	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	165.6684
28	Meat Monarchy	162.2284
29	4 BOXERS Q	159.9428
30	Red and Black BBQ Shack	157.1084
31	Let It Smoke Barbecue	155.9544
32	Lipstick on the Pig	155.3828
33	Mullen It Over BBQ	149.6456

Master Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3944

#	Team	Score
1	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	177.7144
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.7144
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5600
4	Let It Smoke Barbecue	176.0116
5	Meat Monarchy	175.4288
6	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	174.8572
7	Dog Bite Barbecue	173.7144
8	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	173.1316
9	House of Que	171.4172
10	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	170.8228
11	Piggy & Swine BBQ	169.7144
12	BOGGS HOG BBQ	169.6916
13	Grandpa Val's BBQ	169.6916
14	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	169.6800
15	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	168.5488
16	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	168.0000
17	Mullen It Over BBQ	167.3944
18	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	166.2516
19	STICKS & STONES BBQ	166.2400
20	II-IV Que	165.6916
21	CHUNKY BBQ	165.1088
22	DIG'N N PIG'N	165.0972
23	4 BOXERS Q	164.5600
24	New Pigs on the Block	164.5372
25	Red and Black BBQ Shack	164.5256
26	PADDY MCQ'S	163.9544
27	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	160.5484
28	Smokin' Addiction	160.5372
29	POPPA Q-BBQ	159.9888
30	B'S QUE	159.3600
31	BLUE EYED BBQ	157.6572
32	Professor Smoke	154.2516
33	Lipstick on the Pig	152.5372