New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

2025-05-03 – 2025-05-04 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

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

Grand Champion: Boggs Hog BBQ (705.1084) · 34 teams

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FIRE & SHINE BBQ

346.2744 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Rough Cut Q

343.9544 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Leaning Jowler BBQ

337.6572 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

346.2744

Winning margin

2.3200

GC over RC

Field average

328.14

median 329.63

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

290.6288

what a walk cost here

Field spread

55.6456

winner to last place

Prize money

$4,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

BOGGS HOG BBQ

avg finish 5.20 across 5 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4400 pts — FIRE & SHINE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 91%

beats 9% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1571

avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit

rated 1818 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

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

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

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	Blairstown, NJ	33	701.6684	Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
2025-05-02	Blairstown, NJ	21	177.7144	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2025-05-03 ← this one	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 ↗

Ancillary — Taylor

9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	Lipstick on the Pig	176.5600
2	B'S QUE	174.2628
3	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	173.1428
4	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	169.6800
5	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	166.8228
6	BOGGS HOG BBQ	166.2284
7	Red and Black BBQ Shack	164.0000
8	Grill Down by the River	162.2856
9	Grandpa Val's BBQ	158.8228

Backyard Series — Chicken

10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.6800

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	177.7144
2	Rough Cut Q	174.2744
3	Pit Master Matt	173.1200
4	Yardogs BBQ	168.5372
5	Leaning Jowler BBQ	168.5372
6	Hot Thang BBQ	166.8228
7	Beefy Bros BBQ	166.2516
8	All About the Wood	163.3828
9	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	160.5372
10	Capt. Blue BBQ	159.9544

Backyard Series — Overall

10 entries · top 346.2744 · median 329.6286

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	346.2744
2	Rough Cut Q	343.9544
3	Leaning Jowler BBQ	337.6572
4	Yardogs BBQ	337.0744
5	All About the Wood	330.7656
6	Capt. Blue BBQ	328.4916
7	Pit Master Matt	326.7428
8	Hot Thang BBQ	321.6456
9	Beefy Bros BBQ	318.2060
10	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	290.6288

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

10 entries · top 169.6800 · median 167.9600

#	Team	Score
1	Rough Cut Q	169.6800
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	169.1200
3	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	168.5600
4	Capt. Blue BBQ	168.5372
5	Yardogs BBQ	168.5372
6	All About the Wood	167.3828
7	Hot Thang BBQ	154.8228
8	Pit Master Matt	153.6228
9	Beefy Bros BBQ	151.9544
10	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	130.0916

Master Series — Brisket

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	178.2972
3	Dog Bite Barbecue	177.7028
4	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	176.5600
5	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	176.5600
6	CHUNKY BBQ	174.8572
7	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	174.2972
8	STICKS & STONES BBQ	173.7028
9	Meat Monarchy	173.1316
10	Grandpa Val's BBQ	172.5600
11	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	172.5600
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.9772
13	PADDY MCQ'S	171.4172
14	DIG'N N PIG'N	170.8800
15	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	169.7028
16	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.6800
17	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	168.5600
18	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5256
19	Piggy & Swine BBQ	167.3828
20	II-IV Que	165.6800
21	Lipstick on the Pig	164.5944
22	B'S QUE	163.9544
23	New Pigs on the Block	162.8000
24	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	162.2512
25	Mullen It Over BBQ	162.2400
26	BLUE EYED BBQ	161.6572
27	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	160.5028
28	House of Que	159.9428
29	Titans of BBQ	158.8000
30	Professor Smoke	154.8000
31	Let It Smoke Barbecue	149.6572
32	Red and Black BBQ Shack	149.1316
33	Grill Down by the River	146.2744
34	Babylon Grillbillies	141.6000

Master Series — Chicken

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Piggy & Swine BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	BLUE EYED BBQ	179.4400
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.7144
4	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	176.5600
5	House of Que	175.4400
6	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	175.4172
7	BOGGS HOG BBQ	174.2628
8	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	173.7488
9	Let It Smoke Barbecue	173.7028
10	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	173.1200
11	PADDY MCQ'S	173.1200
12	CHUNKY BBQ	173.1084
13	DIG'N N PIG'N	171.9656
14	New Pigs on the Block	171.4056
15	B'S QUE	170.8572
16	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	170.2744
17	Grandpa Val's BBQ	169.6800
18	Meat Monarchy	169.6684
19	Mullen It Over BBQ	168.5484
20	Dog Bite Barbecue	168.5256
21	STICKS & STONES BBQ	167.3828
22	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.6800
23	II-IV Que	163.9544
24	Titans of BBQ	163.9428
25	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	162.8000
26	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	162.2516
27	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	160.5372
28	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	160.4912
29	Red and Black BBQ Shack	159.9884
30	Babylon Grillbillies	159.3484
31	Professor Smoke	153.6800
32	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	147.9884
33	Grill Down by the River	129.7028

Master Series — Overall

34 entries · top 705.1084 · median 671.9086

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	705.1084
2	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	693.6688
3	PADDY MCQ'S	692.5144
4	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	691.9316
5	CHUNKY BBQ	691.9084
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	690.7888
7	House of Que	686.8000
8	Meat Monarchy	686.7312
9	Dog Bite Barbecue	685.6112
10	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	685.0400
11	DIG'N N PIG'N	682.8116
12	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	682.7660
13	Piggy & Swine BBQ	682.2056
14	Grandpa Val's BBQ	682.1712
15	New Pigs on the Block	681.6460
16	STICKS & STONES BBQ	681.5884
17	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	672.5260
18	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	671.2912
19	B'S QUE	669.0288
20	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	669.0284
21	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	665.5772
22	BLUE EYED BBQ	662.7544
23	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	658.7548
24	Mullen It Over BBQ	658.1368
25	II-IV Que	658.0912
26	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	657.0624
27	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	655.3260
28	Titans of BBQ	652.3656
29	Red and Black BBQ Shack	648.5260
30	Let It Smoke Barbecue	640.9944
31	Professor Smoke	626.0684
32	Babylon Grillbillies	610.5256
33	Grill Down by the River	569.1084
34	Lipstick on the Pig	467.3372

Master Series — Pork

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	New Pigs on the Block	177.1544
3	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	175.4172
4	House of Que	174.2628
5	B'S QUE	173.7028
6	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	173.1200
7	CHUNKY BBQ	173.1200
8	PADDY MCQ'S	172.5600
9	Meat Monarchy	171.9656
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.4056
11	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	170.8228
12	STICKS & STONES BBQ	170.8228
13	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	170.8228
14	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	170.8228
15	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	170.2744
16	Dog Bite Barbecue	169.6800
17	Piggy & Swine BBQ	169.6800
18	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	169.1084
19	DIG'N N PIG'N	167.9888
20	Professor Smoke	167.9656
21	Grandpa Val's BBQ	166.2284
22	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	165.6800
23	Titans of BBQ	165.0856
24	Red and Black BBQ Shack	164.5372
25	Grill Down by the River	163.4400
26	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	162.2284
27	II-IV Que	162.2168
28	BLUE EYED BBQ	159.9772
29	Mullen It Over BBQ	159.9656
30	Babylon Grillbillies	159.3828
31	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	158.8228
32	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	158.8116
33	Lipstick on the Pig	158.8112
34	Let It Smoke Barbecue	156.5372

Master Series — Pork Ribs

34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4058

#	Team	Score
1	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	178.8572
2	House of Que	177.1544
3	PADDY MCQ'S	175.4172
4	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	175.4172
5	Red and Black BBQ Shack	174.8688
6	Grandpa Val's BBQ	173.7028
7	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	173.1316
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	171.9888
9	DIG'N N PIG'N	171.9772
10	Meat Monarchy	171.9656
11	BOGGS HOG BBQ	170.8456
12	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8228
13	New Pigs on the Block	170.2860
14	Dog Bite Barbecue	169.7028
15	STICKS & STONES BBQ	169.6800
16	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	168.5484
17	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	167.4172
18	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	167.3944
19	Mullen It Over BBQ	167.3828
20	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	166.8460
21	II-IV Que	166.2400
22	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	165.7032
23	Piggy & Swine BBQ	165.1428
24	Titans of BBQ	164.5372
25	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	163.3944
26	BLUE EYED BBQ	161.6800
27	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	161.1200
28	Let It Smoke Barbecue	161.0972
29	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	160.5488
30	B'S QUE	160.5144
31	Babylon Grillbillies	150.1944
32	Professor Smoke	149.6228
33	Lipstick on the Pig	143.9316
34	Grill Down by the River	129.6912