A new contest record
705.1084
highest overall ever cooked here
705.1084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 702.8228 Boggs Hog BBQ set in 2024.
- old record 702.8228
- set 2024 by Boggs Hog BBQ
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 2025
May 3–4, 2025 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $4,000
BOGGS HOG BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) on May 3, 2025 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort, scoring 705.1084 in a field of 34 teams. GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6688. Category winners: Chicken — Piggy & Swine BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — HUMPHREY'S BBQ (178.8572); Pork — BOGGS HOG BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — BOGGS HOG BBQ (180.0000). The Backyard Series standings were won by FIRE & SHINE BBQ with 346.2744. This is the 13th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Grandpa Val's BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
467.34
median 671.91
705.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
- Master Series — Pork 180 🔥
- Master Series — Brisket 180 🔥
- Backyard Series — Chicken 177.71
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 169.68
129.69
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
34
6 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
705.1084
Winning margin
11.4396
GC over RC
Field average
662.23
467.34705.11
median 671.91 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.0400
467.34705.11
10th place overall
Field spread
237.7712
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.76 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,587
avg power rating going in · stronger than 68% of contests
Storylines (9 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.
A statement win
11.4396
points clear of the field
Wider than 91% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 11.4396 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
A day of perfect scores
3
perfect 180s
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- BOGGS HOG BBQ · Brisket
- Piggy & Swine BBQ · Chicken
- BOGGS HOG BBQ · Pork
A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 18 tracked editions
Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: PADDY MCQ'S and GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 4–5: BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE and TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 6–7 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 4–5 · tie
- Backyard Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
BOGGS HOG BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
BOGGS HOG BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 11th.
- Chicken 7th
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
180.0000
best brisket ever cooked here
BOGGS HOG BBQ turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 12 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 12 past editions
Back to defend
4
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018, 2025), Good Googly Goo BBQ (won 2023), Boggs Hog BBQ (won 2024, 2024), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025).
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · 2018, 2025
- Good Googly Goo BBQ · 2023
- Boggs Hog BBQ · 2024, 2024
- Grandpa Val's BBQ · 2025
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)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2018 | Blairstown, NJ | 58 Honey Run Rd, Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 681.6456 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 43 | 691.9544 | Fire Down Below | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 36 | 701.1316 | Wolf's Revenge | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 12 | 177.7144 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 30 | 698.2172 | Top Gun Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 9 | 178.8572 | Blue & Gray BBQ | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 29 | 702.8228 | Boggs Hog BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 11 | 178.2972 | Piggin' Whiskey | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 27 | 701.7144 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 178.8800 | SmoKen Meats | — |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 33 | 701.6684 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 21 | 177.7144 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| May 3, 2025 ← this one | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 34 | 705.1084 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 14 | 177.1544 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 691.9776 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | House of Que |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 10 | 178.8572 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 707.3944 | ElJefe Smoke | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 175.4400 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8688 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 168.5372 | 159.9544 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 169.6800 | 168.5372 | 130.0916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 705.1084 · median 671.9086
Chicken
33 entries · top 180 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4058
Pork
34 entries · top 180 · median 169.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
34 entries · top 180 · median 168.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
10 entries · top 346.2744 · median 329.6286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 4 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 7 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 8 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 9 | Beefy Bros BBQ | |
| 10 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE |
Chicken
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 3 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 4 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 5 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 7 | Beefy Bros BBQ | |
| 8 | All About the Wood | |
| 9 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE | |
| 10 | Capt. Blue BBQ |
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 169.6800 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Capt. Blue BBQ | |
| 5 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 6 | All About the Wood | |
| 7 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 8 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 9 | Beefy Bros BBQ | |
| 10 | Oldman's Backyard B B QUE |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Taylor
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8228