Back-to-back
1 in a row
editions of this contest
Grandpa Val's BBQ won here last time out too — 1 straight editions of this contest.
- 2025
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
May 3, 2025 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $750
Full results from the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 3, 2025 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort. Piggy & Swine BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Grandpa Val's BBQ (177.1544). This is the 14th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Boggs Hog BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
153.66
median 169.99
177.15 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
1 judged meat
Top score
177.1544
Winning margin
2.8916
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.65
153.66177.15
Pork Ribs · median 169.99 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1772 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
166.2744
153.66177.15
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
23.4972
winner to last place
Prize money
$750
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (4 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 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 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: HUMPHREY'S BBQ and BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SmoKEN Meatz and Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Good Googly Goo BBQ (won 2023), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025).
- Good Googly Goo BBQ · 2023
- 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)
Score distribution
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 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 34 | 705.1084 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| May 3, 2025 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 171.9772 | 166.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 177.1544 · median 169.9944