Sep 12–13, 2025 · Southwick, MA · 📍 Pioneer Valley RV Park · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $2,500
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Grand Champion at the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) on September 12, 2025 in Southwick, MA at Pioneer Valley RV Park, scoring 706.2400 in a field of 16 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5720. Category winners: Chicken — House of Que (180.0000); Pork Ribs — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (175.4172); Pork — SmoKEN Meatz (180.0000); Brisket — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (180.0000). This is the 9th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Cyclone BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6680 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
4 of 12 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 4 times across its 12 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and LG bbq tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: LG bbq and American Barbecue Company tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: American Barbecue Company and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (won 2024).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 33 | 699.9428 | Uncle Pig?s Barbeque Pit | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 31 | 704.5600 | Gettin' Basted | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 42 | 713.1200 | Gettin' Basted | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 17 | 175.4172 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8000 | Gettin' Basted | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 27 | 705.6916 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Grandpa Val's BBQ |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 177.7028 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Southwick, MA | Sodom Mountain Campground | 10 | 176.5600 | Cyclone BBQ | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 ← this one | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2400 | Fire At the End of the Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 16 | 706.2860 | Paddy McQ's | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 9 | 176.5600 | Fire At the End of the Day | — |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Southwick, MA | Pioneer Valley RV Park | 8 | 178.8572 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 178.8572 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
16 entries · top 706.2400 · median 680.2118
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | House of Que | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 10 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 13 | Cousins Q | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | Professor Smoke | |
| 16 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE |
16 entries · top 180 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | LG bbq | |
| 4 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 10 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 11 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 12 | Professor Smoke | |
| 13 | Cousins Q | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | Q42 | |
| 16 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE |
16 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | House of Que | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 6 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | Q42 | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Cousins Q | |
| 14 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 15 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE | |
| 16 | Professor Smoke |
16 entries · top 180 · median 170.8742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 5 | House of Que | |
| 6 | Professor Smoke | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 10 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 11 | Q42 | |
| 12 | Cousins Q | |
| 13 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 14 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 15 | LG bbq | |
| 16 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE |
16 entries · top 180 · median 171.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 7 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 8 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 9 | Cousins Q | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | Professor Smoke | |
| 16 | BACK RHODE BARBECUE |
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.
4 entries · top 175.4056 · median 167.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 2 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 3 | Hokkie Pokie Q | |
| 4 | STICKS & STONES BBQ |