Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
2025-09-13 – 2025-09-14 · Southwick, MA · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $2,500.00
Grand Champion: Paddy McQ's (706.2860) · 16 teams
Entries
16
4 categories
Top score
706.2860
Winning margin
2.3088
GC over RC
Field average
683.68
median 694.78
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.5768
what a walk cost here
Field spread
74.9716
winner to last place
Prize money
$2,500.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 63% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 4 times across its 12 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
PADDY MCQ'S took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | Southwick, MA | 33 | 699.9428 | Uncle Pig?s Barbeque Pit |
| 2023-09-22 | Southwick, MA | 31 | 704.5600 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2023-09-23 | Southwick, MA | 42 | 713.1200 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2023-09-23 | Southwick, MA | 17 | 175.4172 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2024-09-20 | Southwick, MA | 25 | 702.8000 | Gettin' Basted |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | 27 | 705.6916 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | 10 | 177.7028 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA |
| 2024-09-21 | Southwick, MA | 10 | 176.5600 | Cyclone BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Southwick, MA | 16 | 706.2400 | Fire At the End of the Day |
| 2025-09-13 ← this one | Southwick, MA | 16 | 706.2860 | Paddy McQ's |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | 9 | 176.5600 | Fire At the End of the Day |
| 2025-09-13 | Southwick, MA | 8 | 178.8572 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 2 | LG bbq | |
| 3 | House of Que | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 7 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | Professor Smoke | |
| 12 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 13 | Q42 | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 16 | HOKIE POKIE Q |
Master Series — Chicken
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 174.8458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | Q42 | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 10 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 11 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | LG bbq | |
| 14 | Professor Smoke | |
| 15 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 16 | Red and Black BBQ Shack |
Master Series — Overall
16 entries · top 706.2860 · median 694.7770
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 6 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 7 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 8 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 9 | House of Que | |
| 10 | LG bbq | |
| 11 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 12 | Q42 | |
| 13 | Professor Smoke | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 16 | Red and Black BBQ Shack |
Master Series — Pork
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.5828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | Q42 | |
| 8 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 9 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 10 | House of Que | |
| 11 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Professor Smoke | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 16 | Red and Black BBQ Shack |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.6972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 4 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 5 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | House of Que | |
| 10 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 13 | Professor Smoke | |
| 14 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 15 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 16 | Q42 |