Back-to-back
1 in a row
editions of this contest
Fire At the End of the Day won here last time out too — 1 straight editions of this contest.
- 2025
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) 2025
Sep 13, 2025 · Southwick, MA · 📍 Pioneer Valley RV Park
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $525
Full results from the Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 13, 2025 in Southwick, MA at Pioneer Valley RV Park. Let It Smoke Barbecue took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (176.5600). This is the 11th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Paddy McQ's; the next was held in 2025.
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.
159.95
median 169.68
176.56 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
9
1 judged meat
Top score
176.5600
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
170.26
159.95176.56
Pork Ribs · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.8800 pts across the top 5
Field spread
16.6056
winner to last place
Prize money
$525
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 64%
beats 36% of 5792 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
38%
6 of 16 teams from the previous edition returned
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 12 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 4 times across its 12 tracked editions.
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2024
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 1–2: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and Let It Smoke Barbecue tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Red and Black BBQ Shack edged SmoKEN Meatz by 0.0460.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0460
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (won 2024), Fire At the End of the Day (won 2025).
- Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA · 2024
- Fire At the End of the Day · 2025
This contest's own records (1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 169.6800 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800