Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
2025-09-20 – 2025-09-21 · Braintree, VT · State championship
Reps: ABIGAIL NICHOLS, JAKE NICHOLS · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Sticks & Stones BBQ (710.2856) · 25 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 19 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
STICKS & STONES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🃏 An upset on the books
STICKS & STONES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2019-09-07 | Braintree, VT | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ |
| 2021-10-02 | Braintree, VT | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day |
| 2022-09-16 | Braintree, VT | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz |
| 2022-09-17 | Braintree, VT | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz |
| 2023-09-08 | Braintree, VT | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ |
| 2024-09-14 | Braintree, VT | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA |
| 2025-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 ← this one | Braintree, VT | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Poutine
3 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.7372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 2 | BBQ Bandits - Poultney VT | |
| 3 | Swamp Donkey Kreations |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2284 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 710.2856 · median 677.0516
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5372