A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 18 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2022
- 2023
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) 2025
Sep 20, 2025 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground
Reps: Abigail Nichols, Jake Nichols · Prize money: $525
Full results from the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 20, 2025 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — ELJEFE SMOKE (177.1544). This is the 15th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA; 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.
146.22
median 168.83
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
0.5716
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
165.98
146.22177.15
Pork Ribs · median 168.83 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
162.8344
146.22177.15
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
30.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$525
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5807 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (3 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.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: PADDY MCQ'S and American Barbecue Company tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: HUMPHREY'S BBQ edged FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
Back to defend
5
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire At the End of the Day (won 2021), Up-2 BBQ (won 2023), Eljefe Smoke (won 2024), Humphrey's BBQ (won 2024), Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (won 2024).
- Fire At the End of the Day · 2021
- Up-2 BBQ · 2023
- Eljefe Smoke · 2024
- Humphrey's BBQ · 2024
- Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA · 2024
This contest's own records (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 704.5372 | Meat Monarchy | El Jefe Smoke |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 180 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 178.8572 | Brookside BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 170.8572 | 162.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.8286