A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 15 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 15 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2022
- 2023
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs)
2025-09-20 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground
Reps: ABIGAIL NICHOLS, JAKE NICHOLS · Prize money: $525.00
Grand Champion: ElJefe Smoke (177.1544) · 14 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
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 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
14
1 judged meat
Top score
177.1544
Winning margin
0.5716
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.98
146.22177.15
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 overall
Field spread
30.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$525.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 5765 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 (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-09-07 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2021-10-02 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| 2022-09-16 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2022-09-17 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2023-09-08 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| 2025-09-20 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
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