New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
2016-07-08 – 2016-07-09
Grand Champion: FINN'S FINEST BBQ (683.3372) · 65 teams
Contest preview (from past editions of this contest)
🏆 Defending champion
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won the most recent scored edition (2015-07-10).
🎪 Typical draw
This contest has averaged 65 teams across 3 scored editions.
📏 Contest record
The highest overall score here is 670.3088, set by GONEHOGGIN.COM in 2014.
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Chunky BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | 65 | 655.3940 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2014-07-11 | 65 | 670.3088 | GONEHOGGIN.COM | |
| 2015-07-10 | 65 | 667.9200 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2016-07-08 ← this one | 65 | 683.3372 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | |
| 2017-07-07 | 67 | 674.1480 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2018-07-14 | 64 | 690.2516 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2019-07-12 | North Wildwood, NJ | 64 | 689.6340 | Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit |
| 2022-07-09 | North Wildwood, NJ | 61 | 703.3828 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2023-07-14 | North Wildwood, NJ | 64 | 703.9772 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2024-07-13 | North Wildwood, NJ | 62 | 695.3944 | Chunky BBQ |
| 2025-07-12 | North Wildwood, NJ | 63 | 694.2400 | Pig Candy Barbeque Co. |
| 2026-07-11 | North Wildwood, NJ | — | — | — |
Official results are up on kcbs.us ↗ but haven’t been pulled here yet — they land with the nightly scrape.