Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

2026-04-10 – 2026-04-11 · Bristol, CT · State championship

Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Boggs Hog BBQ (703.4284) · 33 teams

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BOGGS HOG BBQ

703.4284 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

698.2516 · Master Series — Overall

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American Barbecue Company

694.8460 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

703.4284

Winning margin

5.1768

GC over RC

Field average

655.89

median 674.75

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4284 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.0400

what a walk cost here

Field spread

562.8912

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

avg finish 5.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 2.8684 pts — BOGGS HOG BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 22%

beats 78% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1570

avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

GETTIN' BASTED

rated 1896 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

BOGGS HOG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2023-04-15	Bristol, CT	43	705.7372	Top Gun Barbecue
2023-04-15	Bristol, CT	22	174.8572	Grandpa Val's
2024-04-12	Bristol, CT	29	693.0744	El Jefe Smoke
2024-04-12	Bristol, CT	13	176.5600	Smokin' Hoggz
2024-04-13	Bristol, CT	37	702.2516	Good Googly Goo BBQ
2024-04-13	Bristol, CT	14	177.7372	Live Q or Die
2025-04-11	Bristol, CT	30	700.5260	Gettin' Basted
2025-04-12	Bristol, CT	35	709.1084	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit
2025-04-12	Bristol, CT	21	177.7144	Buckeye Blue Smoke
2025-04-12	Bristol, CT	19	178.2972	Badass Canz
2026-04-10 ← this one	Bristol, CT	33	703.4284	Boggs Hog BBQ
2026-04-11	Bristol, CT	29	705.1088	Gettin' Basted
2026-04-11	Bristol, CT	13	176.0344	Paddy McQ's
2026-04-11	Bristol, CT	13	177.7144	Gettin' Basted

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Pizza

10 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.4458

#	Team	Score
1	American Barbecue Company	171.9772
2	Connecticue	170.2972
3	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	168.0000
4	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	164.6056
5	HOKIE POKIE Q	163.4516
6	Silva Back BBQ	163.4400
7	Grandpa Val's BBQ	163.4172
8	Smokin' Barrels BBQ	162.9144
9	Badass Canz	154.2628
10	BOGGS HOG BBQ	153.6456

Master Series — Brisket

32 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.6858

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5716
2	GETTIN' BASTED	176.5600
3	LG bbq	174.8456
4	BOGGS HOG BBQ	173.1428
5	73-BBQ	171.9772
6	Titans of BBQ	170.8572
7	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	170.8228
8	ELJEFE SMOKE	170.8228
9	Dirt Bag Barbeque	170.8228
10	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	170.2744
11	Top Gun Barbecue	168.5484
12	Brookside BBQ	168.5372
13	STICKS & STONES BBQ	168.5256
14	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	168.5256
15	Grandpa Val's BBQ	168.0000
16	Matt's Backyard BBQ	167.9888
17	House of Que	167.3828
18	American Barbecue Company	167.3828
19	PADDY MCQ'S	166.8340
20	Silva Back BBQ	165.6800
21	Let It Smoke Barbecue	165.0972
22	Mullen It Over BBQ	162.8000
23	SmoKEN Meatz	162.7768
24	Warped BBQ	159.9656
25	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	159.9544
26	Meat Monarchy	158.8000
27	Q42	157.0972
28	Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team	155.3600
29	Fat Cow Smoke Co.	154.2628
30	Smokin' Barrels BBQ	153.0972
31	Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ	153.0628
32	Connecticue	149.0856

Master Series — Chicken

32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Brookside BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	ELJEFE SMOKE	178.8572
3	Titans of BBQ	178.2972
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	176.5828
5	American Barbecue Company	176.5716
6	GETTIN' BASTED	176.5600
7	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	176.5600
8	73-BBQ	176.0000
9	Grandpa Val's BBQ	175.4172
10	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	174.8572
11	BOGGS HOG BBQ	174.8456
12	Let It Smoke Barbecue	174.2744
13	SmoKEN Meatz	174.2628
14	STICKS & STONES BBQ	171.9772
15	Matt's Backyard BBQ	170.8344
16	Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ	170.8344
17	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	170.8112
18	PADDY MCQ'S	170.2628
19	Top Gun Barbecue	170.2628
20	House of Que	169.1200
21	Dirt Bag Barbeque	169.1200
22	Warped BBQ	169.1084
23	Mullen It Over BBQ	168.0112
24	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	167.4172
25	LG bbq	167.3944
26	Silva Back BBQ	166.2400
27	Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team	165.7028
28	Smokin' Barrels BBQ	164.5600
29	Meat Monarchy	163.9428
30	Fat Cow Smoke Co.	158.8344
31	Connecticue	156.5828
32	Q42	148.5256

Master Series — Overall

33 entries · top 703.4284 · median 674.7544

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	703.4284
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	698.2516
3	American Barbecue Company	694.8460
4	GETTIN' BASTED	694.2516
5	ELJEFE SMOKE	692.4800
6	Titans of BBQ	690.2860
7	Grandpa Val's BBQ	688.5488
8	Brookside BBQ	688.4684
9	PADDY MCQ'S	686.2284
10	STICKS & STONES BBQ	685.0400
11	LG bbq	683.8972
12	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	682.7772
13	73-BBQ	682.7656
14	SmoKEN Meatz	679.8624
15	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	679.2680
16	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	675.3604
17	House of Que	674.7544
18	Top Gun Barbecue	673.6456
19	Dirt Bag Barbeque	672.4112
20	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	671.9204
21	Matt's Backyard BBQ	670.1716
22	Meat Monarchy	665.5428
23	Warped BBQ	664.5256
24	Silva Back BBQ	662.1716
25	Let It Smoke Barbecue	659.8744
26	Mullen It Over BBQ	659.3256
27	Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ	655.8172
28	Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team	644.9712
29	Q42	644.4456
30	Smokin' Barrels BBQ	641.0744
31	Fat Cow Smoke Co.	618.8000
32	Connecticue	618.7080
33	HartBeat BBQ	140.5372

Master Series — Pork

32 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.2686

#	Team	Score
1	American Barbecue Company	177.7372
2	PADDY MCQ'S	177.7144
3	BOGGS HOG BBQ	176.0000
4	Q42	174.8572
5	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	171.9656
6	Titans of BBQ	171.4400
7	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	171.4172
8	Top Gun Barbecue	170.8572
9	Grandpa Val's BBQ	170.8572
10	Silva Back BBQ	170.8344
11	ELJEFE SMOKE	170.8228
12	Meat Monarchy	169.6800
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.6800
14	STICKS & STONES BBQ	169.6800
15	Brookside BBQ	169.6684
16	LG bbq	168.5372
17	Smokin' Barrels BBQ	168.0000
18	Warped BBQ	167.4744
19	GETTIN' BASTED	167.4172
20	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	167.4172
21	SmoKEN Meatz	167.4056
22	House of Que	166.8344
23	Mullen It Over BBQ	166.2628
24	Connecticue	165.6684
25	73-BBQ	164.5372
26	Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team	163.3712
27	Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ	162.8000
28	Dirt Bag Barbeque	162.7884
29	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	161.0972
30	Matt's Backyard BBQ	159.3828
31	Let It Smoke Barbecue	157.6800
32	Fat Cow Smoke Co.	155.4056

Master Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6916

#	Team	Score
1	BOGGS HOG BBQ	179.4400
2	Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque	176.5716
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
4	SmoKEN Meatz	175.4172
5	STICKS & STONES BBQ	174.8572
6	Grandpa Val's BBQ	174.2744
7	GETTIN' BASTED	173.7144
8	American Barbecue Company	173.1544
9	LG bbq	173.1200
10	Meat Monarchy	173.1200
11	ELJEFE SMOKE	171.9772
12	Matt's Backyard BBQ	171.9656
13	PADDY MCQ'S	171.4172
14	House of Que	171.4172
15	Brookside BBQ	170.2628
16	73-BBQ	170.2512
17	Titans of BBQ	169.6916
18	Dirt Bag Barbeque	169.6800
19	Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ	169.1200
20	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	167.9888
21	Warped BBQ	167.9772
22	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	167.9656
23	HUMPHREY'S BBQ	165.6800
24	Top Gun Barbecue	163.9772
25	Q42	163.9656
26	Let It Smoke Barbecue	162.8228
27	Mullen It Over BBQ	162.2516
28	Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team	160.5372
29	Silva Back BBQ	159.4172
30	Smokin' Barrels BBQ	155.4172
31	Fat Cow Smoke Co.	150.2972
32	Connecticue	147.3712
33	HartBeat BBQ	140.5372