Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
2026-04-10 – 2026-04-11 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Boggs Hog BBQ (703.4284) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
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.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: GETTIN' BASTED and smoKINGBATKO BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and SmoKEN Meatz tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: LG bbq and Meat Monarchy tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Top Gun Barbecue (won 2023), El Jefe Smoke (won 2024), Gettin' Basted (won 2025), Badass Canz (won 2025).
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| 2026-04-10 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 174.8572 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 171.9656 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 171.9772 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 703.4284 · median 674.7544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 13 | 73-BBQ | |
| 14 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 15 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 16 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 17 | House of Que | |
| 18 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 19 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 20 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 21 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 23 | Warped BBQ | |
| 24 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 25 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 26 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 27 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 28 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 29 | Q42 | |
| 30 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 31 | Fat Cow Smoke Co. | |
| 32 | Connecticue | |
| 33 | HartBeat BBQ |
Chicken
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 9 | LG bbq | |
| 10 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | House of Que | |
| 15 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 16 | 73-BBQ | |
| 17 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 18 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 19 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 20 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 21 | Warped BBQ | |
| 22 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 23 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Top Gun Barbecue | |
| 25 | Q42 | |
| 26 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 27 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 28 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 29 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 31 | Fat Cow Smoke Co. | |
| 32 | Connecticue | |
| 33 | HartBeat BBQ |
Pork
32 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.2686
Brisket
32 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.6858
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Pizza
10 entries · top 171.9772 · median 163.4458
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 2 | Connecticue | |
| 3 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 4 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 5 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 6 | Silva Back BBQ | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 9 | Badass Canz | |
| 10 | BOGGS HOG BBQ |