Apr 11–12, 2026 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $4,000
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) on April 11, 2026 in Bristol, CT at Lake Compounce Campground, scoring 705.1088 in a field of 29 teams. SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took Reserve Grand Champion with 704.5372. Category winners: Chicken — PADDY MCQ'S (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BOGGS HOG BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (178.2972); Brisket — Grandpa Val's BBQ (177.7028). This is the 12th of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Boggs Hog BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 90% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 90% of every championship in the data.
GETTIN' BASTED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
3 of 14 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: PADDY MCQ'S and ELJEFE SMOKE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: HUMPHREY'S BBQ and American Barbecue Company tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: PADDY MCQ'S and Meat Monarchy tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BOGGS HOG BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 179.4400 that had stood across 11 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: El Jefe Smoke (won 2024), Gettin' Basted (won 2025), Boggs Hog BBQ (won 2026).
26 of 33 teams from 2026-04-10 came back
26 of the 33 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 177.1428 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
29 entries · top 705.1088 · median 684.4572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 9 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 10 | House of Que | |
| 11 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 12 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 13 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 14 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | LG bbq | |
| 17 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 18 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 19 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 20 | 73-BBQ | |
| 21 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 22 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 23 | Warped BBQ | |
| 24 | Q42 | |
| 25 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 26 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 27 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 28 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 29 | Connecticue |
29 entries · top 180 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 7 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 8 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 9 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 12 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 13 | Warped BBQ | |
| 14 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 15 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 16 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 17 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 18 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | House of Que | |
| 20 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 21 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 22 | 73-BBQ | |
| 23 | LG bbq | |
| 24 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 26 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 27 | Q42 | |
| 28 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 29 | Connecticue |
29 entries · top 180 · median 172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 7 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 8 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 10 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 13 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 14 | 73-BBQ | |
| 15 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 16 | Warped BBQ | |
| 17 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 18 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 19 | House of Que | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 22 | Q42 | |
| 23 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 24 | Connecticue | |
| 25 | LG bbq | |
| 26 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 27 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 28 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 29 | Red & Black BBQ Shack |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 7 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 8 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 14 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 16 | 73-BBQ | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 19 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 20 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 21 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 22 | Q42 | |
| 23 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 24 | Warped BBQ | |
| 25 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 26 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 27 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 28 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 29 | Connecticue |
29 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | LG bbq | |
| 4 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 5 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 10 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | Jazzercised Butts & Thighs BBQ | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 16 | Q42 | |
| 17 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 18 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ | |
| 20 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 21 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 22 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 23 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 24 | 73-BBQ | |
| 25 | Connecticue | |
| 26 | Warped BBQ | |
| 27 | Hot Mess BBQ NH | |
| 28 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 29 | HOKIE POKIE Q |