Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
2026-04-11 – 2026-04-12 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (705.1088) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
Entries
29
4 judged meats
Top score
705.1088
Winning margin
0.5716
GC over RC
Field average
679.29
median 684.46
Tightest race
Pork
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
691.9200
10th place overall
Field spread
77.7256
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
69%
of the 29 teams with a home region came from outside CT
Came back for more
79%
26 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.8 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1569
avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5716 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: El Jefe Smoke (won 2024), Gettin' Basted (won 2025), Boggs Hog BBQ (won 2026).
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 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 ← this one | 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 | 177.7144 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2744 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 177.1428 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
29 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.0000 · 🔥 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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |