New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $4,000.00

Grand Champion: Grandpa Val's BBQ (691.9776) · 26 teams

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Rough Cut Q

349.7028 · Backyard Series — Overall

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The Swine Doctor's BBQ

348.5828 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Oink N' Doink BBQ

347.9772 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

7 categories

Top score

349.7028

Winning margin

1.1200

GC over RC

Field average

328.78

median 332.54

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Pork

3.4172 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

329.6228

what a walk cost here

Field spread

62.3428

winner to last place

Prize money

$4,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Grandpa Val's BBQ

avg finish 4.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 6.2856 pts — Rough Cut Q

How hot was the win?

Top 86%

beats 14% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1562

avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

rated 1848 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1200 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.

🃏 An upset on the books

Grandpa Val's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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
2018-04-28		40	681.6456	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
2019-04-27	Blairstown, NJ	43	691.9544	Fire Down Below
2023-04-21	Blairstown, NJ	36	701.1316	Wolf's Revenge
2023-04-21	Blairstown, NJ	12	177.7144	Good Googly Goo BBQ
2023-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	30	698.2172	Top Gun Barbecue
2023-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	9	178.8572	Blue & Gray BBQ
2024-04-19	Blairstown, NJ	29	702.8228	Boggs Hog BBQ
2024-04-19	Blairstown, NJ	11	178.2972	Piggin' Whiskey
2024-04-20	Blairstown, NJ	27	701.7144	Boggs Hog BBQ
2024-04-20	Blairstown, NJ	8	178.8800	SmoKen Meats
2025-05-02	Blairstown, NJ	33	701.6684	Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
2025-05-02	Blairstown, NJ	21	177.7144	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2025-05-03	Blairstown, NJ	34	705.1084	Boggs Hog BBQ
2025-05-03	Blairstown, NJ	14	177.1544	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	26	691.9776	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17	Blairstown, NJ	10	178.8572	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	26	707.3944	ElJefe Smoke
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	8	177.7144	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Chocolate

7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Squealing Reels BBQ	178.8572
3	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	178.8572
4	BLUE EYED BBQ	176.5600
5	Red & Black BBQ Shack	176.0000
6	Rubi Q	167.4172
7	PJ's Magic Smoke	165.1200

Backyard Series — Chicken

15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	Rough Cut Q	177.7028
2	Oink N' Doink BBQ	171.4172
3	Beefy Bros BBQ	170.8344
4	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	170.8228
5	Hot Thang BBQ	169.7028
6	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	167.9656
7	Red & Black BBQ Shack	167.4172
8	Smokin' Goat	165.6800
9	Yardogs BBQ	165.0972
10	Leaning Jowler BBQ	165.0856
11	Pit Master Matt	163.9428
12	Squealing Reels BBQ	161.6800
13	Sausage Hut BBQ	149.0972
14	Rubi Q	144.5144
15	Whiskey Business BBQ	137.1200

Backyard Series — Overall

15 entries · top 349.7028 · median 332.5372

#	Team	Score
1	Rough Cut Q	349.7028
2	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	348.5828
3	Oink N' Doink BBQ	347.9772
4	Yardogs BBQ	339.9544
5	Beefy Bros BBQ	337.6688
6	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	335.9428
7	Hot Thang BBQ	333.6684
8	Red & Black BBQ Shack	332.5372
9	Pit Master Matt	332.5144
10	Leaning Jowler BBQ	329.6228
11	Smokin' Goat	322.2056
12	Squealing Reels BBQ	321.6344
13	Sausage Hut BBQ	310.1944
14	Rubi Q	302.1944
15	Whiskey Business BBQ	287.3600

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

15 entries · top 177.7600 · median 165.1200

#	Team	Score
1	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	177.7600
2	Oink N' Doink BBQ	176.5600
3	Yardogs BBQ	174.8572
4	Rough Cut Q	172.0000
5	Pit Master Matt	168.5716
6	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	167.9772
7	Beefy Bros BBQ	166.8344
8	Red & Black BBQ Shack	165.1200
9	Leaning Jowler BBQ	164.5372
10	Hot Thang BBQ	163.9656
11	Sausage Hut BBQ	161.0972
12	Squealing Reels BBQ	159.9544
13	Rubi Q	157.6800
14	Smokin' Goat	156.5256
15	Whiskey Business BBQ	150.2400

Master Series — Brisket

26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.3944

#	Team	Score
1	House of Que	176.5828
2	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	174.2744
3	ELJEFE SMOKE	174.2744
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.9656
5	Grandpa Val's BBQ	170.8344
6	PADDY MCQ'S	170.8228
7	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	170.2628
8	Palm tree smokehouse	169.1428
9	4 BOXERS Q	168.5600
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
11	Professor Smoke	166.2972
12	New Pigs on the Block	166.2284
13	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	165.6916
14	Titans of BBQ	165.0972
15	BLUE EYED BBQ	164.5372
16	COOKS N HOOKS	163.4172
17	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	162.8572
18	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	162.8000
19	STICKS & STONES BBQ	162.8000
20	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	162.7884
21	POPPA Q-BBQ	162.2516
22	Dirt Bag Barbeque	161.7028
23	II-IV Que	160.5372
24	PJ's Magic Smoke	160.5256
25	Q42	159.9772
26	Mullen It Over BBQ	149.0972

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.2570

#	Team	Score
1	Grandpa Val's BBQ	177.1544
2	STICKS & STONES BBQ	174.2628
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1316
4	Dirt Bag Barbeque	173.1200
5	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	171.9656
6	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.8344
7	Palm tree smokehouse	170.2628
8	House of Que	169.6800
9	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	169.6800
10	COOKS N HOOKS	169.1316
11	PADDY MCQ'S	169.1200
12	New Pigs on the Block	168.5256
13	ELJEFE SMOKE	168.5140
14	Mullen It Over BBQ	168.0000
15	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.3828
16	BLUE EYED BBQ	166.8228
17	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	166.8228
18	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	166.2400
19	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	163.9428
20	POPPA Q-BBQ	163.9428
21	Titans of BBQ	162.8112
22	4 BOXERS Q	161.6800
23	Professor Smoke	158.2860
24	II-IV Que	157.0628
25	Q42	157.0628
26	PJ's Magic Smoke	154.7772

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 691.9776 · median 666.9886

#	Team	Score
1	Grandpa Val's BBQ	691.9776
2	House of Que	689.6572
3	PADDY MCQ'S	688.4800
4	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	685.0400
5	ELJEFE SMOKE	684.4568
6	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	682.1828
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	680.4572
8	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	679.3372
9	New Pigs on the Block	677.0400
10	Palm tree smokehouse	670.8112
11	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	670.7660
12	Dirt Bag Barbeque	669.0972
13	STICKS & STONES BBQ	667.8400
14	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	666.1372
15	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	661.5888
16	COOKS N HOOKS	660.4916
17	Titans of BBQ	659.8400
18	BLUE EYED BBQ	658.7428
19	Q42	649.0060
20	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	648.4572
21	II-IV Que	648.4232
22	POPPA Q-BBQ	646.6632
23	Mullen It Over BBQ	643.3716
24	Professor Smoke	639.9892
25	4 BOXERS Q	639.8856
26	PJ's Magic Smoke	631.7600

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.8286

#	Team	Score
1	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	174.8572
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	173.7372
3	New Pigs on the Block	173.1544
4	Grandpa Val's BBQ	173.1316
5	Palm tree smokehouse	171.4400
6	II-IV Que	171.4288
7	ELJEFE SMOKE	170.2628
8	BLUE EYED BBQ	169.7028
9	Dirt Bag Barbeque	169.6800
10	PADDY MCQ'S	169.6800
11	House of Que	169.6800
12	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	169.1200
13	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.1200
14	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	168.5372
15	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.4172
16	Titans of BBQ	166.8344
17	POPPA Q-BBQ	166.2516
18	STICKS & STONES BBQ	165.6684
19	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	164.5372
20	Q42	162.8228
21	Mullen It Over BBQ	161.7144
22	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	161.0972
23	Professor Smoke	160.5716
24	PJ's Magic Smoke	159.3716
25	COOKS N HOOKS	158.8228
26	4 BOXERS Q	156.5828

Master Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1030

#	Team	Score
1	PADDY MCQ'S	178.8572
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
3	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	174.2744
4	House of Que	173.7144
5	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	173.1200
6	ELJEFE SMOKE	171.4056
7	Grandpa Val's BBQ	170.8572
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.8228
9	Q42	169.1432
10	New Pigs on the Block	169.1316
11	COOKS N HOOKS	169.1200
12	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	167.9772
13	STICKS & STONES BBQ	165.1088
14	Titans of BBQ	165.0972
15	Dirt Bag Barbeque	164.5944
16	Mullen It Over BBQ	164.5600
17	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	160.5372
18	Palm tree smokehouse	159.9656
19	II-IV Que	159.3944
20	RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ	157.6916
21	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	157.6800
22	BLUE EYED BBQ	157.6800
23	PJ's Magic Smoke	157.0856
24	Professor Smoke	154.8344
25	POPPA Q-BBQ	154.2172
26	4 BOXERS Q	153.0628