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

2026-04-17 – 2026-04-18 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship

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

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

Reserve Champion: 🥈 House of Que

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Grandpa Val's BBQ
691.9776 · Master Series — Overall
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House of Que
689.6572 · Master Series — Overall
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PADDY MCQ'S
688.4800 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

  • Master Series — Chicken 177.15
  • Master Series — Pork Ribs 178.86
  • Master Series — Pork 174.86
  • Master Series — Brisket 176.58
  • Backyard Series — Chicken 177.70
  • Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 177.76
137.12 178.86

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.

2018-04-28 — 681.6456 (SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA) 2019-04-27 — 691.9544 (Fire Down Below) 2023-04-21 — 701.1316 (Wolf's Revenge) 2023-04-21 — 177.7144 (Good Googly Goo BBQ) 2023-04-22 — 698.2172 (Top Gun Barbecue) 2023-04-22 — 178.8572 (Blue & Gray BBQ) 2024-04-19 — 702.8228 (Boggs Hog BBQ) 2024-04-19 — 178.2972 (Piggin' Whiskey) 2024-04-20 — 701.7144 (Boggs Hog BBQ) 2024-04-20 — 178.8800 (SmoKen Meats) 2025-05-02 — 701.6684 (Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA) 2025-05-02 — 177.7144 (Grandpa Val's BBQ) 2025-05-03 — 705.1084 (Boggs Hog BBQ) 2025-05-03 — 177.1544 (Grandpa Val's BBQ) 2026-04-17 — 691.9776 (Grandpa Val's BBQ) 2026-04-17 — 178.8572 (Grandpa Val's BBQ) 2026-04-18 — 707.3944 (ElJefe Smoke) 2026-04-18 — 177.7144 (Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ) 691.98 2018 2026

Entries

26
6 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

691.9776

Winning margin

2.3204
GC over RC

Field average

665.06
631.76691.98
median 666.99 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

0

Tightest race

Pork
3.4172 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

670.8112
631.76691.98
10th place overall

Field spread

60.2176
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

9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken
won by 6.2856 pts — Rough Cut Q

How hot was the win?

Top 64%
beats 36% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Strong
ρ = -0.77 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1571
avg power rating going in · stronger than 56% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
rated 1870 pre-contest

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

An upset on the books

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

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 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

  • champion 1703
  • top seed 1870

Back-to-back

2 in a row editions of this contest

Grandpa Val's BBQ won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.

  • 2025
  • 2026

A dynasty in the making

4× wins at this contest

4 of 18 tracked editions

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

  • 2025
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2026

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: House of Que and GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 9–10: Dirt Bag Barbeque and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Brisket places 2–3: RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ and ELJEFE SMOKE tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

  • Master Series — Chicken 8–9 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork 9–10 · tie
  • Master Series — Brisket 2–3 · tie
  • Master Series — Pork 5–6 · 0.0112

How the title was won

4 of 4 meats called to the stage

Grandpa Val's BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.

  • Chicken 1st
  • Pork Ribs 7th
  • Pork 4th
  • Brisket 5th

Back to defend

2 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018, 2025), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025, 2025).

  • SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · 2018, 2025
  • Grandpa Val's BBQ · 2025, 2025

This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)

Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

DateWhereVenueTeamsHigh scoreGrand ChampionReserve Champion
2018-04-28 Blairstown, NJ 58 Honey Run Rd, Triple Brook Camping Resort 40 681.6456 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA GOOD SMOKE BBQ
2019-04-27 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 43 691.9544 Fire Down Below UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
2023-04-21 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 36 701.1316 Wolf's Revenge FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY
2023-04-21 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 12 177.7144 Good Googly Goo BBQ —
2023-04-22 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 30 698.2172 Top Gun Barbecue WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
2023-04-22 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 9 178.8572 Blue & Gray BBQ —
2024-04-19 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 29 702.8228 Boggs Hog BBQ CHUNKY BBQ
2024-04-19 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 11 178.2972 Piggin' Whiskey —
2024-04-20 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 27 701.7144 Boggs Hog BBQ GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
2024-04-20 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 8 178.8800 SmoKen Meats —
2025-05-02 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 33 701.6684 Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
2025-05-02 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 21 177.7144 Grandpa Val's BBQ —
2025-05-03 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 34 705.1084 Boggs Hog BBQ GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
2025-05-03 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 14 177.1544 Grandpa Val's BBQ —
2026-04-17 ← this one Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 26 691.9776 Grandpa Val's BBQ House of Que
2026-04-17 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 10 178.8572 Grandpa Val's BBQ —
2026-04-18 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 26 707.3944 ElJefe Smoke GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
2026-04-18 Blairstown, NJ Triple Brook Camping Resort 8 177.7144 Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ —

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category1st5th10th
Master Series — Chicken177.1544171.9656169.1316
Master Series — Pork Ribs178.8572173.1200169.1316
Master Series — Pork174.8572171.4400169.6800
Master Series — Brisket176.5828170.8344167.3828
Backyard Series — Chicken177.7028169.7028165.0856
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs177.7600168.5716163.9656

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

26 entries · top 691.9776 · median 666.9886

#TeamScore
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

Chicken

26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 168.2570

#TeamScore
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

Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1030

#TeamScore
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

Pork

26 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.8286

#TeamScore
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

Brisket

26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.3944

#TeamScore
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

Backyard Series

Overall

15 entries · top 349.7028 · median 332.5372

#TeamScore
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

Chicken

15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6800

#TeamScore
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

Pork Ribs

15 entries · top 177.7600 · median 165.1200

#TeamScore
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

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 — Chocolate

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

#TeamScore
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

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