They will not let it go
3 in a row
editions of this contest
Grandpa Val's BBQ won here last time out too — 3 straight editions of this contest.
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2026-04-17 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $750.00
Grand Champion: Grandpa Val's BBQ (178.8572) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 House of Que
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
163.42
median 169.97
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
10
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd
Field average
170.66
163.42178.86
median 169.97 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
7.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.4172
163.42178.86
10th place overall
Field spread
15.4400
winner to last place
Prize money
$750.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 5564 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (4 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.
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
decided the closest call
Chicken places 2–3: House of Que and The Swine Doctor's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 2–3 · tie
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025, 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve 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 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 691.9776 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | House of Que |
| 2026-04-17 ← this one | 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)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 171.4172 | 163.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.9656