New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

2026-04-18 – 2026-04-19 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

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

Grand Champion: ElJefe Smoke (707.3944) · 26 teams

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Pit Master Matt

348.5256 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Leaning Jowler BBQ

347.9656 · Backyard Series — Overall

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FIRE & SHINE BBQ

347.4172 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

348.5256

Winning margin

0.5600

GC over RC

Field average

339.82

median 342.79

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

333.6572

what a walk cost here

Field spread

19.4284

winner to last place

Prize money

$4,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

ELJEFE SMOKE

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.7256 pts — FIRE & SHINE BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 88%

beats 12% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1571

avg power rating going in · stronger than 75% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

rated 1846 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 0.5600 points — closer than 91% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

ELJEFE SMOKE took the Grand Championship home to MA.

🃏 An upset on the books

ELJEFE SMOKE came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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	Blairstown, NJ	26	691.9776	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-17	Blairstown, NJ	10	178.8572	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2026-04-18 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	26	707.3944	ElJefe Smoke
2026-04-18	Blairstown, NJ	8	177.7144	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	179.4400
2	Oink N' Doink BBQ	177.7144
3	Beefy Bros BBQ	176.5600
4	Pit Master Matt	175.4056
5	Leaning Jowler BBQ	172.5484
6	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	171.9656
7	Squealing Reels BBQ	170.8228
8	Hot Thang BBQ	170.2628
9	Yardogs BBQ	170.2628
10	Red & Black BBQ Shack	167.9656
11	Whiskey Business BBQ	165.6916
12	Smokin' Goat	165.6800
13	Old Man's BBQ	159.9544

Backyard Series — Overall

13 entries · top 348.5256 · median 342.7884

#	Team	Score
1	Pit Master Matt	348.5256
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	347.9656
3	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	347.4172
4	Yardogs BBQ	346.8228
5	Oink N' Doink BBQ	345.1200
6	Beefy Bros BBQ	343.9544
7	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	342.7884
8	Hot Thang BBQ	338.7884
9	Old Man's BBQ	333.6916
10	Red & Black BBQ Shack	333.6572
11	Squealing Reels BBQ	330.2056
12	Whiskey Business BBQ	329.6804
13	Smokin' Goat	329.0972

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772

#	Team	Score
1	Yardogs BBQ	176.5600
2	Leaning Jowler BBQ	175.4172
3	Old Man's BBQ	173.7372
4	Pit Master Matt	173.1200
5	The Swine Doctor's BBQ	170.8228
6	Hot Thang BBQ	168.5256
7	FIRE & SHINE BBQ	167.9772
8	Oink N' Doink BBQ	167.4056
9	Beefy Bros BBQ	167.3944
10	Red & Black BBQ Shack	165.6916
11	Whiskey Business BBQ	163.9888
12	Smokin' Goat	163.4172
13	Squealing Reels BBQ	159.3828

Master Series — Brisket

26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9656

#	Team	Score
1	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	177.7028
2	4 BOXERS Q	177.7028
3	ELJEFE SMOKE	176.5600
4	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2744
5	New Pigs on the Block	174.2628
6	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	173.1200
7	Grandpa Val's BBQ	173.1200
8	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	172.5600
9	PJ's Magic Smoke	171.9772
10	Titans of BBQ	171.9656
11	PADDY MCQ'S	170.8228
12	Packanac BBQ	170.2628
13	II-IV Que	170.2512
14	Blue Eyed BBQ	169.6800
15	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	169.6684
16	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	168.5256
17	House of Que	166.8112
18	Mullen It Over BBQ	165.1200
19	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.0972
20	STICKS & STONES BBQ	165.0856
21	Dirt Bag Barbeque	164.5256
22	Professor Smoke	163.9772
23	Rough Cut Q	163.9428
24	Smokin with Pops	163.4172
25	Mitch's BBQ	158.2400
26	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	149.0744

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE	180.0000 🔥
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	178.8572
3	PADDY MCQ'S	177.7028
4	STICKS & STONES BBQ	177.7028
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	177.7028
6	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	175.4172
7	Rough Cut Q	174.2744
8	Mullen It Over BBQ	173.1200
9	Grandpa Val's BBQ	173.1200
10	Smokin with Pops	171.9884
11	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	171.9656
12	House of Que	169.7144
13	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	169.6684
14	Dirt Bag Barbeque	167.9540
15	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	167.3828
16	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	166.8572
17	4 BOXERS Q	166.2400
18	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	165.6800
19	II-IV Que	164.5372
20	Blue Eyed BBQ	164.5372
21	Packanac BBQ	164.5256
22	New Pigs on the Block	163.3828
23	PJ's Magic Smoke	159.3716
24	Professor Smoke	158.8344
25	Mitch's BBQ	158.2400
26	Titans of BBQ	155.9084

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 707.3944 · median 677.5998

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE	707.3944
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	705.1088
3	PADDY MCQ'S	700.4912
4	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	699.3484
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	697.6572
6	Grandpa Val's BBQ	694.2172
7	Rough Cut Q	686.7544
8	STICKS & STONES BBQ	684.4916
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	684.4688
10	Blue Eyed BBQ	683.8856
11	New Pigs on the Block	681.6228
12	Smokin with Pops	679.9428
13	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	678.7312
14	House of Que	676.4684
15	II-IV Que	675.9200
16	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	675.8628
17	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	674.1828
18	Titans of BBQ	668.9828
19	Dirt Bag Barbeque	666.6968
20	Mullen It Over BBQ	666.1600
21	PJ's Magic Smoke	664.9716
22	Packanac BBQ	660.4344
23	4 BOXERS Q	659.2800
24	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	641.0516
25	Professor Smoke	637.6120
26	Mitch's BBQ	619.8172

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4000

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE	177.7144
2	Blue Eyed BBQ	177.7028
3	STICKS & STONES BBQ	175.4288
4	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	175.4172
5	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	175.4172
6	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	174.2628
7	II-IV Que	173.7372
8	Rough Cut Q	173.1200
9	Smokin with Pops	173.1200
10	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	173.1200
11	Titans of BBQ	172.5716
12	Grandpa Val's BBQ	171.9772
13	PADDY MCQ'S	171.9656
14	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.8344
15	Dirt Bag Barbeque	169.6800
16	House of Que	169.1200
17	PJ's Magic Smoke	167.3828
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.3828
19	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	166.8572
20	New Pigs on the Block	166.8228
21	Mullen It Over BBQ	166.8228
22	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	162.8572
23	Mitch's BBQ	158.8000
24	Packanac BBQ	155.9544
25	4 BOXERS Q	155.3944
26	Professor Smoke	153.1316

Master Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	PADDY MCQ'S	180.0000 🔥
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	178.8572
3	New Pigs on the Block	177.1544
4	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5716
5	Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ	176.5600
6	Grandpa Val's BBQ	176.0000
7	Rough Cut Q	175.4172
8	ELJEFE SMOKE	173.1200
9	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	171.9772
10	Blue Eyed BBQ	171.9656
11	Smokin with Pops	171.4172
12	House of Que	170.8228
13	SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	170.2628
14	Packanac BBQ	169.6916
15	Titans of BBQ	168.5372
16	II-IV Que	167.3944
17	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	166.8228
18	STICKS & STONES BBQ	166.2744
19	PJ's Magic Smoke	166.2400
20	Dirt Bag Barbeque	164.5372
21	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	163.3944
22	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	162.2628
23	Professor Smoke	161.6688
24	Mullen It Over BBQ	161.0972
25	4 BOXERS Q	159.9428
26	Mitch's BBQ	144.5372