2026-04-18 – 2026-04-19 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $4,000.00
Grand Champion: ElJefe Smoke (707.3944) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
707.3944 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 705.1084 Boggs Hog BBQ set in 2025.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
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.
4 of 18 tracked editions
Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: PADDY MCQ'S and STICKS & STONES BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: STICKS & STONES BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: Mullen It Over BBQ and Grandpa Val's BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
ELJEFE SMOKE won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
ELJEFE SMOKE took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
PADDY MCQ'S turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 16 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018, 2025), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025, 2025, 2026, 2026).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| 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 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 10 | 178.8572 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| 2026-04-18 ← this one | 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 | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 171.9884 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 172.5484 | 167.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 165.6916 |
26 entries · top 707.3944 · median 677.5998
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8112 · 🔥 perfect 180
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4000
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.9656
13 entries · top 348.5256 · median 342.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 5 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 6 | Beefy Bros BBQ | |
| 7 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 9 | Old Man's BBQ | |
| 10 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 11 | Squealing Reels BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin' Goat |
13 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 3 | Beefy Bros BBQ | |
| 4 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 5 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 6 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 7 | Squealing Reels BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 9 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 10 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 11 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Goat | |
| 13 | Old Man's BBQ |
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 2 | Leaning Jowler BBQ | |
| 3 | Old Man's BBQ | |
| 4 | Pit Master Matt | |
| 5 | The Swine Doctor's BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Thang BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 8 | Oink N' Doink BBQ | |
| 9 | Beefy Bros BBQ | |
| 10 | Red & Black BBQ Shack | |
| 11 | Whiskey Business BBQ | |
| 12 | Smokin' Goat | |
| 13 | Squealing Reels BBQ |