New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-04-18 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $750.00
Grand Champion: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (177.7144) · 8 teams
Entries
9
2 judged meats
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd
Field average
172.34
median 172.84
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1544 pts across the top 5
Field spread
10.3200
winner to last place
Prize money
$750.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 51%
beats 49% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmoKen Meats (won 2024), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025, 2025, 2026, 2026).
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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-28 | 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 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 707.3944 | ElJefe Smoke | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| 2026-04-18 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Series Single Meat — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | — |
| Ancillary — Pork Ribs | 166.2744 | 160.5144 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 177.7144 · median 172.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | Yardogs BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 6 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 7 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 8 | Red & Black BBQ Shack |
Ancillary
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 166.2744 · median 160.5144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmoKen Meats | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Squealing Reels BBQ | |
| 4 | Dirty Water Dogs | |
| 5 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 6 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 7 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 8 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ |