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
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
Apr 18, 2026 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $750
Grand Champion: Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (177.7144) · 8 teams
Full results from the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 18, 2026 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ (177.7144). This is the 18th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by ElJefe Smoke.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
167.39
median 172.84
177.71 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
8
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
177.7144
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
172.34
167.39177.71
Pork Ribs · median 172.84 · last place to winner
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
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 44%
beats 56% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmoKen Meats (won 2024), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2025, 2025, 2026, 2026).
- SmoKen Meats · 2024
- Grandpa Val's BBQ · 2025, 2025, 2026, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2018 | Blairstown, NJ | 58 Honey Run Rd, Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 681.6456 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 43 | 691.9544 | Fire Down Below | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 36 | 701.1316 | Wolf's Revenge | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 12 | 177.7144 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 30 | 698.2172 | Top Gun Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 9 | 178.8572 | Blue & Gray BBQ | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 29 | 702.8228 | Boggs Hog BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 11 | 178.2972 | Piggin' Whiskey | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 27 | 701.7144 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 178.8800 | SmoKen Meats | — |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 33 | 701.6684 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 21 | 177.7144 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 34 | 705.1084 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 14 | 177.1544 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 691.9776 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | House of Que |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 10 | 178.8572 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 707.3944 | ElJefe Smoke | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 18, 2026 ← 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 172.5600 | — |
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 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 — Rib Roulette
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 |