A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Fire At the End of the Day has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
May 31, 2025 · Hancock, NH · 📍 Seven Maples Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $750
Full results from the Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on May 31, 2025 in Hancock, NH at Seven Maples Campground. Chicken Chokers took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Meat Monarchy (178.2972). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Fire At the End of the Day; the next was held in 2025.
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.
155.36
median 171.13
178.30 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
12
1 judged meat
Top score
178.2972
Winning margin
0.5828
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
169.02
155.36178.30
Pork Ribs · median 171.13 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
159.9772
155.36178.30
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
22.9372
winner to last place
Prize money
$750
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 35%
beats 65% of 5792 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Came back for more
36%
8 of 22 teams from the previous edition returned
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.
Photo finishes
0.0116
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 3–4: HUMPHREY'S BBQ edged Grandpa Val's BBQ by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0116
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 22 | 710.8572 | Fire At the End of the Day | PADDY MCQ'S |
| May 31, 2025 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 26 | 706.2516 | Fire At the End of the Day | PADDY MCQ'S |
| May 31, 2025 ← this one | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 12 | 178.2972 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| May 31, 2025 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 12 | 180 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 171.9656 | 159.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.1258