Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-06-13 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: ABIGAIL NICHOLS, JAKE NICHOLS · Prize money: $750.00
Grand Champion: Rough Cut Q (176.0000) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PADDY MCQ'S
Entries
20
1 judged meat
Top score
176.0000
Winning margin
2.2972
1st over 2nd
Field average
167.70
median 169.43
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9884 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.7372
10th place overall
Field spread
21.7944
winner to last place
Prize money
$750.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 73%
beats 27% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rough Cut Q took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Smoke Sisters and Smokin' Barrel BBQ tied on 169.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Grandpa Val's BBQ Jr edged Let It Smoke Barbecue by 0.0344.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 26 | 698.2284 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2026-06-13 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 20 | 176.0000 | Rough Cut Q | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 17 | 176.0344 | Titans of BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 172.0116 | 169.7372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.4344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Cut Q | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ Jr | |
| 6 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 7 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 9 | Smoke Sisters | |
| 10 | Smokin' Barrel BBQ | |
| 11 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 12 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 13 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 14 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 15 | Red and Black BBQ Shack | |
| 16 | Pray For Me BBQ | |
| 17 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 18 | Q42 | |
| 19 | Connecticue | |
| 20 | Wise Guys BBQ |