Jul 31 – Aug 1, 2020 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $5,000
INSANE SWINE BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on July 31, 2020 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort, scoring 690.8116 in a field of 35 teams. DRILLING & GRILLING took Reserve Grand Champion with 689.1428. Category winners: Chicken — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (176.5600); Pork Ribs — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (176.5944); Pork — INSANE SWINE BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — DRILLING & GRILLING (173.7028). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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, 2020 to 2022 — 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.
Closer than 75% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6688 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1640 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 8–9: POPPA Q-BBQ and SMOKIN' TEX BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: BIG RAZ BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 171.9656 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
INSANE SWINE BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 14th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2020 ← this one | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 35 | 690.8116 | Insane Swine BBQ | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 687.3828 | Top Gun Barbecue | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 48 | 693.1084 | Chunky BBQ | REDNECK SMOKE CLUB |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 170.2972 | 168 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 173.7028 | 171.9656 | 168.5600 |
35 entries · top 690.8116 · median 662.7656
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5716
35 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.6800
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800
35 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.8228
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.
6 entries · top 180 · median 173.9942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 2 | BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ | |
| 3 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 4 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | BigMan BBQ | |
| 6 | Hot Rods BBQ |