New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

2020-07-31 – 2020-08-01 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship

Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Insane Swine BBQ (690.8116) · 35 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 DRILLING & GRILLING

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INSANE SWINE BBQ

690.8116 · Master Series — Overall

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DRILLING & GRILLING

689.1428 · Master Series — Overall

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UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

683.9888 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats · 1 ancillary

Top score

690.8116

Winning margin

1.6688

GC over RC

Field average

659.69

median 662.77

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Brisket

1.7372 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

667.4056

10th place overall

Field spread

72.6512

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

INSANE SWINE BBQ

avg finish 6.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 2.2856 pts — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

How hot was the win?

Top 84%

beats 16% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

37%

of the 35 teams with a home region came from outside NJ

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1561

avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1730 pre-contest

Storylines

📸 Photo finishes

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.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2020-07-31 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	Triple Brook Camping Resort	35	690.8116	Insane Swine BBQ	DRILLING & GRILLING
2021-04-23	Blairstown, NJ	Triple Brook Camping Resort	40	687.3828	Top Gun Barbecue	Rogue Hog BBQ
2022-04-22	Blairstown, NJ	Triple Brook Camping Resort	48	693.1084	Chunky BBQ	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.5600	173.7028	171.9656
Pork Ribs	176.5944	170.2972	168.0000
Pork	176.5600	171.4056	169.1200
Brisket	173.7028	171.9656	168.5600

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

35 entries · top 690.8116 · median 662.7656

#	Team	Score
1	INSANE SWINE BBQ	690.8116
2	DRILLING & GRILLING	689.1428
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	683.9888
4	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	682.1940
5	TOP GUN BARBECUE	681.6916
6	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	677.0516
7	Rogue Hog BBQ	676.4572
8	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	671.8972
9	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	671.3256
10	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	667.4056
11	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	667.3256
12	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	666.1944
13	A MAZIE Q	665.6000
14	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	663.8860
15	BIG RAZ BBQ	663.3600
16	BOGGS HOG BBQ	663.3368
17	FIRE DOWN BELOW	662.7888
18	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	662.7656
19	Four Smoking Guys	662.6856
20	COOKS N HOOKS	661.6796
21	Chicken Chokers	661.5772
22	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	661.0632
23	POPPA Q-BBQ	659.8972
24	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	653.0056
25	PADDY MCQ'S	649.5544
26	Hot Rods BBQ	649.0288
27	Sasquatch BBQ	648.9828
28	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	645.0512
29	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	645.0404
30	BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ	643.8744
31	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	639.2228
32	BigMan BBQ	637.5888
33	MITCH'S BBQ	625.6344
34	RGDBBQ	619.9088
35	NEANDERTHAL Q	618.1604

Chicken

35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5716

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	176.5600
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	174.2744
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	174.2628
4	Chicken Chokers	173.7144
5	Hot Rods BBQ	173.7028
6	DRILLING & GRILLING	173.1772
7	A MAZIE Q	173.1084
8	POPPA Q-BBQ	172.5600
9	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	172.5600
10	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	171.9656
11	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	171.4172
12	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	171.4172
13	Four Smoking Guys	171.4172
14	INSANE SWINE BBQ	171.4056
15	FIRE DOWN BELOW	170.8688
16	BIG RAZ BBQ	169.7028
17	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	169.1200
18	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	168.5716
19	COOKS N HOOKS	168.0000
20	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.9656
21	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	167.3944
22	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	166.2628
23	Rogue Hog BBQ	166.2400
24	TOP GUN BARBECUE	165.1200
25	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	164.5256
26	BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ	164.5256
27	Sasquatch BBQ	162.8228
28	RGDBBQ	162.8112
29	MITCH'S BBQ	161.6800
30	BOGGS HOG BBQ	161.1084
31	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	161.0972
32	PADDY MCQ'S	158.8228
33	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	158.8112
34	NEANDERTHAL Q	156.5488
35	BigMan BBQ	154.2628

Pork Ribs

35 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	176.5944
2	DRILLING & GRILLING	176.5828
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	172.5716
4	Rogue Hog BBQ	170.8344
5	TOP GUN BARBECUE	170.2972
6	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.2860
7	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	169.7144
8	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	169.7028
9	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	168.5600
10	BOGGS HOG BBQ	168.0000
11	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	167.9772
12	Four Smoking Guys	167.3828
13	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	166.8344
14	A MAZIE Q	166.8228
15	FIRE DOWN BELOW	166.2972
16	BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ	166.2744
17	COOKS N HOOKS	165.7028
18	Chicken Chokers	165.6800
19	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	164.5372
20	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	163.9772
21	MITCH'S BBQ	162.3200
22	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	162.2400
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	161.1088
24	Sasquatch BBQ	161.1088
25	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	161.0856
26	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	160.5600
27	RGDBBQ	159.4288
28	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	159.4060
29	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	159.3944
30	BIG RAZ BBQ	157.7144
31	POPPA Q-BBQ	156.5716
32	BigMan BBQ	156.5144
33	PADDY MCQ'S	156.5144
34	Hot Rods BBQ	154.8344
35	NEANDERTHAL Q	147.9772

Pork

35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	INSANE SWINE BBQ	176.5600
2	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	175.4056
3	TOP GUN BARBECUE	174.2744
4	A MAZIE Q	172.0116
5	BOGGS HOG BBQ	171.4056
6	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	170.8572
7	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	170.2628
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1428
9	BIG RAZ BBQ	169.1200
10	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.1200
11	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	167.9772
12	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.4288
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	167.4056
14	PADDY MCQ'S	166.8344
15	BigMan BBQ	166.2744
16	Rogue Hog BBQ	166.2628
17	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.7028
18	POPPA Q-BBQ	165.6800
19	DRILLING & GRILLING	165.6800
20	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	165.2000
21	Four Smoking Guys	165.0856
22	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	163.4172
23	FIRE DOWN BELOW	163.3828
24	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	162.8456
25	Hot Rods BBQ	162.2516
26	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	160.5372
27	NEANDERTHAL Q	160.5372
28	Sasquatch BBQ	160.5028
29	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	159.9428
30	COOKS N HOOKS	158.8340
31	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	158.8228
32	MITCH'S BBQ	154.8572
33	RGDBBQ	152.5600
34	BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ	152.5028
35	Chicken Chokers	151.3600

Brisket

35 entries · top 173.7028 · median 162.8228

#	Team	Score
1	DRILLING & GRILLING	173.7028
2	Rogue Hog BBQ	173.1200
3	INSANE SWINE BBQ	172.5600
4	TOP GUN BARBECUE	172.0000
5	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9656
6	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	171.9656
7	Chicken Chokers	170.8228
8	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	170.2628
9	COOKS N HOOKS	169.1428
10	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	168.5600
11	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	167.4172
12	PADDY MCQ'S	167.3828
13	BIG RAZ BBQ	166.8228
14	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	166.2856
15	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	165.1200
16	POPPA Q-BBQ	165.0856
17	Sasquatch BBQ	164.5484
18	BOGGS HOG BBQ	162.8228
19	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	162.8228
20	FIRE DOWN BELOW	162.2400
21	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	161.6800
22	BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ	160.5716
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	160.5600
24	BigMan BBQ	160.5372
25	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	159.3716
26	Four Smoking Guys	158.8000
27	Hot Rods BBQ	158.2400
28	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	158.2284
29	CRAZY HORSE BBQ	156.5028
30	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	153.6688
31	A MAZIE Q	153.6572
32	NEANDERTHAL Q	153.0972
33	BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT	148.4684
34	MITCH'S BBQ	146.7772
35	RGDBBQ	145.1088

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 — Dessert

6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.9942 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ	174.3200
3	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	174.2856
4	BOGGS HOG BBQ	173.7028
5	BigMan BBQ	173.1200
6	Hot Rods BBQ	172.5600

New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

📸 Photo finishes

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

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

Where the field came from (home regions on file)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Ancillary — Dessert