New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

2021-04-24 – 2021-04-25 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $5,000.00

Grand Champion: Grandpa Val's BBQ (689.6688) · 40 teams

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Grandpa Val's BBQ

689.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

685.6460 · Master Series — Overall

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PADDY MCQ'S

685.0284 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

689.6688

Winning margin

4.0228

GC over RC

Field average

657.67

median 663.62

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8456 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

678.1828

what a walk cost here

Field spread

103.5776

winner to last place

Prize money

$5,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

Grandpa Val's BBQ

avg finish 5.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5944 pts — Dante's Inferno

How hot was the win?

Top 62%

beats 38% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1547

avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1744 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

Grandpa Val's BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2020-07-31	Blairstown, NJ	28	691.9772	Chunky BBQ
2021-04-24 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	40	689.6688	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2022-04-23	Blairstown, NJ	41	695.4056	The Pig's Pajamas

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Ancillary — Dessert

5 entries · top 180.0000 · median 180.0000 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	BOGGS HOG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	DEAD ON Q	180.0000 🔥
4	Park Street BBQ	176.6172
5	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	174.8572

Master Series — Brisket

40 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.7942 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Dante's Inferno	180.0000 🔥
2	BOGGS HOG BBQ	175.4056
3	Top Gun Barbecue	173.7144
4	Grandpa Val's BBQ	173.7028
5	FIRE DOWN BELOW	173.1200
6	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	169.1200
7	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	169.1084
8	A MAZIE Q	168.5372
9	INSANE SWINE BBQ	168.5372
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	168.5372
11	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.9772
12	KISS MY BBQ	167.9772
13	DEAD ON Q	167.4060
14	Crescent Moon	166.2972
15	CHUNKY BBQ	166.2400
16	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	165.7028
17	Burnout BBQ	164.5256
18	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	163.3828
19	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	162.8684
20	RGDBBQ	162.8000
21	PADDY MCQ'S	162.7884
22	POPPA Q-BBQ	161.0856
23	4 BOXERS Q	160.5256
24	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	160.5256
25	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	160.5028
26	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	159.9656
27	MITCH'S BBQ	159.3944
28	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	157.6916
29	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	157.6572
30	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	155.3944
31	Park Street BBQ	154.8116
32	Rogue Hog BBQ	153.6456
33	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	153.1088
34	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	153.0628
35	NEANDERTHAL Q	151.3828
36	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	150.1828
37	Darling Nikki's BBQ	149.0972
38	Big BarQ BBQ	142.8344
39	Offshore BBQ	141.6916
40	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	136.5144

Master Series — Chicken

40 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2628

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	177.7028
2	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	176.5944
3	BOGGS HOG BBQ	176.0000
4	A MAZIE Q	175.4516
5	PADDY MCQ'S	174.8572
6	Grandpa Val's BBQ	174.8572
7	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	174.2856
8	Rogue Hog BBQ	174.2744
9	CHUNKY BBQ	174.2628
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.7028
11	FIRE DOWN BELOW	172.0000
12	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	171.9656
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9656
14	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	170.8228
15	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8228
16	INSANE SWINE BBQ	170.2628
17	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.7256
18	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	169.7144
19	NEANDERTHAL Q	169.6800
20	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	168.5484
21	Burnout BBQ	167.9772
22	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.4172
23	Crescent Moon	167.3828
24	Dante's Inferno	166.8344
25	DEAD ON Q	166.8344
26	RGDBBQ	165.7028
27	MITCH'S BBQ	165.0972
28	4 BOXERS Q	164.5828
29	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	164.5256
30	Top Gun Barbecue	163.3944
31	POPPA Q-BBQ	163.3712
32	Park Street BBQ	162.8688
33	KISS MY BBQ	162.8228
34	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	162.8000
35	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	162.2972
36	Darling Nikki's BBQ	159.4056
37	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	153.1088
38	Big BarQ BBQ	151.3484
39	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	150.1940
40	Offshore BBQ	141.0972

Master Series — Overall

40 entries · top 689.6688 · median 663.6172

#	Team	Score
1	Grandpa Val's BBQ	689.6688
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	685.6460
3	PADDY MCQ'S	685.0284
4	INSANE SWINE BBQ	682.7772
5	BOGGS HOG BBQ	681.6340
6	Dante's Inferno	680.4916
7	FIRE DOWN BELOW	679.9316
8	A MAZIE Q	679.3604
9	Top Gun Barbecue	679.3372
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	678.1828
11	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	673.6344
12	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	672.4912
13	CHUNKY BBQ	672.4572
14	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	671.3372
15	Crescent Moon	667.9428
16	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	667.8856
17	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	666.8112
18	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	665.6456
19	KISS MY BBQ	665.1088
20	RGDBBQ	663.9428
21	POPPA Q-BBQ	663.2916
22	DEAD ON Q	662.8120
23	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	660.5376
24	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	659.3140
25	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	659.2572
26	Rogue Hog BBQ	658.1600
27	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	655.2684
28	4 BOXERS Q	654.7540
29	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	653.0856
30	Burnout BBQ	646.6860
31	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	645.6228
32	MITCH'S BBQ	641.5544
33	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	638.1144
34	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	636.9604
35	Park Street BBQ	636.4460
36	Darling Nikki's BBQ	626.7888
37	NEANDERTHAL Q	616.9256
38	Big BarQ BBQ	607.2684
39	Offshore BBQ	588.4800
40	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	586.0912

Master Series — Pork

40 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.9714

#	Team	Score
1	PADDY MCQ'S	177.7028
2	FIRE DOWN BELOW	176.5600
3	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	175.4172
4	INSANE SWINE BBQ	174.2744
5	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	173.1200
6	Top Gun Barbecue	172.5484
7	Grandpa Val's BBQ	170.8344
8	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
9	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	169.1200
10	BOGGS HOG BBQ	169.1084
11	KISS MY BBQ	168.5600
12	CHUNKY BBQ	168.5372
13	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	168.5256
14	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	167.4056
15	A MAZIE Q	166.8344
16	Crescent Moon	166.8228
17	RGDBBQ	166.2972
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	166.2516
19	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	166.2400
20	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	166.2400
21	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	165.7028
22	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	165.7028
23	POPPA Q-BBQ	165.6916
24	Dante's Inferno	165.1200
25	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	164.5600
26	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	164.5372
27	MITCH'S BBQ	163.9428
28	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	163.3828
29	Rogue Hog BBQ	162.8000
30	DEAD ON Q	162.2972
31	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	159.3944
32	Park Street BBQ	159.3828
33	Burnout BBQ	159.3716
34	Darling Nikki's BBQ	158.3088
35	4 BOXERS Q	158.2400
36	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	153.0744
37	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	150.8228
38	Offshore BBQ	150.2856
39	NEANDERTHAL Q	148.5372
40	Big BarQ BBQ	148.5028

Master Series — Pork Ribs

40 entries · top 177.1544 · median 166.2514

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.1544
2	POPPA Q-BBQ	173.1432
3	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	172.5600
4	4 BOXERS Q	171.4056
5	Grandpa Val's BBQ	170.2744
6	INSANE SWINE BBQ	169.7028
7	PADDY MCQ'S	169.6800
8	Top Gun Barbecue	169.6800
9	RGDBBQ	169.1428
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
11	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	168.6172
12	A MAZIE Q	168.5372
13	Dante's Inferno	168.5372
14	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	168.5372
15	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	167.9656
16	Rogue Hog BBQ	167.4400
17	Crescent Moon	167.4400
18	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.4172
19	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	166.8572
20	DEAD ON Q	166.2744
21	SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	166.2284
22	KISS MY BBQ	165.7488
23	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	165.1200
24	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	165.1200
25	Big BarQ BBQ	164.5828
26	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	164.5488
27	CHUNKY BBQ	163.4172
28	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	162.2516
29	BOGGS HOG BBQ	161.1200
30	Darling Nikki's BBQ	159.9772
31	Park Street BBQ	159.3828
32	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	158.2744
33	FIRE DOWN BELOW	158.2516
34	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	155.9884
35	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	155.4516
36	Offshore BBQ	155.4056
37	Burnout BBQ	154.8116
38	MITCH'S BBQ	153.1200
39	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	148.5600
40	NEANDERTHAL Q	147.3256