Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2021-10-02 – 2021-10-03 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Fire At the End of the Day (691.9656) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 A MAZIE Q
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
691.9656
Winning margin
2.3428
GC over RC
Field average
658.56
median 655.32
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
646.7084
10th place overall
Field spread
80.0572
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 81%
beats 19% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 16 teams with a home region came from outside VT
Came back for more
26%
8 of 31 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.81 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1531
avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 15 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: FOUR SMOKING GUYS and PADDY MCQ'S tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PADDY MCQ'S and A MAZIE Q tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Jailbreak BBQ and A MAZIE Q tied on 166.8228 — 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)
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 2019-09-07 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2021-10-02 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| 2022-09-16 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2022-09-17 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2023-09-08 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 173.1200 | 163.3944 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 167.4172 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 168.0000 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4172 | 161.6572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 691.9656 · median 655.3200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 7 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Nightrain BBQ Company | |
| 10 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ - VT | |
| 11 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 12 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 13 | smokin good times ME | |
| 14 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | Big Bad BBQ |
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5944 · median 163.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | Nightrain BBQ Company | |
| 8 | smokin good times ME | |
| 9 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ - VT | |
| 10 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 11 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 12 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Big Bad BBQ | |
| 15 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | SUWHEE Q |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 177.1428 · median 165.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 3 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | smokin good times ME | |
| 6 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ - VT | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | Nightrain BBQ Company | |
| 12 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 13 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 15 | Big Bad BBQ | |
| 16 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS |
Pork
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 7 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ - VT | |
| 8 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 9 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 10 | Nightrain BBQ Company | |
| 11 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 12 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 13 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 14 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | smokin good times ME | |
| 16 | Big Bad BBQ |
Brisket
16 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | SQUEELS ON WHEELS | |
| 6 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 8 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 11 | Nightrain BBQ Company | |
| 12 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 13 | Big Bad BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin' Barrels BBQ - VT | |
| 15 | smokin good times ME | |
| 16 | BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM |