A new contest record
693.1084
highest overall ever cooked here
693.1084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8116 Insane Swine BBQ set in 2020.
- old record 690.8116
- set 2020 by Insane Swine BBQ
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 2022
Apr 22–23, 2022 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $7,000
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on April 22, 2022 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort, scoring 693.1084 in a field of 48 teams. REDNECK SMOKE CLUB took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3828. Category winners: Chicken — OFF THE RACK BBQ (176.0000); Pork Ribs — WEEKEND SMOKERS (177.7372); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (177.1428); Brisket — INSANE SWINE BBQ (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by The Fat is Where It's At with 342.2400. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Top Gun Barbecue.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
568.42
median 661.12
693.11 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 176
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 177.74
- Master Series — Pork 177.14
- Master Series — Brisket 178.86
- Backyard Series — Chicken 170.27
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 173.70
128.56
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
48
6 judged meats
Top score
693.1084
Winning margin
1.7256
GC over RC
Field average
659.22
568.42693.11
median 661.12 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
680.5372
568.42693.11
10th place overall
Field spread
124.6856
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,000
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 61%
beats 39% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
56%
30 of 54 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,578
avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests
Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
An upset on the books
22-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
CHUNKY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1675
- top seed 1900
Won without a category win
2 of 4
meats called to the stage
CHUNKY BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 2 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 21st
- Pork Ribs 11th
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 3rd
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 20 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: OFF THE RACK BBQ and GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: 3 EYZ BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 9–10: Dirt Bag Barbeque and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Master Series — Chicken 9–10 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 7–8 · tie
A contest record in brisket
178.8572
best brisket ever cooked here
INSANE SWINE BBQ turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
- old best 177.7028
- across 2 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Insane Swine BBQ (won 2020), Top Gun Barbecue (won 2021).
- Insane Swine BBQ · 2020
- Top Gun Barbecue · 2021
The biggest field yet
48
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 38 teams
48 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 38.
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2020 | 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 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176 | 174.2856 | 173.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 174.2856 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.1428 | 176 | 173.1084 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.2744 | 168.5372 | 162.8800 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 166.2284 | 161.6572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
48 entries · top 693.1084 · median 661.1204
Chicken
48 entries · top 176 · median 168.5886
Pork Ribs
48 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.1144
Pork
48 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1086
Brisket
48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2400
Backyard Series
Overall
18 entries · top 342.2400 · median 322.4742
Chicken
18 entries · top 170.2744 · median 163.4056
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.6686