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

2022-04-22 – 2022-04-23 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $7,000.00

Grand Champion: Chunky BBQ (693.1084) · 48 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 REDNECK SMOKE CLUB

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CHUNKY BBQ

693.1084 · Master Series — Overall

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REDNECK SMOKE CLUB

691.3828 · Master Series — Overall

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WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

689.6228 · Master Series — Overall

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 176.00
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

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

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

$7,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

CHUNKY BBQ

avg finish 9.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.7372 pts — WEEKEND SMOKERS

How hot was the win?

Top 60%

beats 40% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

56%

30 of 54 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1577

avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests

Top-rated in the field

3 EYZ BBQ

rated 1898 pre-contest

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.

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

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 1898

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)

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
2020-07-31	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 ← 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	176.0000	174.2856	173.7144
Master Series — Pork Ribs	177.7372	174.2856	170.8228
Master Series — Pork	177.1428	176.0000	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

#	Team	Score
1	CHUNKY BBQ	693.1084
2	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	691.3828
3	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	689.6228
4	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	689.0744
5	WEEKEND SMOKERS	687.3944
6	OFF THE RACK BBQ	686.2400
7	DIG'N N PIG'N	685.1432
8	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	682.7772
9	A MAZIE Q	681.0628
10	Grandpa Val's BBQ	680.5372
11	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	680.4916
12	3 EYZ BBQ	680.4568
13	BOGGS HOG BBQ	679.9656
14	PADDY MCQ'S	678.7656
15	INSANE SWINE BBQ	675.3604
16	TOP GUN BARBECUE	675.3256
17	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	673.0744
18	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	671.9088
19	UP-2 BBQ	667.9088
20	KISS MY BBQ	666.2288
21	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	664.5024
22	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	662.2060
23	BLUE EYED BBQ	661.6228
24	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	661.1548
25	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	661.0860
26	Pistol Packin' Piggies	659.8168
27	DEAD ON Q	659.3144
28	ACK-QUE	658.2172
29	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	658.2172
30	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	657.6112
31	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	655.3484
32	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	655.3256
33	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	654.6972
34	Dirt Bag Barbeque	653.6000
35	Second Helping BBQ -PA	653.0516
36	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	653.0052
37	COOKS N HOOKS	652.4344
38	POPPA Q-BBQ	648.4572
39	SmoKEN Meatz	646.1256
40	Darling Nikki's BBQ	643.3608
41	SMOKE THIS L.I.	637.6116
42	Pike's Pits BBQ	631.2916
43	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	629.5884
44	Offshore BBQ	623.8744
45	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	619.8400
46	Bayshore BBQ	610.7312
47	Divine Swine LI	586.1716
48	BBQBrewCrew	568.4228

Chicken

48 entries · top 176.0000 · median 168.5886

#	Team	Score
1	OFF THE RACK BBQ	176.0000
2	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	176.0000
3	INSANE SWINE BBQ	175.4172
4	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
5	BOGGS HOG BBQ	174.2856
6	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	174.2744
7	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2628
8	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.2628
9	Dirt Bag Barbeque	173.7144
10	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	173.7144
11	POPPA Q-BBQ	172.5600
12	A MAZIE Q	171.9772
13	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	171.9656
14	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	170.8572
15	Pike's Pits BBQ	170.8344
16	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	170.8228
17	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	170.3200
18	WEEKEND SMOKERS	170.2744
19	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2628
20	Grandpa Val's BBQ	169.7256
21	CHUNKY BBQ	169.6800
22	SmoKEN Meatz	169.1084
23	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.1084
24	KISS MY BBQ	168.6172
25	DEAD ON Q	168.5600
26	COOKS N HOOKS	167.9772
27	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	167.9656
28	UP-2 BBQ	166.8344
29	DIG'N N PIG'N	165.6800
30	Bayshore BBQ	164.5256
31	Darling Nikki's BBQ	164.0232
32	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	163.4172
33	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	163.4056
34	PADDY MCQ'S	163.3828
35	ACK-QUE	162.8456
36	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	161.6456
37	Pistol Packin' Piggies	161.6340
38	Second Helping BBQ -PA	161.1200
39	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	160.5256
40	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	158.8228
41	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	158.8000
42	BLUE EYED BBQ	157.6684
43	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	156.5372
44	Offshore BBQ	153.1088
45	SMOKE THIS L.I.	150.8344
46	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	147.3600
47	BBQBrewCrew	141.7028
48	Divine Swine LI	139.3944

Pork Ribs

48 entries · top 177.7372 · median 165.1144

#	Team	Score
1	WEEKEND SMOKERS	177.7372
2	OFF THE RACK BBQ	176.0000
3	PADDY MCQ'S	175.4172
4	BLUE EYED BBQ	174.2972
5	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2856
6	DIG'N N PIG'N	173.7260
7	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	173.1200
8	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	172.5600
9	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	170.8572
10	DEAD ON Q	170.8228
11	CHUNKY BBQ	170.2628
12	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	169.7028
13	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	169.6916
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	169.1200
15	A MAZIE Q	169.1084
16	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	168.5600
17	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	168.5484
18	Grandpa Val's BBQ	168.5372
19	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	168.5372
20	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.4172
21	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	167.3944
22	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	166.2516
23	SMOKE THIS L.I.	165.7028
24	COOKS N HOOKS	165.1316
25	Offshore BBQ	165.0972
26	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	164.5944
27	TOP GUN BARBECUE	164.5600
28	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	163.9772
29	UP-2 BBQ	162.8228
30	Bayshore BBQ	162.2628
31	KISS MY BBQ	162.2516
32	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	161.7260
33	BOGGS HOG BBQ	161.6800
34	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	161.6684
35	Darling Nikki's BBQ	161.1088
36	ACK-QUE	161.0972
37	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	159.9772
38	Dirt Bag Barbeque	159.4172
39	POPPA Q-BBQ	159.3944
40	Pistol Packin' Piggies	158.8000
41	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	158.2628
42	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	154.8344
43	SmoKEN Meatz	154.8228
44	INSANE SWINE BBQ	154.2516
45	Pike's Pits BBQ	154.2400
46	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	151.3828
47	Divine Swine LI	147.9312
48	BBQBrewCrew	129.6228

Pork

48 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1086

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	177.1428
2	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5828
3	KISS MY BBQ	176.5600
4	Grandpa Val's BBQ	176.0116
5	Pistol Packin' Piggies	176.0000
6	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	174.2744
7	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	174.2628
8	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	174.2628
9	A MAZIE Q	173.1428
10	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	173.1084
11	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	172.5944
12	TOP GUN BARBECUE	171.9772
13	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9772
14	BOGGS HOG BBQ	170.8800
15	ACK-QUE	170.8572
16	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	170.8456
17	Dirt Bag Barbeque	170.8228
18	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	170.2628
19	BLUE EYED BBQ	169.7028
20	Divine Swine LI	169.1316
21	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	168.5600
22	DIG'N N PIG'N	168.0000
23	OFF THE RACK BBQ	167.9656
24	3 EYZ BBQ	167.3828
25	INSANE SWINE BBQ	166.8344
26	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	166.2744
27	PADDY MCQ'S	165.7028
28	WEEKEND SMOKERS	165.6800
29	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	165.1200
30	UP-2 BBQ	164.5372
31	SMOKE THIS L.I.	163.9656
32	COOKS N HOOKS	163.9428
33	DEAD ON Q	163.9428
34	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	163.3944
35	Darling Nikki's BBQ	162.8228
36	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	162.2284
37	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	162.2284
38	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	161.1084
39	SmoKEN Meatz	160.5372
40	POPPA Q-BBQ	158.8456
41	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	157.1084
42	Second Helping BBQ -PA	156.5488
43	Pike's Pits BBQ	155.4172
44	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	155.4056
45	BBQBrewCrew	154.2516
46	Offshore BBQ	150.8228
47	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	150.8116
48	Bayshore BBQ	149.7144

Brisket

48 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.2400

#	Team	Score
1	INSANE SWINE BBQ	178.8572
2	DIG'N N PIG'N	177.7372
3	CHUNKY BBQ	176.5828
4	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	175.4400
5	PADDY MCQ'S	174.2628
6	UP-2 BBQ	173.7144
7	WEEKEND SMOKERS	173.7028
8	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	173.7028
9	BOGGS HOG BBQ	173.1200
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1200
11	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	172.0000
12	SMOKIN' ADDICTION	171.4172
13	TOP GUN BARBECUE	169.6800
14	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	169.1200
15	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	169.1200
16	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	168.5828
17	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.9656
18	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	167.4288
19	A MAZIE Q	166.8344
20	OFF THE RACK BBQ	166.2744
21	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	166.2744
22	Grandpa Val's BBQ	166.2628
23	GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	164.5372
24	3 EYZ BBQ	164.5256
25	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	163.9544
26	ACK-QUE	163.4172
27	Pistol Packin' Piggies	163.3828
28	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	162.2516
29	SmoKEN Meatz	161.6572
30	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	160.5600
31	BLUE EYED BBQ	159.9544
32	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	158.8800
33	KISS MY BBQ	158.8000
34	POPPA Q-BBQ	157.6572
35	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	157.1200
36	SMOKE THIS L.I.	157.1088
37	DEAD ON Q	155.9888
38	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	155.9888
39	Darling Nikki's BBQ	155.4060
40	COOKS N HOOKS	155.3828
41	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	155.3712
42	Offshore BBQ	154.8456
43	Pike's Pits BBQ	150.8000
44	Dirt Bag Barbeque	149.6456
45	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	147.9428
46	BBQBrewCrew	142.8456
47	Bayshore BBQ	134.2284
48	Divine Swine LI	129.7144

Backyard Series

Overall

18 entries · top 342.2400 · median 322.4742

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	342.2400
2	Country Boys BBQ	341.0856
3	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	338.2512
4	Sticks & Stones BBQ	336.5028
5	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	333.6112
6	2 Pits BBQ	331.3716
7	Weber's Backyard BBQ	326.7888
8	Kane's BBQ	326.1712
9	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	323.9200
10	Capt. Blue BBQ	321.0284
11	Gypsy Soul BBQ	317.1312
12	Big Butts BBQ	314.2060
13	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	310.1600
14	Salty Pines BBQ	306.2284
15	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	305.7032
16	Beefy Bros BBQ	303.9660
17	BBQ on Wheels Catering	292.4684
18	Betta Cluck Boyz	269.7028

Chicken

18 entries · top 170.2744 · median 163.4056

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	170.2744
2	2 Pits BBQ	169.7144
3	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	169.6684
4	Sticks & Stones BBQ	169.1200
5	Big Butts BBQ	168.5372
6	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	167.3828
7	Country Boys BBQ	167.3828
8	Weber's Backyard BBQ	165.0972
9	Kane's BBQ	163.9312
10	Gypsy Soul BBQ	162.8800
11	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	162.2400
12	Beefy Bros BBQ	157.7372
13	Capt. Blue BBQ	157.6456
14	Salty Pines BBQ	155.9772
15	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	152.5028
16	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	148.0004
17	BBQ on Wheels Catering	147.3828
18	Betta Cluck Boyz	141.1428

Pork Ribs

18 entries · top 173.7028 · median 161.6686

#	Team	Score
1	Country Boys BBQ	173.7028
2	The Fat is Where It's At	171.9656
3	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	168.5828
4	Sticks & Stones BBQ	167.3828
5	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	166.2284
6	Capt. Blue BBQ	163.3828
7	Kane's BBQ	162.2400
8	Weber's Backyard BBQ	161.6916
9	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	161.6800
10	2 Pits BBQ	161.6572
11	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	157.7028
12	Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ	157.6572
13	Gypsy Soul BBQ	154.2512
14	Salty Pines BBQ	150.2512
15	Beefy Bros BBQ	146.2288
16	Big Butts BBQ	145.6688
17	BBQ on Wheels Catering	145.0856
18	Betta Cluck Boyz	128.5600

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

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

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?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (7 found in this contest's numbers)

A new contest record

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

Photo finishes

A contest record in brisket

Back to defend

The biggest field yet

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 →

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

Backyard Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs