A new contest record
695.4056
highest overall ever cooked here
695.4056 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.9772 Chunky BBQ set in 2020.
- old record 691.9772
- set 2020 by Chunky BBQ
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 2022
Apr 23–24, 2022 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $6,000
THE PIG'S PAJAMAS won Grand Champion at the New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on April 23, 2022 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort, scoring 695.4056 in a field of 41 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 692.4912. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (180.0000); Pork Ribs — PADDY MCQ'S (176.5600); Pork — BOGGS HOG BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (177.7028). The Backyard Series standings were won by The Fat is Where It's At with 341.6684. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Grandpa Val's BBQ.
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.
611.27
median 666.16
695.41 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Master Series — Chicken 180 🔥
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 176.56
- Master Series — Pork 177.70
- Master Series — Brisket 177.70
- Backyard Series — Chicken 174.26
- Backyard Series — Pork Ribs 171.41
148.51
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2020 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
41
6 judged meats
Top score
695.4056
Winning margin
2.9144
GC over RC
Field average
666.31
611.27695.41
median 666.16 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
684.5604
611.27695.41
10th place overall
Field spread
84.1376
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,000
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 52%
beats 48% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
65%
26 of 40 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,589
avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests
Storylines (8 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
16-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
The Pig's Pajamas came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1615
- top seed 1900
Won without a category win
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
THE PIG'S PAJAMAS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 15th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 5th
- Brisket 7th
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 16 calls decided inside half a point
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 178.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 3–4: THE PIG'S PAJAMAS and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 5–6: THE PIG'S PAJAMAS and UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Master Series — Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Master Series — Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Master Series — Pork 5–6 · tie
- Master Series — Brisket 3–4 · tie
A contest record in chicken
180.0000
best chicken ever cooked here
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY turned in 180.0000 in chicken — 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: Chunky BBQ (won 2020), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2021).
- Chunky BBQ · 2020
- Grandpa Val's BBQ · 2021
The biggest field yet
41
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 34 teams
41 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 34.
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY · Chicken
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 | 28 | 691.9772 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE DOWN BELOW |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 689.6688 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 23, 2022 ← this one | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 41 | 695.4056 | The Pig's Pajamas | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 178.2972 | 174.2856 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 173.1544 | 171.4056 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 171.9656 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.2628 | 167.4172 | 159.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 171.4056 | 166.2516 | 158.8572 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
41 entries · top 695.4056 · median 666.1596
Chicken
41 entries · top 180 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628
Pork
41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
Brisket
41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
Backyard Series
Overall
13 entries · top 341.6684 · median 329.0744
Chicken
13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.3828
Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 171.4056 · median 165.6800