New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2022-04-23 – 2022-04-24 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $6,000.00
Grand Champion: The Pig's Pajamas (695.4056) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Chunky BBQ (won 2020), Grandpa Val's BBQ (won 2021).
🃏 An upset on the books
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 24-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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-31 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 28 | 691.9772 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE DOWN BELOW |
| 2021-04-24 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 689.6688 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2022-04-23 ← 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 | 180.0000 | 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 180.0000 · 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