New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

2022-04-23 – 2022-04-24 · Blairstown, NJ · State championship

Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $6,000.00

Grand Champion: The Pig's Pajamas (695.4056) · 41 teams

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The Fat is Where It's At

341.6684 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Country Boys BBQ

340.5372 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Sticks & Stones BBQ

338.2400 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

341.6684

Winning margin

1.1312

GC over RC

Field average

327.37

median 329.07

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7028 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

323.8856

what a walk cost here

Field spread

34.2972

winner to last place

Prize money

$6,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

THE PIG'S PAJAMAS

avg finish 7.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 3.4284 pts — Big Butts BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1548

avg power rating going in · stronger than 53% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1793 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.

🃏 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2020-07-31	Blairstown, NJ	28	691.9772	Chunky BBQ
2021-04-24	Blairstown, NJ	40	689.6688	Grandpa Val's BBQ
2022-04-23 ← this one	Blairstown, NJ	41	695.4056	The Pig's Pajamas

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

13 entries · top 174.2628 · median 167.3828

#	Team	Score
1	Big Butts BBQ	174.2628
2	Country Boys BBQ	170.8344
3	The Fat is Where It's At	170.2628
4	Shiggin Chicks	168.5372
5	Sticks & Stones BBQ	167.4172
6	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	167.3944
7	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	167.3828
8	Beefy Bros BBQ	163.9772
9	Kane's BBQ	163.9312
10	Capt. Blue BBQ	159.4172
11	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	157.6340
12	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	153.1088
13	Red Beard's BBQ	148.5140

Backyard Series — Overall

13 entries · top 341.6684 · median 329.0744

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	341.6684
2	Country Boys BBQ	340.5372
3	Sticks & Stones BBQ	338.2400
4	Kane's BBQ	334.7884
5	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	333.0972
6	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	333.0628
7	Big Butts BBQ	329.0744
8	Shiggin Chicks	325.6688
9	Beefy Bros BBQ	324.5256
10	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	323.8856
11	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	312.5148
12	Capt. Blue BBQ	311.3828
13	Red Beard's BBQ	307.3712

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

13 entries · top 171.4056 · median 165.6800

#	Team	Score
1	The Fat is Where It's At	171.4056
2	Kane's BBQ	170.8572
3	Sticks & Stones BBQ	170.8228
4	Country Boys BBQ	169.7028
5	Oldman's Backyard B B QUE	166.2516
6	Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ	165.7028
7	Brewski's BBQ Competition Team	165.6800
8	Beefy Bros BBQ	160.5484
9	We Like Pig Butts BBQ	159.4060
10	Red Beard's BBQ	158.8572
11	Shiggin Chicks	157.1316
12	Big Butts BBQ	154.8116
13	Capt. Blue BBQ	151.9656

Master Series — Brisket

41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.7028
2	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	174.2972
3	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	174.2628
4	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2628
5	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	173.7028
6	INSANE SWINE BBQ	173.1544
7	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	172.5828
8	BOGGS HOG BBQ	172.5600
9	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	172.5600
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	171.9656
11	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8112
12	Dante's Inferno	169.7028
13	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	169.6684
14	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	168.5716
15	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	168.0344
16	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	167.9656
17	TOP GUN BARBECUE	167.4172
18	OFF THE RACK BBQ	167.3828
19	PADDY MCQ'S	167.3712
20	KISS MY BBQ	166.8344
21	UP-2 BBQ	166.8228
22	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	166.2284
23	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	164.5716
24	BLUE EYED BBQ	163.9544
25	Offshore BBQ	162.8344
26	Grandpa Val's BBQ	162.2628
27	Darling Nikki's BBQ	161.6800
28	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	161.6340
29	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	160.5712
30	ACK-QUE	160.5484
31	Glazed & Infused NJ BBQ	160.0228
32	4 BOXERS Q	158.8572
33	A MAZIE Q	158.8000
34	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	158.7884
35	Second Helping BBQ -PA	157.0972
36	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	153.6572
37	SMOKE THIS L.I.	152.4916
38	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	149.6800
39	Bayshore BBQ	149.6684
40	Danny D's	148.5260
41	DEAD ON Q	148.5144

Master Series — Chicken

41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	180.0000 🔥
2	TOP GUN BARBECUE	179.4400
3	PADDY MCQ'S	178.8572
4	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	178.2972
5	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	178.2972
6	CHUNKY BBQ	177.7028
7	Dante's Inferno	176.5828
8	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	175.4288
9	BOGGS HOG BBQ	175.4172
10	INSANE SWINE BBQ	174.2856
11	3 EYZ BBQ	174.2628
12	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	173.7256
13	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	173.7028
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.7028
15	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	173.7028
16	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	173.1200
17	DEAD ON Q	173.1200
18	A MAZIE Q	172.5828
19	OFF THE RACK BBQ	172.5600
20	Glazed & Infused NJ BBQ	171.4172
21	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	170.8456
22	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	170.8228
23	4 BOXERS Q	170.2856
24	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2628
25	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	169.6800
26	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	167.9656
27	Second Helping BBQ -PA	167.4172
28	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	167.3828
29	Grandpa Val's BBQ	166.8572
30	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	166.8228
31	UP-2 BBQ	166.2400
32	Danny D's	164.5600
33	Offshore BBQ	164.5372
34	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	163.4172
35	KISS MY BBQ	162.2400
36	BLUE EYED BBQ	161.6340
37	ACK-QUE	161.1428
38	Darling Nikki's BBQ	161.0856
39	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	158.8116
40	SMOKE THIS L.I.	157.0856
41	Bayshore BBQ	154.7884

Master Series — Overall

41 entries · top 695.4056 · median 666.1596

#	Team	Score
1	THE PIG'S PAJAMAS	695.4056
2	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	692.4912
3	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	692.4912
4	BOGGS HOG BBQ	691.9428
5	CHUNKY BBQ	690.1940
6	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	689.6572
7	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	689.6572
8	PADDY MCQ'S	689.0512
9	3 EYZ BBQ	686.7540
10	TOP GUN BARBECUE	684.5604
11	INSANE SWINE BBQ	683.3944
12	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	681.6688
13	BLUE & GRAY BBQ	680.4912
14	FOUR SMOKING GUYS	675.9200
15	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	675.3712
16	Dante's Inferno	673.1772
17	OFF THE RACK BBQ	672.9940
18	REDNECK SMOKE CLUB	672.4572
19	UP-2 BBQ	671.8972
20	A MAZIE Q	671.8972
21	BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	666.1596
22	DEAD ON Q	665.6572
23	Glazed & Infused NJ BBQ	665.1316
24	ACK-QUE	665.0968
25	Grandpa Val's BBQ	665.0740
26	4 BOXERS Q	664.5484
27	BLUE EYED BBQ	663.2340
28	CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ	659.2912
29	KISS MY BBQ	659.2800
30	OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE	657.0628
31	Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills	656.4460
32	TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	654.8572
33	BEVERAGE BROTHERS	652.9368
34	BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	651.3144
35	PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	643.2916
36	Second Helping BBQ -PA	643.2800
37	Darling Nikki's BBQ	640.9828
38	Offshore BBQ	630.2176
39	SMOKE THIS L.I.	628.3772
40	Danny D's	613.5544
41	Bayshore BBQ	611.2680

Master Series — Pork