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
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
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)
Score distribution
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
Backyard Series — Overall
13 entries · top 341.6684 · median 329.0744
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
13 entries · top 171.4056 · median 165.6800
Master Series — Brisket
41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
Master Series — Chicken
41 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
41 entries · top 695.4056 · median 666.1596
Master Series — Pork
41 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
Master Series — Pork Ribs
41 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2628