Sep 19–20, 2026 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $2,500
Meat Monarchy won Grand Champion at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on September 19, 2026 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground, scoring 704.5372 in a field of 16 teams. El Jefe Smoke took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.6456. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Monarchy (180.0000); Pork Ribs — smoKINGBATKO BBQ (178.8572); Pork — Cider Boys BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Meat Monarchy (180.0000). This is the 16th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by ElJefe Smoke; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
Meat Monarchy came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Meat Monarchy's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 48th tracked contest.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
3 of 18 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 18 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: Meat Monarchy and Sticks & Stones BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Grandpa Val's BBQ and Humphrey's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Swamp Donkey Kreations and smoKINGBATKO BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Meat Monarchy won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Meat Monarchy took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 10th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Up-2 BBQ (won 2023), Eljefe Smoke (won 2024, 2025), Humphrey's BBQ (won 2024), Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (won 2024, 2025), Sticks & Stones BBQ (won 2025).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 704.5372 | Meat Monarchy | El Jefe Smoke |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 180 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 178.8572 | Brookside BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.7144 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 180 | 172.5600 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 177.7028 | 166.2516 |
16 entries · top 704.5372 · median 684.7542
16 entries · top 180 · median 174.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.6972
16 entries · top 180 · median 169.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
16 entries · top 180 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180