A first Grand Championship
48
tracked contests to get there
This was Meat Monarchy's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 48th tracked contest.
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026
Sep 19, 2026 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $750
Full results from the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 19, 2026 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground. Grandpa Val's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — Meat Monarchy (180.0000). This is the 17th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by Meat Monarchy; the next was held in 2026.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
165.11
median 171.40
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
12
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
172.07
165.11180
Chicken · median 171.40 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
166.2516
165.11180
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
14.8912
winner to last place
Prize money
$750
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Storylines (5 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.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 18 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2022
- 2023
Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Chicken places 8–9: Titans of BBQ and American Barbecue Company tied on 167.3828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 8–9 · tie
Back to defend
4
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Up-2 BBQ (won 2023), Eljefe Smoke (won 2024, 2025), Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (won 2024, 2025), Sticks & Stones BBQ (won 2025).
- Up-2 BBQ · 2023
- Eljefe Smoke · 2024, 2025
- Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA · 2024, 2025
- Sticks & Stones BBQ · 2025
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.
- Meat Monarchy · Chicken
This contest's own records (4 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| 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 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 704.5372 | Meat Monarchy | El Jefe Smoke |
| Sep 19, 2026 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 180 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 178.8572 | Brookside BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 166.2516 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
12 entries · top 180 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180