Jul 9–10, 2022 · North Wildwood, NJ · 📍 201 New Jersey Ave · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $8,800
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship on July 9, 2022 in North Wildwood, NJ at 201 New Jersey Ave, scoring 703.3828 in a field of 61 teams. UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4060. Category winners: Chicken — CHUNKY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BBQ Bob's Have' n a Bbq (174.8572); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (178.8572); Brisket — TOP GUN BARBECUE (178.8572). This is the 8th of 12 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit; the next was held in 2023.
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, 2013 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.
703.3828 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.2516 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT set in 2018.
3 of 12 tracked editions
Chunky BBQ has won this contest 3 times across its 12 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and BUBBA'S BARBECUE tied on 172.5716 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 172.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: B'S QUE edged GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ by 0.0112.
CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 6th.
TOP GUN BARBECUE turned in 178.8572 in brisket — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 7 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: LOCAL SMOKE BBQ (won 2013, 2017), UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (won 2015, 2018).
Bigger than 92% of the 5,468 contests in the data
61 teams — bigger than 92% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
This contest was away for 3 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-07-12.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2013 | North Wildwood, NJ | North Wildwood, NJ | 65 | 655.3940 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | RIBS WITHIN |
| Jul 11, 2014 | North Wildwood, NJ | North Wildwood, NJ 08260 | 65 | 670.3088 | GONEHOGGIN.COM | SHADY CREW |
| Jul 10, 2015 | North Wildwood, NJ | North Wildwood, NJ 08260 | 65 | 667.9200 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | SLOWER LOWER BBQ |
| Jul 8, 2016 | North Wildwood, NJ | North Wildwood , NJ | 65 | 683.3372 | FINN'S FINEST BBQ | WILBUR'S REVENGE |
| Jul 7, 2017 | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 67 | 674.1480 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | FINN'S FINEST BBQ |
| Jul 14, 2018 | North Wildwood, NJ | North Wildwood, NJ 08260 | 64 | 690.2516 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Jul 12, 2019 | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 64 | 689.6340 | Uncle Pigs Barbecue Pit | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Jul 9, 2022 ← this one | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 61 | 703.3828 | Chunky BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Jul 14, 2023 | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 64 | 703.9772 | Chunky BBQ | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Jul 13, 2024 | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 62 | 695.3944 | Chunky BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Jul 12, 2025 | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 63 | 694.2400 | Pig Candy Barbeque Co. | Big Butts BBQ |
| Jul 11, 2026 | North Wildwood, NJ | 201 New Jersey Ave | 62 | 704.5256 | B's Que | Bogg's Hog BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2856 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 172 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.4972 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7372 | 169.1200 |
61 entries · top 703.3828 · median 646.1140
61 entries · top 180 · median 164.5828 · 🔥 perfect 180
61 entries · top 174.8572 · median 162.8112
61 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.2400
60 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.8286
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5256
34 entries · top 180 · median 170.0172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B'S QUE | |
| 2 | SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | |
| 3 | Whats Smokin | |
| 4 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 5 | Smokin Time | |
| 6 | Sir Porks-A-Lot BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke or Be Smoked | |
| 8 | Smoked Encounters | |
| 9 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 10 | PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | |
| 11 | The Stu-Pit BBQ Crew | |
| 12 | What BBQ Team | |
| 13 | The Wilent Brothers BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | Team BoyBQ | |
| 16 | RGDBBQ | |
| 17 | Nice Rack BBQ Philly | |
| 18 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 19 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | Fat Rocky bbq | |
| 21 | Up in smokers | |
| 22 | Bayshore BBQ | |
| 23 | Sweet Breezy BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 25 | Yard Sale BBQ | |
| 26 | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | |
| 27 | Carver's Que | |
| 28 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 29 | SWINE AND CHEESE | |
| 30 | Philly Smoke | |
| 31 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 32 | Sons of Hamarchy | |
| 33 | Bar B Q Dat | |
| 34 | Haute Smoke |
2 entries · top 165.7144 · median 164.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 2 | BEER BONES & BUTTS |
7 entries · top 170.2744 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bar B Q Dat | |
| 2 | Smoke or Be Smoked | |
| 3 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 4 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | Honey Bear BBQ | |
| 6 | Philly Smoke | |
| 7 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE |
44 entries · top 176.0344 · median 163.4114