2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin' Hoggz (698.8000) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT
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 2025 — 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.
698.8000 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.9656 Fire At the End of the Day set in 2021.
3 of 15 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 15 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: BEVERAGE BROTHERS and A MAZIE Q tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: UP-2 BBQ and Tear Jerk BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and A MAZIE Q tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 7th.
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire At the End of the Day (won 2021).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-08 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES |
| 2019-09-07 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2021-10-02 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| 2022-09-16 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2022-09-17 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2023-09-08 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-09-19 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 170.8572 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 170.8572 | 166.8228 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 163.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 165.1084 |
18 entries · top 698.8000 · median 669.3142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 10 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 11 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 12 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 13 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 14 | Tear Jerk BBQ | |
| 15 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 17 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 18 | Dirigo BBQ |
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 6 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 7 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 8 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 12 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 13 | Tear Jerk BBQ | |
| 14 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 15 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 16 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 17 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 18 | Dirigo BBQ |
18 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 3 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | Tear Jerk BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 9 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 10 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 11 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 12 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 14 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 15 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 16 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 17 | Dirigo BBQ | |
| 18 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que |
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 164.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 3 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 7 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 8 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 9 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 10 | Tear Jerk BBQ | |
| 11 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 12 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 13 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 14 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 15 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 16 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 17 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 18 | Dirigo BBQ |
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 7 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 8 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | Fat Tiger BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 12 | Dirigo BBQ | |
| 13 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 14 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 15 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 17 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 18 | Tear Jerk BBQ |