Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2022-10-21 – 2022-10-22 · Jackson, NJ · 📍 Butterfly Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER
Grand Champion: Blue & Gray BBQ (694.7768) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BOGGS HOG BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1196 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BLUE & GRAY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 3–4: BLUE & GRAY BBQ and OFF THE RACK BBQ tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 7–8: POPPA Q-BBQ and Second Helping BBQ -PA tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. and BOGGS HOG BBQ tied on 170.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire At the End of the Day (won 2020).
🃏 An upset on the books
BLUE & GRAY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-11 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 32 | 688.5600 | Big Raz BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2020-10-16 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 37 | 693.6572 | Fire At the End of the Day | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| 2022-10-21 ← this one | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 29 | 694.7768 | Blue & Gray BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.0116 | 171.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.2744 | 168.5828 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 173.7144 | 171.9772 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 175.4056 | 172.5600 | 170.2860 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 176.5828 | 171.9772 | 167.4172 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 170.2744 | 163.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 694.7768 · median 667.3144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 11 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 12 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 13 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 14 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 15 | Dead On Q | |
| 16 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 17 | Cosmic Q | |
| 18 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 19 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 20 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 21 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 22 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 23 | Tom Tom Bob A Que | |
| 24 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 26 | Salt City Smokehouse | |
| 27 | Bubba's Barbecue | |
| 28 | Offshore BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQBrewCrew |
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 2 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 3 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 6 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 8 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 13 | Tom Tom Bob A Que | |
| 14 | Salt City Smokehouse | |
| 15 | Optimus Swine | |
| 16 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 17 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 18 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 19 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 20 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 21 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 22 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 23 | Cosmic Q | |
| 24 | Bubba's Barbecue | |
| 25 | Dead On Q | |
| 26 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 27 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 28 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 29 | Offshore BBQ |
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 174.2628 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 3 | Dead On Q | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 6 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 9 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 10 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 11 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 12 | Cosmic Q | |
| 13 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 14 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 15 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 16 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 17 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 19 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 20 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 21 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 22 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 23 | Tom Tom Bob A Que | |
| 24 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | Offshore BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 27 | Salt City Smokehouse | |
| 28 | Bubba's Barbecue | |
| 29 | SMOKE THIS L.I. |
Pork
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 3 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 4 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 5 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 6 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 7 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 10 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 13 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 15 | Dead On Q | |
| 16 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 17 | Cosmic Q | |
| 18 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 19 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 20 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 22 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 23 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 24 | Tom Tom Bob A Que | |
| 25 | Salt City Smokehouse | |
| 26 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 27 | Bubba's Barbecue | |
| 28 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 29 | Offshore BBQ |
Brisket
29 entries · top 175.4056 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 3 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 9 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 10 | SMOKE THIS L.I. | |
| 11 | Cosmic Q | |
| 12 | Dante's Inferno | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | Dead On Q | |
| 15 | Second Helping BBQ -PA | |
| 16 | ALL FIRED UP BBQ | |
| 17 | TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | |
| 18 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 19 | Tom Tom Bob A Que | |
| 20 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 21 | PIG CANDY BARBEQUE CO. | |
| 22 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 23 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 24 | Bubba's Barbecue | |
| 25 | POPPA Q-BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | |
| 27 | Offshore BBQ | |
| 28 | Salt City Smokehouse | |
| 29 | BBQBrewCrew |
Backyard Series
Overall
24 entries · top 345.6800 · median 327.3600
Chicken
24 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.3884
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1086
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Homeland Food
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.0000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 2 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 3 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 4 | Dead On Q | |
| 5 | All About the Wood | |
| 6 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 7 | Tom Tom Bob A Que | |
| 8 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 9 | Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | |
| 10 | Ham Squad | |
| 11 | Second Helping BBQ -PA |