Oct 21–22, 2022 · Jackson, NJ · 📍 Butterfly Camping Resort · State championship
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner
BLUE & GRAY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES on October 21, 2022 in Jackson, NJ at Butterfly Camping Resort, scoring 694.7768 in a field of 29 teams. BOGGS HOG BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.6572. Category winners: Chicken — GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Optimus Swine (174.2628); Pork — PADDY MCQ'S (177.7144); Brisket — BLUE & GRAY BBQ (175.4056). The Backyard Series standings were won by Brewski's BBQ Competition Team with 345.6800. This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by Fire At the End of the Day.
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, 2019 to 2022 — 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.
Closer than 84% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1196 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
694.7768 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.6572 Fire At the End of the Day set in 2020.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100
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 19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
BLUE & GRAY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 9th.
BLUE & GRAY BBQ turned in 175.4056 in brisket — past the 174.2744 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire At the End of the Day (won 2020).
This contest was away for 2 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2020-10-16.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 32 | 688.5600 | Big Raz BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 37 | 693.6572 | Fire At the End of the Day | DRILLING & GRILLING |
| Oct 21, 2022 ← this one | Jackson, NJ | Butterfly Camping Resort | 29 | 694.7768 | Blue & Gray BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168
| # | 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 |
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 |
24 entries · top 345.6800 · median 327.3600
24 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.3884
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1086
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.
11 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168
| # | 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 |