Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2022-10-21 – 2022-10-22 · Jackson, NJ · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER
Grand Champion: Blue & Gray BBQ (694.7768) · 29 teams
Entries
29
7 categories
Top score
345.6800
Winning margin
1.6800
GC over RC
Field average
323.30
median 327.36
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Brisket
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
331.9084
what a walk cost here
Field spread
61.0968
winner to last place
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 92%
beats 8% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1553
avg power rating going in · stronger than 58% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6800 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BLUE & GRAY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🃏 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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-11 | Jackson, NJ | 32 | 688.5600 | Big Raz BBQ |
| 2020-10-16 | Jackson, NJ | 37 | 693.6572 | Fire At the End of the Day |
| 2022-10-21 ← this one | Jackson, NJ | 29 | 694.7768 | Blue & Gray BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
24 entries · top 176.5828 · median 165.3884
Backyard Series — Overall
24 entries · top 345.6800 · median 327.3600
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 175.4172 · median 161.1086
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — 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. |