A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 14 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Apr 15, 2023 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Regina Bodnar · Prize money: $1,250
Full results from the Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 15, 2023 in Bristol, CT at Lake Compounce Campground. Brookside BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Grandpa Val's BBQ (174.8572). This is the 2nd of 14 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Top Gun Barbecue; the next was held in 2024.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
151.97
median 163.99
174.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
22
1 judged meat
Top score
174.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
165.41
151.97174.86
Pork Ribs · median 163.99 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.6800
151.97174.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
22.8916
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 80%
beats 20% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Grandpa Val's BBQ and Brookside BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: ELJEFE SMOKE edged LG bbq by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 8–9: BBQ Bandits edged STICKS & STONES BBQ by 0.0228.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · 0.0228
This contest's own records (2 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2023 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| Apr 15, 2023 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 177.7144 | Gettin' Basted | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 172.0116 | 165.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 2 | Brookside BBQ | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | LG bbq | |
| 7 | Q Shanty | |
| 8 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 9 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 10 | Big Bobby's Q | |
| 11 | Mountain Men BBQ | |
| 12 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 13 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 14 | SmoKEN Meatz | |
| 15 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokey Joe & The Casual Smokers | |
| 17 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 18 | Live Q or Die | |
| 19 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 20 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke | |
| 22 | BBQBrewCrew |