Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2023-04-15 · Bristol, CT · 📍 Lake Compounce Campground
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $1,250.00
Grand Champion: Grandpa Val's (174.8572) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Brookside BBQ
Entries
22
1 judged meat
Top score
174.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
165.41
median 163.99
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8456 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.6800
10th place overall
Field spread
22.8916
winner to last place
Prize money
$1,250.00
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 14 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-15 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 43 | 705.7372 | Top Gun Barbecue | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| 2023-04-15 ← this one | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 22 | 174.8572 | Grandpa Val's | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 693.0744 | El Jefe Smoke | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.5600 | Smokin' Hoggz | — |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 37 | 702.2516 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | UP-2 BBQ |
| 2024-04-13 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 14 | 177.7372 | Live Q or Die | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 30 | 700.5260 | Gettin' Basted | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 35 | 709.1084 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 21 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 19 | 178.2972 | Badass Canz | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 33 | 703.4284 | Boggs Hog BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 29 | 705.1088 | Gettin' Basted | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2026-04-11 | Bristol, CT | Lake Compounce Campground | 13 | 176.0344 | Paddy McQ's | — |
| 2026-04-11 | 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 |