A dynasty in the making
4×
wins at this contest
4 of 18 tracked editions
Grandpa Val's BBQ has won this contest 4 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023
Apr 22, 2023 · Blairstown, NJ · 📍 Triple Brook Camping Resort
Reps: Jeff Chambers, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $500
Full results from the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on April 22, 2023 in Blairstown, NJ at Triple Brook Camping Resort. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — BLUE & GRAY BBQ (178.8572). This is the 6th of 18 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.
159.41
median 170.87
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
9
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
4.5828
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
169.83
159.41178.86
Pork Ribs · median 170.87 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
7.9884 pts across the top 5
Field spread
19.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$500
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5792 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (3 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 2 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 2–3: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and STICKS & STONES BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Weber's Backyard BBQ edged UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · 0.0344
A contest record in pork ribs
178.8572
best pork ribs ever cooked here
BLUE & GRAY BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 175.4288 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
- old best 175.4288
- across 4 past editions
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 28, 2018 | Blairstown, NJ | 58 Honey Run Rd, Triple Brook Camping Resort | 40 | 681.6456 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Apr 27, 2019 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 43 | 691.9544 | Fire Down Below | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 36 | 701.1316 | Wolf's Revenge | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 12 | 177.7144 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 30 | 698.2172 | Top Gun Barbecue | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2023 ← this one | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 9 | 178.8572 | Blue & Gray BBQ | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 29 | 702.8228 | Boggs Hog BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 11 | 178.2972 | Piggin' Whiskey | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 27 | 701.7144 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 178.8800 | SmoKen Meats | — |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 33 | 701.6684 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| May 2, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 21 | 177.7144 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 34 | 705.1084 | Boggs Hog BBQ | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ |
| May 3, 2025 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 14 | 177.1544 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 691.9776 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | House of Que |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 10 | 178.8572 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | — |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 26 | 707.3944 | ElJefe Smoke | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Blairstown, NJ | Triple Brook Camping Resort | 8 | 177.7144 | Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 170.8688 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8688
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 5 | Weber's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Rick's Flight Crew BBQ | |
| 8 | Disco Brisket BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOAKWOOD |