A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 18 tracked editions
Smokin' Hoggz has won this contest 3 times across its 18 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2022
- 2023
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2023
Sep 10, 2023 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright
Full results from the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 10, 2023 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground. STICKS & STONES BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Chicken — UP IN YOUR GRILL (177.7028). This is the 7th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Smokin' Hoggz; the next was held in 2023.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Chicken totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
154.22
median 171.97
177.70 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
11
1 judged meat
Top score
177.7028
Winning margin
3.4400
1st over 2nd in Chicken
Field average
167.92
154.22177.70
Chicken · median 171.97 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
5.7256 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
154.8344
154.22177.70
10th place in Chicken
Field spread
23.4856
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 62%
beats 38% of 5574 Chicken wins in the data
Came back for more
42%
11 of 26 teams from the previous edition returned
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
Chicken places 4–5: Let It Smoke Barbecue and Team Sunrise BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Team Sunrise BBQ edged ELJEFE SMOKE by 0.0116. Chicken places 3–4: WHAT THE PORK? edged Let It Smoke Barbecue by 0.0572.
- Chicken 4–5 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · 0.0116
- Chicken 3–4 · 0.0572
This contest's own records (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2018 | Randolph, VT | Abel Mountain Campground, 354 Mobile Acres Rd | 33 | 675.9772 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN ACES |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 31 | 691.3712 | Big Raz BBQ | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 691.9656 | Fire At the End of the Day | A MAZIE Q |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 18 | 698.8000 | Smokin' Hoggz | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 705.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 26 | 693.6800 | Smokin' Hoggz | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| Sep 10, 2023 ← this one | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 174.2972 | Up-2 BBQ | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 698.2284 | Chunky BBQ | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7144 | Eljefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 173.1084 | Humphrey's BBQ | — |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 702.8228 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Braintree, VT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 25 | 710.2856 | Sticks & Stones BBQ | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 176.5600 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 177.1544 | ElJefe Smoke | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 16 | 704.5372 | Meat Monarchy | El Jefe Smoke |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 12 | 180 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 14 | 178.8572 | Brookside BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 171.9772 | 154.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Chicken
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 4 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 5 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 8 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 9 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 10 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | BK's Smokehouse |