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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 RIBS) 2023
Sep 10, 2023 · Braintree, VT · 📍 Abel Mountain Campground
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright
Grand Champion: Up-2 BBQ (174.2972) · 11 teams
Full results from the Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 10, 2023 in Braintree, VT at Abel Mountain Campground. Category winners: Pork Ribs — UP-2 BBQ (174.2972). This is the 8th of 18 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Up In Your Grill; 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.
152.53
median 169.70
174.30 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
11
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
174.2972
Winning margin
0.0344
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
168.91
152.53174.30
Pork Ribs · median 169.70 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.3316 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
165.0972
152.53174.30
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
21.7716
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 82%
beats 18% of 5807 Pork Ribs 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
0.0116
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 4–5: WHAT THE PORK? edged Let It Smoke Barbecue by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Team Sunrise BBQ edged STICKS & STONES BBQ by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 1–2: UP-2 BBQ edged CIDER BOYS BBQ by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · 0.0116
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · 0.0344
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 | Braintree, VT | Abel Mountain Campground | 11 | 177.7028 | Up In Your Grill | — |
| Sep 10, 2023 ← this one | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 174.2972 | 171.9656 | 165.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 174.2972 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 2 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 5 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 6 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 9 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 10 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 11 | BK's Smokehouse |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Made With Maple
7 entries · top 180 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 2 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | BK's Smokehouse | |
| 7 | Angry Cock BBQ |