Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
Somers, CT · 📍 Four Town Fair Grounds — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
4
4 with results
Typical draw
29
teams · biggest 36
Purse listed
$16K
across all editions
State championship
3 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 House of Que — 2 wins (2024, 2025)
- 🏆 Boggs Hog BBQ — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Smokin Hoggz BBQ-MA — 1 win (2024)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 705.1084 | House of Que | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | New Pigs on the Block | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Brisket | 180 🔥 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | Jul 18, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Que | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| Boggs Hogg BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | top 28% |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 14% |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 10% |
| CANYON RIDERS BBQ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | top 30% |
| LG bbq | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | top 18% |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 36% |
| Q Shanty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 40% |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 30% |
| New Pigs on the Block | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 26% |
| smoKINGBATKO BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 52% |
| Warped BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 63% |
| Waypoint BBQ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 27% |
| ACK-QUE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 55% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 🏅 | Four Town Fair Grounds | 36 | 702.2972 | Boggs Hog BBQ | Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA | $4,400 |
| Jul 12, 2025 🏅 | Four Town Fair Grounds | 30 | 705.1084 | House of Que | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | $5,300 |
| Jul 12, 2024 🏅 | Four Town Fair Grounds | 30 | 704.5600 | House of Que | Q Shanty | $6,700 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Four Town Fair Grounds | 19 | 180 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ-MA | — | — |