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8th Nor'easter bbq showdown (MASTERS, CHICKEN/RIBS 1-MEAT)

— May 22-23, 2027 —

Pioneer Valley RV Park, Southwick MA

  • KCBS 4-Meat Masters Contest, May 23 (SUN) — ENTRY FEE: $360 (includes all 4 main categories per contest, previous night’s campground lodging)

  • KCBS 1-Meat Chicken and/or Ribs Contests, May 22 (SAT) — ENTRY FEE: $125 for one or $230 for both (category TOY points)

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2025 WINNERS:

  • SATURDAY MASTERS - GC: Fire At The End of the Day [706 SCORE] / RGC: Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ [704 SCORE]

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Paddy McQ’s [706 SCORE] / RGC: Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ [703 SCORE] / 3rd Overall: Sticks & Stones BBQ [703 SCORE] / 4th Overall: El Jefe Smoke [701 SCORE] / 5th Overall: SmoKEN Meatz [700 SCORE]

  • MASTER OF CHICKEN: Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ

  • MASTER OF RIBS: Fire At The End of the Day

  • RED CHILI WINNER: American Barbecue Company

2024 WINNERS:

  • SATURDAY MASTERS - GC: Gettin’ Basted [702 SCORE] / RGC: Chunky BBQ [702 SCORE]

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Uncle Pig’s Barbeque Pit [705 SCORE] / RGC: Grandpa Val’s BBQ [702 SCORE]

  • MASTER OF RIBS: Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ

  • MASTER OF RIBS: Cyclone BBQ

2023 WINNERS:

  • SATURDAY MASTERS - GC: Gettin’ Basted [704 SCORE] / RGC: Fire at the End of the Day

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Gettin’ Basted [713.12 SCORE] / RGC: Uncle Pig’s Barbeque Pit [707 SCORE] / 3rd Overall: Fire at the End of the Day [702 SCORE] / 4th Overall: Mountain Men BBQ [702 SCORE]

  • SATURDAY MASTER OF RIBS: Gettin’ Basted

  • CHOWDAH WINNER: Up In Your Grill

2022 Winners:

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Uncle Pig’s Barbeque Pit / RGC: El Jefe Smoke

2021 Winners:

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Insane Swine / RGC: Fire At The End of the Day

2019 Winners:

  • SATURDAY MASTERS - GC: Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ / RGC: Paddy McQ’s

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Fire Down Below / RGC: Shake n’ Bake BBQ

2018 Winners:

  • SATURDAY MASTERS - GC: Fire Down Below / RGC: Big Raz BBQ

  • SUNDAY MASTERS - GC: Smokin’ Hoggz BBQ / RGC: Ack Que

 

2025 COMPETITORS — 16 TEAMS PER DAY ($2500 Purse each)

MASTERS TEAMS — 16 SAT / 16 SUN

  • American Barbecue Company

  • Back Rhode Barbecue

  • Cousins Q

  • El Jefe Smoke

  • Fatkids BBQ

  • Fire At the End of the Day

  • Hokie Pokie Q

  • House of Que

  • Inclusive Events BBQ

  • Let It Smoke Barbecue

  • LG BBQ

  • Paddy McQ's

  • Professor Smoke

  • Q42

  • Red & Black BBQ Shack

  • SmoKEN Meatz

  • smoKINGBATKO BBQ

  • Smokin' Hoggz BBQ - MA

  • Sticks & Stones BBQ

  • Swine'em 'n' Dine'em

2024 COMPETITORS — 25 SAT / 27 SUN ($4k Purse per day)

2023 COMPETITORS — 31 SAT ($5k Purse) / 42 SUN ($7k Purse)

2022 COMPETITORS — 33 teams ($5k Purse)

2021 COMPETITORS — 26 teams ($4k Purse)

2019 COMPETITORS — 27 SAT ($4k Purse) / 28 SUN ($4k Purse)

2018 COMPETITORS — 25 SAT ($4k Purse) / 25 SUN ($4k Purse)