Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff
2025-06-21 – 2025-06-22 · Schenectady, NY · 📍 108 State Street · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, REGINA BODNAR · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA (703.9428) · 18 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ELJEFE SMOKE
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the Grand Championship home to MA.
🧹 A double category winner
Let It Smoke Barbecue won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: NEANDERTHAL Q and New Pigs on the Block tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and STICKS & STONES BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: New Pigs on the Block edged Mullen It Over BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ELJEFE SMOKE (won 2024).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-24 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 19 | 693.6800 | Dirtbag Barbeque | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 21 | 693.6456 | ELJEFE SMOKE | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2025-06-21 ← this one | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 18 | 703.9428 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 176.5600 | 173.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.4400 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.7372 | 166.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
18 entries · top 703.9428 · median 688.4970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 4 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 9 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 10 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 11 | 73-BBQ | |
| 12 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 14 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 15 | Joe’s BBQ Old #22 | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 18 | 518 Smoke Master |
Chicken
18 entries · top 177.7372 · median 173.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 2 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 3 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 4 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 8 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 9 | 73-BBQ | |
| 10 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 14 | 518 Smoke Master | |
| 15 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 16 | Joe’s BBQ Old #22 | |
| 17 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 18 | HOG WASH BBQ |
Pork Ribs
18 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 2 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 3 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 4 | 73-BBQ | |
| 5 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 6 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 7 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 10 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 11 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 12 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 13 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 14 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 15 | Joe’s BBQ Old #22 | |
| 16 | 518 Smoke Master | |
| 17 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ |
Pork
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.2742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 3 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 6 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 9 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | Joe’s BBQ Old #22 | |
| 13 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | 518 Smoke Master | |
| 16 | 73-BBQ | |
| 17 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ |
Brisket
18 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 7 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 8 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 9 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 10 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 11 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 12 | 73-BBQ | |
| 13 | Joe’s BBQ Old #22 | |
| 14 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 15 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 16 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 17 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 18 | 518 Smoke Master |