Jun 22–23, 2024 · Schenectady, NY · 📍 108 State Street · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Jeff Chambers · Prize money: $5,000
ELJEFE SMOKE won Grand Champion at the Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff on June 22, 2024 in Schenectady, NY at 108 State Street, scoring 693.6456 in a field of 21 teams. FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3600. Category winners: Chicken — NEANDERTHAL Q (179.4400); Pork Ribs — 73-BBQ (178.2972); Pork — House of Que (174.3200); Brisket — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Dirtbag Barbeque; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
ELJEFE SMOKE won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 2–3: CIDER BOYS BBQ and STICKS & STONES BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: ELJEFE SMOKE and DIG'N N PIG'N tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Jailbreak BBQ edged FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY by 0.0116.
NEANDERTHAL Q turned in 179.4400 in chicken — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2023 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 19 | 693.6800 | Dirtbag Barbeque | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| Jun 22, 2024 ← this one | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 21 | 693.6456 | ELJEFE SMOKE | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 18 | 703.9428 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 174.3200 | 169.6800 | 165.0972 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.4172 | 163.4172 |
21 entries · top 693.6456 · median 664.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | LG bbq | |
| 4 | House of Que | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 7 | 73-BBQ | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 10 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 11 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 14 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 15 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 16 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 19 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 20 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 21 | MA'S 'QUE CREW |
21 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 2 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 4 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | House of Que | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 14 | 73-BBQ | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 18 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 19 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 20 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 21 | MA'S 'QUE CREW |
21 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73-BBQ | |
| 2 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 3 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 4 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | LG bbq | |
| 7 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | House of Que | |
| 10 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 13 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 14 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 16 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 17 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 18 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 19 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 20 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 21 | MA'S 'QUE CREW |
21 entries · top 174.3200 · median 163.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Que | |
| 2 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | LG bbq | |
| 5 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 6 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 7 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 10 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 11 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 12 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 13 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 14 | 73-BBQ | |
| 15 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 16 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 17 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 19 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 20 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | MA'S 'QUE CREW |
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 162.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 3 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 4 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 5 | LG bbq | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | House of Que | |
| 8 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 9 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 10 | DR. BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | 73-BBQ | |
| 12 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG WASH BBQ | |
| 14 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 15 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 16 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 19 | Smokingrillindrinkin | |
| 20 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 21 | MA'S 'QUE CREW |