Jul 4–6, 2013 · Lake Placid, NY
Q HAVEN BBQ won Grand Champion at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival on July 4, 2013 in Lake Placid, NY, scoring 646.8570 in a field of 28 teams. BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 645.7138. Category winners: Chicken — SWEDISH PIG (176.0000); Pork Ribs — TEAM EATAPEDIA (165.7142); Pork — Cousins BBQ (169.7140); Brisket — Bastey Boys (165.1430). This is the 1st of 11 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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, 2013 to 2023 — 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.
Closer than 81% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1432 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
Q HAVEN BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was Q HAVEN BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
2 of 11 tracked editions
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Pork Ribs places 2–3: Bastey Boys and Belted Cow BBQ tied on 164.5712 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Q HAVEN BBQ edged Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill by 0.0002. Brisket places 4–5: Desperados BBQ edged DIVA Q by 0.0002.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2013 ← this one | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 646.8570 | Q HAVEN BBQ | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 27 | 657.1200 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 31 | 661.6800 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | QUAU |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 658.2856 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Lake Placid, NY | 32 School St | 40 | 669.7028 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | BLACK HART BBQ |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Lake Placid, NY | 32 School St | 39 | 661.0972 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Lake Placid, NY | 32 School St | 32 | 677.1540 | Hot Wachula's | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Lake Placid, NY | Shipman Youth Center | 15 | 699.4628 | Top Gun barbecue | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | 22 | 679.4060 | Chunky BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | 18 | 690.8116 | Paddy McQ's | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 164 | 154.8568 |
| Pork Ribs | 165.7142 | 161.1430 | 154.8574 |
| Pork | 169.7140 | 165.1424 | 157.7142 |
| Brisket | 165.1430 | 158.8570 | 153.7144 |
28 entries · top 646.8570 · median 605.4280
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 2 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 4 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 5 | Bastey Boys | |
| 6 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 7 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 8 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 9 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 11 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 12 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | All Fired UpandKickingAs | |
| 15 | DIVA Q | |
| 16 | Desperados BBQ | |
| 17 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 18 | Cousins BBQ | |
| 19 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 20 | Locked-N-Loaded | |
| 21 | V-LICIOUS BBQ | |
| 22 | 2 BQ'D | |
| 23 | NY PHAT DADDY'S | |
| 24 | STRUGGLETOWN BBQ | |
| 25 | Hoofty Hogs | |
| 26 | Make' em Squeal | |
| 27 | Wyatts & the Barbie Q's | |
| 28 | 3BQ |
28 entries · top 176 · median 151.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 2 | Bastey Boys | |
| 3 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 4 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 5 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 6 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 7 | Locked-N-Loaded | |
| 8 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | Hoofty Hogs | |
| 10 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 12 | Cousins BBQ | |
| 13 | NY PHAT DADDY'S | |
| 14 | Desperados BBQ | |
| 15 | All Fired UpandKickingAs | |
| 16 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 18 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 19 | 2 BQ'D | |
| 20 | DIVA Q | |
| 21 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 22 | STRUGGLETOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | V-LICIOUS BBQ | |
| 24 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 25 | 3BQ | |
| 26 | Wyatts & the Barbie Q's | |
| 27 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 28 | Make' em Squeal |
28 entries · top 165.7142 · median 149.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 2 | Bastey Boys | |
| 3 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 4 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 5 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 7 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 8 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 9 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 10 | All Fired UpandKickingAs | |
| 11 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 12 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 13 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | V-LICIOUS BBQ | |
| 15 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 16 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 17 | Locked-N-Loaded | |
| 18 | NY PHAT DADDY'S | |
| 19 | 2 BQ'D | |
| 20 | Make' em Squeal | |
| 21 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 22 | Desperados BBQ | |
| 23 | STRUGGLETOWN BBQ | |
| 24 | DIVA Q | |
| 25 | Cousins BBQ | |
| 26 | Hoofty Hogs | |
| 27 | 3BQ | |
| 28 | Wyatts & the Barbie Q's |
28 entries · top 169.7140 · median 148.8570
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cousins BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 3 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 4 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 5 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 6 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | DIVA Q | |
| 8 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 9 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 10 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 12 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 14 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 15 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 16 | Desperados BBQ | |
| 17 | All Fired UpandKickingAs | |
| 18 | Wyatts & the Barbie Q's | |
| 19 | V-LICIOUS BBQ | |
| 20 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 21 | Locked-N-Loaded | |
| 22 | 3BQ | |
| 23 | STRUGGLETOWN BBQ | |
| 24 | 2 BQ'D | |
| 25 | Hoofty Hogs | |
| 26 | Bastey Boys | |
| 27 | NY PHAT DADDY'S | |
| 28 | Make' em Squeal |
28 entries · top 165.1430 · median 148.5712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastey Boys | |
| 2 | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 3 | FATTY MAC BARBECUE | |
| 4 | Desperados BBQ | |
| 5 | DIVA Q | |
| 6 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 7 | Belted Cow BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Boys N' Hot Grill | |
| 9 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 10 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 11 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | All Fired UpandKickingAs | |
| 13 | V-LICIOUS BBQ | |
| 14 | 2 BQ'D | |
| 15 | FOWL BUTT BBQ | |
| 16 | BOAR-N-Q | |
| 17 | HOGBUTTS BBQ | |
| 18 | Make' em Squeal | |
| 19 | SWEDISH PIG | |
| 20 | Locked-N-Loaded | |
| 21 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | STRUGGLETOWN BBQ | |
| 23 | Cousins BBQ | |
| 24 | 3BQ | |
| 25 | Wyatts & the Barbie Q's | |
| 26 | Hoofty Hogs | |
| 27 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 28 | NY PHAT DADDY'S |