2013-09-07 – 2013-09-08 · Cresskill, NJ · 📍 Cresskill, NJ
Grand Champion: QUE AND A HALF MEN (672.5488) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
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 2017 — 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.
QUE AND A HALF MEN won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: BBQ MAFIA and GARDEN STATE PORKWAY tied on 166.2972 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA edged BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 9–10: RIBS WITHIN edged BBQ MAFIA by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-07 ← this one | Cresskill, NJ | Cresskill, NJ | 26 | 672.5488 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2014-09-06 | Cresskill, NJ | Cresskill, NJ 07626 | 31 | 654.8684 | Rhode Hog BBQ | THE BBQ GURU |
| 2015-09-26 | Cresskill, NJ | Cresskill, NJ 07626 | 35 | 674.8116 | THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | FIRE DOWN BELOW |
| 2017-09-30 | Cresskill, NJ | 100 3rd st | 31 | 681.7256 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | PIGGIN' WHISKEY |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.1428 | 163.4400 | 160.5256 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4172 | 166.8228 | 165.7256 |
| Pork | 176.0228 | 167.4628 | 163.9312 |
| Brisket | 174.8800 | 166.2400 | 155.4172 |
26 entries · top 672.5488 · median 634.0286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | JACKED UP BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 5 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 6 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 7 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 9 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 10 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 11 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 12 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 13 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 14 | ACK-QUE | |
| 15 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 16 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 17 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 18 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 19 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 20 | QUEGASM | |
| 21 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 22 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 23 | STUMPY COALS BBQ | |
| 24 | The Big Blue Smokin Crew | |
| 25 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | NYNJA BBQ |
26 entries · top 169.1428 · median 158.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACKED UP BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | The Big Blue Smokin Crew | |
| 4 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 5 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 9 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 10 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 11 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 12 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 13 | ACK-QUE | |
| 14 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 15 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 16 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 17 | QUEGASM | |
| 18 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 19 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 20 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 21 | STUMPY COALS BBQ | |
| 22 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 23 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 24 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 25 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 26 | NYNJA BBQ |
26 entries · top 171.4172 · median 161.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 3 | ACK-QUE | |
| 4 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 5 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 6 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 7 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 8 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 9 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 10 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 11 | JACKED UP BBQ | |
| 12 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 13 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 14 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 16 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 18 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 19 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 20 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 21 | STUMPY COALS BBQ | |
| 22 | The Big Blue Smokin Crew | |
| 23 | QUEGASM | |
| 24 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 26 | NYNJA BBQ |
26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 159.7086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 6 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 7 | JACKED UP BBQ | |
| 8 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 9 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 10 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 11 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 12 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 13 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 14 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 15 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 16 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 17 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 19 | QUEGASM | |
| 20 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 21 | ACK-QUE | |
| 22 | STUMPY COALS BBQ | |
| 23 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 25 | The Big Blue Smokin Crew | |
| 26 | NYNJA BBQ |
26 entries · top 174.8800 · median 151.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STUBBORN BULL BBQ | |
| 2 | QUE AND A HALF MEN | |
| 3 | SMOKOPOLIS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | JACKED UP BBQ | |
| 6 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 7 | GARDEN STATE PORKWAY | |
| 8 | BIG GUNS BBQ | |
| 9 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 10 | BBQ MAFIA | |
| 11 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 12 | PIGMAN AND THE SOUNDERS | |
| 13 | LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 15 | MIDNIGHT BULLS B-B-Q | |
| 16 | WHAT'S SMOKIN | |
| 17 | ACK-QUE | |
| 18 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 19 | HEAVY SMOKERS | |
| 20 | QUEGASM | |
| 21 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 22 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 23 | LATHAM HOUSE BBQ | |
| 24 | STUMPY COALS BBQ | |
| 25 | NYNJA BBQ | |
| 26 | The Big Blue Smokin Crew |