Aug 14–16, 2015 · New Paltz, NY
RED VALLEY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Hudson Valley Ribfest on August 14, 2015 in New Paltz, NY, scoring 663.9200 in a field of 57 teams. SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.2628. Category winners: Chicken — RED VALLEY BBQ (177.1428); Pork Ribs — KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND (174.3200); Pork — DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM (166.8572); Brisket — ACK-QUE (169.1656). This is the 3rd of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by ACK-QUE; the next was held in 2016.
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 2019 — 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 76% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6572 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100
RED VALLEY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was RED VALLEY BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Pork places 4–5: THREE DOGS BBQ and BROKEBACK BBQ tied on 165.7372 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB edged TOM TOM BOB A QUE by 0.0112. Brisket places 7–8: SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS edged RIBS WITHIN by 0.0112.
RED VALLEY BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 27th.
RED VALLEY BBQ turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ACK-QUE (won 2014).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,482 contests in the data
57 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,482 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2013 | New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY | 51 | 670.2168 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 3 EYZ BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2014 | New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY 12561 | 60 | 670.8452 | ACK-QUE | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ |
| Aug 14, 2015 ← this one | New Paltz, NY | New Paltz, NY 12561 | 57 | 663.9200 | RED VALLEY BBQ | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS |
| Aug 19, 2016 | New Paltz, NY | 249 Libertyville | 52 | 683.4516 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | ACK-QUE |
| Aug 18, 2017 | New Paltz, NY | 249 Libertyville RD | 59 | 690.8572 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE |
| Aug 17, 2018 | New Paltz, NY | 249 Libertyville RD | 58 | 697.1200 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | Rogue Hog BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2019 | New Paltz, NY | 249 Libertyville RD | 53 | 691.9656 | Smokin' Hoggz BBQ | FIRE DOWN BELOW |
| Aug 21, 2020 | New Paltz, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 171.4056 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3200 | 170.2860 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 166.8572 | 165.7372 | 160.5712 |
| Brisket | 169.1656 | 165.6916 | 162.3200 |
57 entries · top 663.9200 · median 621.0284
57 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.1200
57 entries · top 174.3200 · median 157.6800
57 entries · top 166.8572 · median 154.8000
57 entries · top 169.1656 · median 153.6916
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
28 entries · top 702.2972 · median 641.7256
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9714
28 entries · top 172.0800 · median 156.5886
28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 157.6914
27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.6912