Hudson Valley Ribfest

2015-08-14 – 2015-08-16 · New Paltz, NY · 📍 New Paltz, NY 12561

Grand Champion: RED VALLEY BBQ (663.9200) · 57 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS

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RED VALLEY BBQ

663.9200 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS

662.2628 · Master Series — Overall

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PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE

660.4916 · Master Series — Overall

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.

553.74 median 621.03 663.92 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 177.14
Pork Ribs 174.32
Pork 166.86
Brisket 169.17

122.21 177.14

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2019 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats · 5 ancillary

Top score

663.9200

Winning margin

1.6572

GC over RC

Field average

620.11

553.74663.92

median 621.03 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

1.1200 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

649.0856

553.74663.92

10th place overall

Field spread

110.1824

winner to last place

Most consistent

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS

avg finish 8.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.3312 pts — ACK-QUE

How hot was the win?

Top 98%

beats 2% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

45%

27 of 60 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1522

avg power rating going in · stronger than 15% of contests

Top-rated in the field

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ

rated 1683 pre-contest

Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)

Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.

A razor-thin finish

1.6572 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 76% of the 4,742 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.6572 points — closer than 76% of every championship in the data.

RED VALLEY BBQ
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS

An upset on the books

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 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 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1558
top seed 1683

A first Grand Championship

21 tracked contests to get there

This was RED VALLEY BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 21st tracked contest.

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 8 tracked editions

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.

2013
2019

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point

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.

Pork 4–5 · tie
Brisket 4–5 · 0.0112
Brisket 7–8 · 0.0112
Pork 9–10 · 0.0116

How the title was won

2 of 4 meats called to the stage

RED VALLEY BBQ took the title on 2 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 27th.

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 15th
Pork 27th
Brisket 6th

A contest record in chicken

177.1428 best chicken ever cooked here

RED VALLEY BBQ turned in 177.1428 in chicken — past the 173.1200 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.

old best 173.1200
across 2 past editions

Back to defend

1 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: ACK-QUE (won 2014).

ACK-QUE · 2014

One of the big ones

57 teams on the grounds

Bigger than 91% of the 5,410 contests in the data

57 teams made this a bigger field than 91% of every contest tracked.

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)

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2013-08-16	New Paltz, NY	New Paltz, NY	51	670.2168	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	3 EYZ BBQ
2014-08-16	New Paltz, NY	New Paltz, NY 12561	60	670.8452	ACK-QUE	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ
2015-08-14 ← this one	New Paltz, NY	New Paltz, NY 12561	57	663.9200	RED VALLEY BBQ	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS
2016-08-19	New Paltz, NY	249 Libertyville	52	683.4516	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	ACK-QUE
2017-08-18	New Paltz, NY	249 Libertyville RD	59	690.8572	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE
2018-08-17	New Paltz, NY	249 Libertyville RD	58	697.1200	MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	Rogue Hog BBQ
2019-08-16	New Paltz, NY	249 Libertyville RD	53	691.9656	Smokin' Hoggz BBQ	FIRE DOWN BELOW
2020-08-21	New Paltz, NY	—	—	—	—	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

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

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

57 entries · top 663.9200 · median 621.0284

#	Team	Score
1	RED VALLEY BBQ	663.9200
2	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	662.2628
3	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	660.4916
4	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	657.0056
5	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	656.5260
6	REED BOYZ BBQ	653.1884
7	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	651.4056
8	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	651.3488
9	Priorville	649.2000
10	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	649.0856
11	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	649.0284
12	ACK-QUE	647.4396
13	RIBS WITHIN	645.0748
14	WILBUR'S REVENGE	643.9544
15	BOAR-N-Q	642.2516
16	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	642.2168
17	KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND	639.4172
18	BROKEBACK BBQ	637.7260
19	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	636.5484
20	YOURS IN BBQ	635.9888
21	Got Pork? Got Beer	635.3944
22	THREE DOGS BBQ	634.8000
23	CHICKEN CHOKERS	633.4968
24	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	631.9428
25	BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW	629.7488
26	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	622.1716
27	SWAMP PIT BBQ	622.1028
28	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	621.0860
29	HANDSOME DEVIL	621.0284
30	DR. BUTTS BBQ	619.9312
31	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	619.8396
32	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	619.3944
33	SOW WE MEAT AGAIN	617.0744
34	DOC BONE'S BBQ	616.5372
35	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	614.7312
36	Q SHANTY	613.6684
37	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	605.6000
38	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	605.0172
39	RXCELLENT Q	604.4572
40	A-SALTED BBQ	601.6224
41	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	601.3372
42	I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT	600.6972
43	Fire King Barbeque	600.4800
44	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	600.4116
45	3 Street Smoke Shop	598.2284
46	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	597.6684
47	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	593.0632
48	Huguenot Ribworks	591.9548
49	Fire Dog BBQ	589.6112
50	Pop Bang Cue	589.6112
51	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	587.3260
52	Long Island Pig Congress	585.0856
53	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	576.3996
54	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	575.2572
55	BIG KEV'S BBQ	571.9200
56	3 MUSKABEERS	569.6112
57	Joe Que	553.7376

Chicken

57 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.1200

#	Team	Score
1	RED VALLEY BBQ	177.1428
2	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	175.4400
3	REED BOYZ BBQ	173.1428
4	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	172.0228
5	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	171.4056
6	SWAMP PIT BBQ	170.2856
7	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	169.7372
8	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	169.1656
9	BOAR-N-Q	166.8456
10	WILBUR'S REVENGE	166.8228
11	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	165.7144
12	HANDSOME DEVIL	165.6912
13	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	164.5716
14	DR. BUTTS BBQ	164.0000
15	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	164.0000
16	RXCELLENT Q	163.4172
17	CHICKEN CHOKERS	163.4056
18	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	163.3712
19	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	162.8800
20	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	162.2400
21	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	161.7372
22	KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND	161.7028
23	Pop Bang Cue	161.6912
24	Priorville	161.1200
25	3 Street Smoke Shop	160.5828
26	YOURS IN BBQ	160.0116
27	Fire Dog BBQ	159.3484
28	Got Pork? Got Beer	157.6800
29	BROKEBACK BBQ	157.1200
30	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	156.6056
31	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	156.5828
32	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	155.8968
33	RIBS WITHIN	155.3716
34	BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW	154.2744
35	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	154.2516
36	Fire King Barbeque	153.7028
37	THREE DOGS BBQ	153.0856
38	A-SALTED BBQ	152.5484
39	DOC BONE'S BBQ	152.5028
40	SOW WE MEAT AGAIN	151.9772
41	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	151.3828
42	3 MUSKABEERS	151.3600
43	Q SHANTY	149.1312
44	ACK-QUE	148.0000
45	BIG KEV'S BBQ	147.9200
46	Joe Que	146.8228
47	I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT	146.3428
48	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	146.2400
49	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	145.6800
50	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	143.9428
51	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	143.4056
52	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	143.4056
53	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	142.7772
54	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	142.2972
55	Huguenot Ribworks	142.2516
56	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	141.1200
57	Long Island Pig Congress	137.0856

Pork Ribs

57 entries · top 174.3200 · median 157.6800

#	Team	Score
1	KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND	174.3200
2	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	173.1200
3	BOAR-N-Q	172.0344
4	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	170.8344
5	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	170.2860
6	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	169.7372
7	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	169.1544
8	THREE DOGS BBQ	168.5600
9	REED BOYZ BBQ	168.0572
10	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	167.9772
11	RIBS WITHIN	167.4288
12	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	167.4288
13	YOURS IN BBQ	166.8572
14	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	166.2744
15	RED VALLEY BBQ	165.1544
16	Long Island Pig Congress	164.6172
17	ACK-QUE	164.6056
18	Priorville	164.0344
19	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	161.7028
20	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	161.7028
21	WILBUR'S REVENGE	161.6572
22	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	161.1428
23	HANDSOME DEVIL	160.5716
24	SWAMP PIT BBQ	159.9544
25	A-SALTED BBQ	159.4400
26	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	159.4172
27	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	159.4172
28	BROKEBACK BBQ	157.7144
29	CHICKEN CHOKERS	157.6800
30	Huguenot Ribworks	157.1428
31	Q SHANTY	156.5944
32	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	155.3828
33	3 Street Smoke Shop	154.8684
34	Got Pork? Got Beer	154.8572
35	SOW WE MEAT AGAIN	154.8228
36	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	154.7884
37	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	154.2400
38	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	153.1428
39	I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT	152.6172
40	RXCELLENT Q	151.9656
41	BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW	149.7144
42	Fire Dog BBQ	149.7144
43	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	149.7028
44	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	148.5372
45	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	147.4400
46	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	147.3716
47	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	146.8800
48	3 MUSKABEERS	146.2856
49	BIG KEV'S BBQ	145.7028
50	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	145.6572
51	DOC BONE'S BBQ	145.1088
52	DR. BUTTS BBQ	145.0740
53	Pop Bang Cue	144.5716
54	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	144.5484
55	Fire King Barbeque	143.4172
56	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	133.1316
57	Joe Que	128.0344

Pork

57 entries · top 166.8572 · median 154.8000

#	Team	Score
1	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	166.8572
2	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	166.8344
3	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	166.2972
4	THREE DOGS BBQ	165.7372
5	BROKEBACK BBQ	165.7372
6	BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW	165.7256
7	ACK-QUE	165.6684
8	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	163.9428
9	WILBUR'S REVENGE	160.5828
10	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	160.5712
11	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	160.5256
12	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	160.5256
13	DOC BONE'S BBQ	159.4628
14	SOW WE MEAT AGAIN	159.4056
15	BOAR-N-Q	158.2744
16	RIBS WITHIN	158.2628
17	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	158.2628
18	Q SHANTY	158.2628
19	Priorville	157.7028
20	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	157.6684
21	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	157.6456
22	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	157.1316
23	REED BOYZ BBQ	157.1312
24	Fire King Barbeque	157.1200
25	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	156.5828
26	Got Pork? Got Beer	156.0228
27	RED VALLEY BBQ	155.9428
28	KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND	155.3944
29	YOURS IN BBQ	154.8000
30	CHICKEN CHOKERS	154.7656
31	DR. BUTTS BBQ	153.6800
32	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	153.2344
33	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	153.0972
34	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	153.0512
35	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	151.9428
36	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	151.4400
37	A-SALTED BBQ	151.4056
38	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	151.3828
39	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	151.3600
40	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	150.8228
41	I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT	150.2628
42	SWAMP PIT BBQ	149.0628
43	RXCELLENT Q	148.5372
44	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	148.5140
45	HANDSOME DEVIL	148.5028
46	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	147.9428
47	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	146.2972
48	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	145.6912
49	Long Island Pig Congress	145.1200
50	Huguenot Ribworks	143.4288
51	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	142.2628
52	Pop Bang Cue	142.2512
53	3 MUSKABEERS	141.7256
54	Fire Dog BBQ	141.1312
55	Joe Que	135.4516
56	3 Street Smoke Shop	135.4056
57	BIG KEV'S BBQ	127.4628

Brisket

57 entries · top 169.1656 · median 153.6916

#	Team	Score
1	ACK-QUE	169.1656
2	Got Pork? Got Beer	166.8344
3	Priorville	166.3428
4	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	165.7028
5	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	165.6916
6	RED VALLEY BBQ	165.6800
7	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	164.0228
8	RIBS WITHIN	164.0116
9	GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ	164.0000
10	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	162.3200
11	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	162.2628
12	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	160.6056
13	BIG BLUE SMOKIN CREW	160.0344
14	DOC BONE'S BBQ	159.4628
15	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	159.3828
16	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	158.8344
17	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	158.2400
18	CHICKEN CHOKERS	157.6456
19	DR. BUTTS BBQ	157.1772
20	BROKEBACK BBQ	157.1544
21	BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ	157.1316
22	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	155.4400
23	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	155.4056
24	WILBUR'S REVENGE	154.8916
25	REED BOYZ BBQ	154.8572
26	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	154.8344
27	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	154.8228
28	YOURS IN BBQ	154.3200
29	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	153.6916
30	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	152.5716
31	I LIKE TO RUB MY MEAT	151.4744
32	SOW WE MEAT AGAIN	150.8688
33	BIG KEV'S BBQ	150.8344
34	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	150.8000
35	Q SHANTY	149.6800
36	Huguenot Ribworks	149.1316
37	KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND	148.0000
38	THREE DOGS BBQ	147.4172
39	3 Street Smoke Shop	147.3716
40	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	146.8000
41	HANDSOME DEVIL	146.2628
42	Fire King Barbeque	146.2400
43	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	145.1316
44	BOAR-N-Q	145.0972
45	BLACKBRIAR CREEK	144.6172
46	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	143.9772
47	Joe Que	143.4288
48	SWAMP PIT BBQ	142.8000
49	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	142.2172
50	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	141.6800
51	Pop Bang Cue	141.0972
52	RXCELLENT Q	140.5372
53	Fire Dog BBQ	139.4172
54	Long Island Pig Congress	138.2628
55	A-SALTED BBQ	138.2284
56	3 MUSKABEERS	130.2400
57	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	122.2060

Ancillary categories

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.

Master Series — Nebs Grilling Championship

28 entries · top 702.2972 · median 641.7256

#	Team	Score
1	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	702.2972
2	Q SHANTY	657.1200
3	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	656.5260
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	653.5652
5	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	653.2112
6	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	650.2284
7	HANDSOME DEVIL	647.8516
8	RIBS WITHIN	647.4744
9	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	647.3140
10	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	646.2284
11	BIG KEV'S BBQ	645.0972
12	BOAR-N-Q	644.4452
13	RXCELLENT Q	643.3824
14	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	642.3084
15	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	641.1428
16	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	637.5544
17	DR. BUTTS BBQ	636.0460
18	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	635.9772
19	3 MUSKABEERS	635.5428
20	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	631.3144
21	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	623.3712
22	THREE DOGS BBQ	620.5828
23	Pop Bang Cue	618.0908
24	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	615.3136
25	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	610.2396
26	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	608.5260
27	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	581.5768
28	Priorville	493.6684

Master Series — Nebs-Apple Dessert

28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.9714

#	Team	Score
1	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	178.8572
2	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	177.7028
3	HANDSOME DEVIL	174.8456
4	Q SHANTY	174.8456
5	Priorville	174.2628
6	BOAR-N-Q	173.7028
7	BIG KEV'S BBQ	173.1428
8	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	170.8228
9	RXCELLENT Q	169.1428
10	RIBS WITHIN	168.5256
11	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	167.3828
12	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	166.8456
13	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	166.8228
14	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	166.2744
15	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	165.6684
16	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	164.0116
17	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	161.7028
18	3 MUSKABEERS	160.0116
19	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	157.6800
20	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	156.5256
21	Pop Bang Cue	156.4912
22	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	149.6688
23	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	149.1428
24	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	149.1200
25	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	148.0000
26	DR. BUTTS BBQ	147.4172
27	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	142.1944
28	THREE DOGS BBQ	141.6228

Master Series — Nebs-Pizza

28 entries · top 172.0800 · median 156.5886

#	Team	Score
1	3 MUSKABEERS	172.0800
2	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	171.5200
3	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	168.5944
4	HANDSOME DEVIL	168.5600
5	Priorville	168.0228
6	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	168.0000
7	THREE DOGS BBQ	166.3428
8	Pop Bang Cue	164.6056
9	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	164.5484
10	RXCELLENT Q	164.0228
11	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	162.8800
12	Q SHANTY	161.7372
13	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	157.7028
14	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	157.7028
15	DR. BUTTS BBQ	155.4744
16	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	155.4400
17	BOAR-N-Q	155.3828
18	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	154.2284
19	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	152.5140
20	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	151.9772
21	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	151.3712
22	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	147.3596
23	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	146.8688
24	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	146.2632
25	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	144.0228
26	RIBS WITHIN	142.3088
27	BIG KEV'S BBQ	142.2744
28	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	141.7028

Master Series — Nebs-Sliders

28 entries · top 178.8800 · median 157.6914

#	Team	Score
1	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	178.8800
2	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	174.2628
3	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	169.7028
4	DR. BUTTS BBQ	169.1544
5	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	169.1084
6	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	167.9888
7	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	166.8572
8	RIBS WITHIN	166.3200
9	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	164.5256
10	BIG KEV'S BBQ	161.7028
11	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	161.1084
12	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	160.5372
13	3 MUSKABEERS	158.9028
14	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	158.8916
15	RXCELLENT Q	156.4912
16	THREE DOGS BBQ	156.0344
17	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	156.0228
18	Q SHANTY	154.8228
19	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	153.6568
20	HANDSOME DEVIL	152.5028
21	Priorville	151.3828
22	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	150.2740
23	BOAR-N-Q	150.2512
24	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	144.0000
25	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	142.9028
26	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	141.6684
27	Pop Bang Cue	136.4456
28	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	135.9884

Master Series — Nebs-Wrapped In Bacon

27 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.6912

#	Team	Score
1	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	177.7144
2	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	172.5828
3	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	171.9772
4	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	170.8572
5	RIBS WITHIN	170.3200
6	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	170.2856
7	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	170.2512
8	BIG KEV'S BBQ	167.9772
9	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	165.7372
10	Q SHANTY	165.7144
11	BOAR-N-Q	165.1084
12	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	164.0800
13	DR. BUTTS BBQ	164.0000
14	GRIM REAPER SMOKERS	161.6912
15	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	161.1428
16	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	161.1200
17	Pop Bang Cue	160.5484
18	Meyer Meyer Coals on Fire	157.7144
19	THREE DOGS BBQ	156.5828
20	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	156.5488
21	TELL YOU WHAT BBQ	155.4056
22	RXCELLENT Q	153.7256
23	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	153.6912
24	HANDSOME DEVIL	151.9432
25	SHAKE 'N' BAKE BBQ, NY	145.0744
26	3 MUSKABEERS	144.5484
27	BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	143.3256

Hudson Valley Ribfest

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How the field scored

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Winning score by edition

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Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

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Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (9 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

A first Grand Championship

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in chicken

Back to defend

One of the big ones

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)

Score distribution

Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)

Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

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Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Nebs Grilling Championship

Master Series — Nebs-Apple Dessert

Master Series — Nebs-Pizza

Master Series — Nebs-Sliders

Master Series — Nebs-Wrapped In Bacon