Hudson Valley Ribfest 2016

Aug 19–21, 2016 · New Paltz, NY · 📍 249 Libertyville

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SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS

683.4516 · Master Series — Overall

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ACK-QUE

683.4512 · Master Series — Overall

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CHICKEN CHOKERS

678.2284 · Master Series — Overall

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS won Grand Champion at the Hudson Valley Ribfest on August 19, 2016 in New Paltz, NY at 249 Libertyville, scoring 683.4516 in a field of 52 teams. ACK-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.4512. Category winners: Chicken — ACK-QUE (178.8800); Pork Ribs — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (177.7144); Pork — DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM (177.1428); Brisket — SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS (175.4516). This is the 4th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by RED VALLEY BBQ; the next was held in 2017.

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.

549.50 median 640.46 683.45 🏆

How the meats cooked

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

Chicken 178.88
Pork Ribs 177.71
Pork 177.14
Brisket 175.45

125.63 178.88

Winning score by edition

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

Entries

4 judged meats · 6 ancillary

Top score

683.4516

Winning margin

0.0004

GC over RC

Field average

634.95

549.50683.45

median 640.46 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork

5.1656 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

665.6572

549.50683.45

10th place overall

Field spread

133.9544

winner to last place

Most consistent

ACK-QUE

avg finish 9.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 4 pts — CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 84%

beats 16% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Came back for more

58%

33 of 57 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.74 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,550

avg power rating going in · stronger than 38% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

rated 1820 pre-contest

Storylines (8 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

0.0004 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 99% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS
ACK-QUE

A new contest record

683.4516 highest overall ever cooked here

683.4516 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 670.8452 ACK-QUE set in 2014.

old record 670.8452
set 2014 by ACK-QUE

An upset on the books

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1622
top seed 1820

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 10 calls decided inside half a point

Chicken places 6–7: SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS and SMOKE THIS L.I. tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: REED BOYZ BBQ and BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ tied on 167.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: REED BOYZ BBQ edged CHICKEN CHOKERS by 0.0116.

Chicken 6–7 · tie
Brisket 8–9 · tie
Pork 5–6 · 0.0116
Chicken 4–5 · 0.0228

How the title was won

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 28th.

Chicken 28th
Pork Ribs 3rd
Pork 7th
Brisket 1st

A contest record in pork

177.1428 best pork ever cooked here

DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM turned in 177.1428 in pork — past the 174.2744 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.

old best 174.2744
across 3 past editions

Back to defend

3 past champions back in the field

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2013), ACK-QUE (won 2014), RED VALLEY BBQ (won 2015).

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · 2013
ACK-QUE · 2014
RED VALLEY BBQ · 2015

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.

#5 🪒 Closest championship 0.0004 points between champion and reserve · SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS · over ACK-QUE · Aug 19, 2016

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
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	New Paltz, NY	New Paltz, NY 12561	57	663.9200	RED VALLEY BBQ	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS
Aug 19, 2016 ← this one	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	—	—	—	—	—

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

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	178.8800	173.1428	169.7144
Pork Ribs	177.7144	172	165.6916
Pork	177.1428	171.9772	169.6800
Brisket	175.4516	168.5372	166.8456

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

52 entries · top 683.4516 · median 640.4572

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	683.4516
2	ACK-QUE	683.4512
3	CHICKEN CHOKERS	678.2284
4	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	677.0632
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	674.8572
6	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	672.4916
7	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	671.3256
8	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	670.2284
9	REED BOYZ BBQ	667.4284
10	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	665.6572
11	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	662.7884
12	THE SNORTIN' BOAR	660.5716
13	Priorville	659.9312
14	HANDSOME DEVIL	658.8572
15	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	658.1716
16	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	655.9656
17	JOHN'S TWISTED Q	653.7372
18	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	653.6112
19	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	651.4292
20	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	650.1484
21	YOURS IN BBQ	649.0740
22	FIRE DOWN BELOW	648.4456
23	TOP GUN BARBECUE	647.9772
24	RIBS WITHIN	647.3828
25	RED VALLEY BBQ	645.6344
26	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	641.6340
27	GOT PORK? GOT BEER?	639.2804
28	THREE DOGS BBQ	638.8232
29	SMOKE THIS L.I.	635.3716
30	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	630.2284
31	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	628.4796
32	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	621.0632
33	A-SALTED BBQ	621.0284
34	BIG KEV'S BBQ	620.9940
35	RUBBIN' BELLIES BARBECUE	618.8004
36	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	618.7660
38	Big Al BBQ	617.1544
39	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	616.6288
40	3 Street Smoke Shop	615.9316
41	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	609.1204
42	BIG RAZ BBQ	609.0284
43	CHAIN SMOKERS	608.5028
44	BROKEBACK BBQ	607.2576
45	The Chosen Bacon	605.2004
46	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	604.3776
47	Hot Rod's BBQ	597.5088
48	3 MUSKABEERS	594.2512
49	Huguenot Ribworks	583.3368
50	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	580.4688
51	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	580.4340
52	Ravenous Smokehaus	576.4460
53	Smokey Mike's	549.4972

Chicken

52 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9828

#	Team	Score
1	ACK-QUE	178.8800
2	A-SALTED BBQ	175.4400
3	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	174.2744
4	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	173.1656
5	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	173.1428
6	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	172.5600
7	SMOKE THIS L.I.	172.5600
8	THREE DOGS BBQ	172
9	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	171.4056
10	RED VALLEY BBQ	169.7144
11	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	169.6916
12	Big Al BBQ	169.1656
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	169.1428
14	REED BOYZ BBQ	168.5828
15	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	168.5600
16	CHAIN SMOKERS	168.0112
17	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	167.4744
18	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	167.4056
19	RUBBIN' BELLIES BARBECUE	167.4056
20	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	166.8800
21	TOP GUN BARBECUE	166.8572
22	THE SNORTIN' BOAR	166.8228
23	CHICKEN CHOKERS	165.7256
24	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	165.6800
25	HANDSOME DEVIL	164.5828
26	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	164.5484
27	BIG KEV'S BBQ	163.4172
28	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	163.4172
29	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	163.3944
30	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	161.7832
31	Priorville	161.6684
32	The Chosen Bacon	161.2116
33	JOHN'S TWISTED Q	160.5828
34	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	160.5828
35	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	160.5712
36	RIBS WITHIN	160.5600
37	FIRE DOWN BELOW	160.5028
38	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	159.9428
39	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	159.9428
40	BIG RAZ BBQ	159.4400
42	BROKEBACK BBQ	157.1084
43	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	155.4400
44	YOURS IN BBQ	154.7884
45	Hot Rod's BBQ	154.2400
46	3 Street Smoke Shop	152.5944
47	GOT PORK? GOT BEER?	152.5256
48	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	150.7884
49	Huguenot Ribworks	147.4284
50	Smokey Mike's	145.0972
51	3 MUSKABEERS	143.4168
52	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	141.1084
53	Ravenous Smokehaus	138.7772

Pork Ribs

52 entries · top 177.7144 · median 160.2344

#	Team	Score
1	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	177.7144
2	CHICKEN CHOKERS	173.7144
3	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	173.1428
4	ACK-QUE	172.5484
5	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	172
6	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5828
7	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	168.5488
8	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	168
9	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	165.7144
10	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	165.6916
11	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	165.1316
12	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	165.1200
13	BROKEBACK BBQ	165.1200
14	YOURS IN BBQ	164.5944
15	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	164.5600
16	THE SNORTIN' BOAR	164.0572
17	JOHN'S TWISTED Q	164.0116
18	BIG RAZ BBQ	163.3944
19	TOP GUN BARBECUE	162.8572
20	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	162.8000
21	HANDSOME DEVIL	162.2972
22	FIRE DOWN BELOW	161.1544
23	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	161.1428
24	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	160.5372
25	BIG KEV'S BBQ	160.5372
26	THREE DOGS BBQ	160.5028
27	GOT PORK? GOT BEER?	159.9660
28	Ravenous Smokehaus	159.4400
29	REED BOYZ BBQ	159.4400
30	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	159.4056
31	Priorville	158.2400
32	3 MUSKABEERS	157.1428
33	The Chosen Bacon	155.9888
34	RIBS WITHIN	153.0856
35	Huguenot Ribworks	152.5600
36	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	152.5488
37	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	151.9312
38	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	151.4744
39	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	151.4400
40	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	150.8572
41	RUBBIN' BELLIES BARBECUE	150.8344
42	3 Street Smoke Shop	150.8000
43	Big Al BBQ	150.2744
44	SMOKE THIS L.I.	150.2628
45	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	149.1200
46	RED VALLEY BBQ	149.0972
47	Hot Rod's BBQ	148.5488
49	CHAIN SMOKERS	142.2516
50	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	141.6688
51	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	137.6688
52	Smokey Mike's	136.5372
53	A-SALTED BBQ	135.9428

Pork

52 entries · top 177.1428 · median 157.4058

#	Team	Score
1	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	177.1428
2	Priorville	173.1772
3	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	173.1200
4	RIBS WITHIN	172.0228
5	REED BOYZ BBQ	171.9772
6	CHICKEN CHOKERS	171.9656
7	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	171.4400
8	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	170.8344
9	JOHN'S TWISTED Q	170.2972
10	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	169.6800
11	THE SNORTIN' BOAR	169.1544
12	ACK-QUE	169.1428
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5944
14	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	168
15	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.3944
16	HANDSOME DEVIL	166.2744
17	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	166.2744
18	YOURS IN BBQ	165.7028
19	BIG KEV'S BBQ	162.8456
20	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	162.8344
21	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	161.6800
22	FIRE DOWN BELOW	161.6800
24	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	161.1316
25	3 Street Smoke Shop	161.1200
26	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	158.8228
27	GOT PORK? GOT BEER?	157.6688
28	RED VALLEY BBQ	157.1428
29	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	157.0972
30	TOP GUN BARBECUE	156.5600
31	THREE DOGS BBQ	154.8916
32	Big Al BBQ	153.7372
33	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	153.7144
34	RUBBIN' BELLIES BARBECUE	153.7028
35	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	151.9428
36	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	151.4284
37	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	149.1544
38	SMOKE THIS L.I.	149.0972
39	CHAIN SMOKERS	148.5600
40	Hot Rod's BBQ	147.9428
41	BROKEBACK BBQ	146.7888
42	BIG RAZ BBQ	145.6684
43	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	144.5144
44	A-SALTED BBQ	143.9312
45	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	142.8000
46	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	142.2744
47	Smokey Mike's	142.2284
48	Huguenot Ribworks	141.1656
49	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	141.0856
50	3 MUSKABEERS	140.5484
51	The Chosen Bacon	137.1428
52	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	133.6800
53	Ravenous Smokehaus	130.2972

Brisket

52 entries · top 175.4516 · median 159.1314

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	175.4516
2	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	175.4056
3	RED VALLEY BBQ	169.6800
4	GOT PORK? GOT BEER?	169.1200
5	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	168.5372
6	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	168
7	SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	167.9656
8	REED BOYZ BBQ	167.4284
9	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	167.4284
10	Priorville	166.8456
11	CHICKEN CHOKERS	166.8228
12	A-SALTED BBQ	165.7144
13	HANDSOME DEVIL	165.7028
14	FIRE DOWN BELOW	165.1084
15	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	164.5484
16	YOURS IN BBQ	163.9884
17	SMOKE THIS L.I.	163.4516
18	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	163.4056
19	CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	163.3828
20	ACK-QUE	162.8800
21	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	162.8000
22	RIBS WITHIN	161.7144
23	TOP GUN BARBECUE	161.7028
24	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	161.0972
25	THE SNORTIN' BOAR	160.5372
26	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	159.4172
27	JOHN'S TWISTED Q	158.8456
28	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	158.2400
29	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	157.0972
30	BABYLON GRILLBILLIES	156.5600
31	SMOKIN' DOUBLE BARRELS	156.0344
32	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	154.8000
34	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	154.2512
35	MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	153.7028
36	3 MUSKABEERS	153.1432
37	THREE DOGS BBQ	151.4288
38	3 Street Smoke Shop	151.4172
39	The Chosen Bacon	150.8572
40	CHAIN SMOKERS	149.6800
41	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	149.0860
42	Ravenous Smokehaus	147.9316
43	RUBBIN' BELLIES BARBECUE	146.8576
44	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	146.8344
45	Hot Rod's BBQ	146.7772
46	KING COAL AND THE SOUL SMOKERS	146.2744
47	Big Al BBQ	143.9772
48	Huguenot Ribworks	142.1828
49	BIG RAZ BBQ	140.5256
50	BROKEBACK BBQ	138.2404
51	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	137.7256
52	BIG KEV'S BBQ	134.1940
53	Smokey Mike's	125.6344

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 — Apple Dessert

24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.0286

#	Team	Score
1	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	179.4400
2	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	178.8800
3	RIBS WITHIN	175.4056
5	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	172.5600
6	HANDSOME DEVIL	172.5600
7	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	171.4056
8	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	171.4056
9	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	170.2628
10	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	169.7600
11	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	169.7028
12	REED BOYZ BBQ	167.4632
13	Priorville	167.4400
14	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	164.6172
15	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	164
16	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	162.8800
17	BIG KEV'S BBQ	161.2000
18	Smokey Mike's	159.4288
19	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	155.9084
20	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	153.1084
21	Ravenous Smokehaus	149.1088
22	Hot Rod's BBQ	149.0400
23	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	148.0116
24	3 MUSKABEERS	147.4172
25	The Chosen Bacon	138.2628

Master Series — Chicken Wings

24 entries · top 170.2628 · median 157.4458

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	170.2628
2	Priorville	168
3	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	166.2972
4	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	164.0344
5	REED BOYZ BBQ	162.3200
6	BIG KEV'S BBQ	161.6916
7	RIBS WITHIN	161.6684
8	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	161.1428
9	HANDSOME DEVIL	161.0856
10	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	159.3712
11	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	158.2628
12	Hot Rod's BBQ	157.7488
13	The Chosen Bacon	157.1428
14	Smokey Mike's	157.1084
15	3 MUSKABEERS	156.5600
16	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	156.5484
17	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	156.5484
18	Ravenous Smokehaus	155.9884
19	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	154.2172
21	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	150.2628
22	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	149.6456
23	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	145.6572
24	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	143.9200
25	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	138.8456

Master Series — Kid'S Que

7 entries · top 169.7256 · median 162.2744

#	Team	Score
1	Got Pork? Got Milk?	169.7256
2	Holihan's Beer Me" BBQ JR	165.0972
3	Lillibean BBQ	164.5256
4	Little Strugglers	162.2744
5	John John BBQ	161.7260
6	FULL MOON BBQ	161.6916
7	Little Greenwitch Que Co.	159.4172

Master Series — Nebs Grilling & Bbq Overall

24 entries · top 685.6684 · median 639.3654

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	685.6684
2	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	662.8456
3	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	656.0004
4	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	655.9428
5	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	650.8344
6	Priorville	649.0968
7	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	646.9372
8	REED BOYZ BBQ	645.7944
9	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	645.0284
10	RIBS WITHIN	643.3940
11	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	641.6796
12	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	639.4056
13	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	639.3252
15	HANDSOME DEVIL	635.7940
16	BIG KEV'S BBQ	635.4400
17	3 MUSKABEERS	633.7372
18	Smokey Mike's	628
19	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	627.2568
20	Hot Rod's BBQ	622.7656
21	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	618.2168
22	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	616.5944
23	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	605.6460
24	The Chosen Bacon	593.0628
25	Ravenous Smokehaus	463.9316

Master Series — Pizza

23 entries · top 166.8800 · median 157.1660

#	Team	Score
1	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	166.8800
2	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	165.7028
3	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	164.0572
4	REED BOYZ BBQ	164.0228
5	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	163.9656
6	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	161.6684
7	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	161.1428
8	3 MUSKABEERS	160
9	Smokey Mike's	159.4628
10	Priorville	158.2856
11	HANDSOME DEVIL	157.6572
12	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	157.1660
13	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	154.8572
14	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	154.2400
15	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	153.6800
16	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	153.1428
17	Hot Rod's BBQ	152.5712
18	RIBS WITHIN	151.4744
20	BIG KEV'S BBQ	150.2856
21	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	149.6800
22	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	147.4628
23	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	145.6800
24	The Chosen Bacon	137.6344

Master Series — Wrapped In Bacon

24 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.1428

#	Team	Score
1	GOOD SMOKE BBQ	179.4400
2	DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS	174.2972
3	3 MUSKABEERS	169.7600
4	THE OUTLAW BBQ NY	168.5828
5	EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM	168.5600
6	HOLIHAN'S BEER ME BBQ	168.0344
7	PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB	167.4628
8	STRUGGLETOWN BBQ	167.3944
9	DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM	166.8456
10	GREENWITCH QUE CO.	165.7028
11	Hot Rod's BBQ	163.4056
12	BIG KEV'S BBQ	162.2628
14	The Chosen Bacon	160.0228
15	Ravenous Smokehaus	158.8344
16	MEATDADDY'S BBQ	158.2856
17	TOM TOM BOB A QUE	158.2628
18	BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	155.4172
19	Priorville	155.3712
20	RIBS WITHIN	154.8456
21	Smokey Mike's	152
22	REED BOYZ BBQ	151.9884
23	PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	144.5028
24	HANDSOME DEVIL	144.4912
25	SMOKE EM IF U GOTTEM	142.3088

Hudson Valley Ribfest 2016

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

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

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 (8 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

A new contest record

An upset on the books

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

How the title was won

A contest record in pork

Back to defend

In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket

Ancillary categories

Master Series — Apple Dessert

Master Series — Chicken Wings

Master Series — Kid'S Que

Master Series — Nebs Grilling & Bbq Overall

Master Series — Pizza

Master Series — Wrapped In Bacon