Apr 6–7, 2018 · Staten Island, NY · 📍 441 Clark Ave
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Grand Champion at the NYC BBQ Cookoff on April 6, 2018 in Staten Island, NY at 441 Clark Ave, scoring 670.1600 in a field of 36 teams. PAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 662.1712. Category winners: Chicken — BEERBEQUE (175.4400); Pork Ribs — WALLY BBQ (174.8572); Pork — BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT (171.4056); Brisket — RIBS WITHIN (169.6800). This is the 3rd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by THE BEARDED ONE BBQ; the next was held in 2019.
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, 2016 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.
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
PAT BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ and CHICKEN CHOKERS tied on 164.5488 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: CHICKEN CHOKERS and BEERBEQUE tied on 166.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: DANTE'S INFERNO edged RIBS WITHIN by 0.0116.
BEERBEQUE turned in 175.4400 in chicken — past the 174.2856 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BEARDED ONE BBQ (won 2017).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2016 | Staten Island, NY | Staten Island, NY | 35 | 672.4800 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | Q HAVEN BBQ |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Staten Island, NY | 441 Clarke Ave | 43 | 672.6288 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | PADDY MCQ'S |
| Apr 6, 2018 ← this one | Staten Island, NY | 441 Clark Ave | 36 | 670.1600 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | PAT BBQ |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Staten Island, NY | 441 Clark Ave | 26 | 687.9084 | Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Staten Island, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4400 | 170.2628 | 166.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 165.7260 | 161.0972 |
| Pork | 171.4056 | 167.9772 | 163.9656 |
| Brisket | 169.6800 | 164.5488 | 159.9772 |
36 entries · top 670.1600 · median 632.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | PAT BBQ | |
| 3 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 4 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 6 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 13 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 14 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 17 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 18 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 19 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 20 | Richmond County Pit Brothers | |
| 21 | A-QUE | |
| 22 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Irish BBQ | |
| 24 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 25 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 26 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 27 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 28 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 29 | Corner House BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 31 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 32 | GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ | |
| 33 | Hocus Smokus BBQ | |
| 34 | BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ | |
| 35 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 36 | Pit Micks |
35 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 2 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | PAT BBQ | |
| 6 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 7 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 8 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 12 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 13 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 16 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 17 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 18 | Hocus Smokus BBQ | |
| 19 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 20 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 21 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Irish BBQ | |
| 23 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Richmond County Pit Brothers | |
| 25 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 26 | A-QUE | |
| 27 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 28 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 29 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 30 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 31 | GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ | |
| 32 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 33 | BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ | |
| 34 | Corner House BBQ | |
| 35 | REED BOYZ BBQ |
35 entries · top 174.8572 · median 157.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 2 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | PAT BBQ | |
| 5 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 6 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 8 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 9 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 10 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Smokin' Irish BBQ | |
| 13 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ | |
| 15 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 16 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 17 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 18 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 19 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 20 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 21 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 23 | Richmond County Pit Brothers | |
| 24 | Corner House BBQ | |
| 25 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 26 | A-QUE | |
| 27 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 28 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 29 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 30 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 32 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 33 | BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ | |
| 34 | Hocus Smokus BBQ | |
| 35 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ |
36 entries · top 171.4056 · median 157.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 2 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 3 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Corner House BBQ | |
| 6 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 8 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 9 | Richmond County Pit Brothers | |
| 10 | Smokin' Irish BBQ | |
| 11 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 12 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 14 | GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ | |
| 15 | PAT BBQ | |
| 16 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 17 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 18 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 19 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 20 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 21 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 22 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 23 | Hocus Smokus BBQ | |
| 24 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 25 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 26 | A-QUE | |
| 27 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 28 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 29 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 30 | Pit Micks | |
| 31 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 32 | BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ | |
| 33 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 34 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 35 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 36 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ |
36 entries · top 169.6800 · median 155.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 2 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 3 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 4 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 5 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 6 | PAT BBQ | |
| 7 | THE SMOKING SECTION - NY | |
| 8 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 9 | A-QUE | |
| 10 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 11 | REED BOYZ BBQ | |
| 12 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 13 | GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 16 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 17 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 18 | BRIDGE BUILDER BBQ | |
| 19 | 5-ALARM BBQ | |
| 20 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 21 | TEAM EATAPEDIA | |
| 22 | BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | |
| 23 | CHAIN SMOKERS | |
| 24 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 25 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 27 | Corner House BBQ | |
| 28 | Richmond County Pit Brothers | |
| 29 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 30 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 31 | SMOKIN' ADDICTION | |
| 32 | Smokin' Irish BBQ | |
| 33 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 34 | Hocus Smokus BBQ | |
| 35 | Pit Micks | |
| 36 | GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ |