2018-08-17 – 2018-08-19 · New Paltz, NY · 📍 249 Libertyville RD
Grand Champion: MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ (697.1200) · 58 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Rogue Hog BBQ
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.
697.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 690.8572 BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ set in 2017.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 94% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 13.2116 points — a wider margin than 94% of championships in the data.
2 of 8 tracked editions
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 6–7: PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE and MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ and BIG RAZ BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB and SMOKIN ACES tied on 168.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 29th.
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 177.1428 that had stood across 5 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2013), ACK-QUE (won 2014), SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS (won 2016), BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ (won 2017).
Bigger than 91% of the 5,410 contests in the data
58 teams made this a bigger field than 91% of every contest tracked.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| 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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 172.5828 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2628 | 170.2972 | 168.5600 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 170.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 179.4400 | 169.6684 | 167.3944 |
58 entries · top 697.1200 · median 644.9772
58 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2686
58 entries · top 174.2628 · median 162.8114
58 entries · top 180.0000 · median 160.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180
58 entries · top 179.4400 · median 157.9714
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.
22 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mafia Dogs Get Lucky from Behind | |
| 2 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG KEV'S BBQ | |
| 4 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 5 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 6 | A-QUE | |
| 7 | NOT-A-CLUE BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 9 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 10 | A-SALTED BBQ | |
| 11 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 12 | YOURS IN BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 MUSKABEERS | |
| 14 | Pig McQ | |
| 15 | Char 1788 | |
| 16 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 17 | TIN CUP BBQ | |
| 18 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | EL SUPREMO BBQ | |
| 20 | Hot Rod's BBQ | |
| 21 | BEARDED BOYS | |
| 22 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ |
4 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.8342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Charcool | |
| 2 | 3 Little Piggies | |
| 3 | A Que Juniors | |
| 4 | Got Pork? Got Milk? |
22 entries · top 684.4796 · median 656.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 2 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 3 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 4 | A-QUE | |
| 5 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 6 | A-SALTED BBQ | |
| 7 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | BIG KEV'S BBQ | |
| 9 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 10 | Mafia Dogs Get Lucky from Behind | |
| 11 | NOT-A-CLUE BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 13 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 14 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | TIN CUP BBQ | |
| 16 | Pig McQ | |
| 17 | EL SUPREMO BBQ | |
| 18 | Hot Rod's BBQ | |
| 19 | 3 MUSKABEERS | |
| 20 | BEARDED BOYS | |
| 21 | Char 1788 | |
| 22 | YOURS IN BBQ |
21 entries · top 173.1316 · median 161.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 2 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 3 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 4 | BEARDED BOYS | |
| 5 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | A-QUE | |
| 7 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 8 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 9 | 3 MUSKABEERS | |
| 10 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 11 | EL SUPREMO BBQ | |
| 12 | TIN CUP BBQ | |
| 13 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 14 | A-SALTED BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG KEV'S BBQ | |
| 16 | Char 1788 | |
| 17 | Hot Rod's BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig McQ | |
| 19 | Mafia Dogs Get Lucky from Behind | |
| 20 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 21 | NOT-A-CLUE BARBEQUE |
22 entries · top 178.8800 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 2 | TIN CUP BBQ | |
| 3 | NOT-A-CLUE BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 5 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 6 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 7 | EL SUPREMO BBQ | |
| 8 | Hot Rod's BBQ | |
| 9 | Pig McQ | |
| 10 | YOURS IN BBQ | |
| 11 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 12 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 13 | Mafia Dogs Get Lucky from Behind | |
| 14 | A-SALTED BBQ | |
| 15 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 16 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 17 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 18 | A-QUE | |
| 19 | 3 MUSKABEERS | |
| 20 | BIG KEV'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Char 1788 | |
| 22 | BEARDED BOYS |
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHICKEN CHOKERS | |
| 2 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 3 | A-SALTED BBQ | |
| 4 | RIBS WITHIN | |
| 5 | BIG KEV'S BBQ | |
| 6 | A-QUE | |
| 7 | DR. PEARL'S MEDICINAL SMOKE BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | Cousin's Catering and BBQ | |
| 9 | THE OUTLAW BBQ NY | |
| 10 | Mafia Dogs Get Lucky from Behind | |
| 11 | NOT-A-CLUE BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | BEARDED BOYS | |
| 13 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | Hot Rod's BBQ | |
| 15 | PACKANACK LAKE BBQ CLUB | |
| 16 | SMOKIN IRISH | |
| 17 | EL SUPREMO BBQ | |
| 18 | Pig McQ | |
| 19 | Char 1788 | |
| 20 | 3 MUSKABEERS | |
| 21 | TIN CUP BBQ |