NYC BBQ Cookoff
2019-04-05 – 2019-04-06 · Staten Island, NY · 📍 441 Clark Ave · State championship
Prize money: $4,975.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit (687.9084) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 TOP GUN BARBECUE
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
687.9084
Winning margin
8.5712
GC over RC
Field average
637.03
median 648.52
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.6852
10th place overall
Field spread
245.2112
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,975.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 89%
beats 11% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
65%
of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside NY
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.44 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1508
avg power rating going in · stronger than 11% of contests
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 8.5712 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
🧹 A double category winner
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: PADDY MCQ'S and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 168.5256 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Hot Rods BBQ edged BIG RAZ BBQ by 0.0112.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BEARDED ONE BBQ (won 2017), SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-08 | Staten Island, NY | Staten Island, NY | 35 | 672.4800 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | Q HAVEN BBQ |
| 2017-04-07 | 441 Clarke Ave | 43 | 672.6288 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2018-04-06 | 441 Clark Ave | 36 | 670.1600 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | PAT BBQ | |
| 2019-04-05 ← this one | Staten Island, NY | 441 Clark Ave | 26 | 687.9084 | Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| 2021-04-30 | Staten Island, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 174.2628 | 171.4056 | 164.5716 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.2628 | 165.1888 | 162.2856 |
| Pork | 174.2628 | 170.2628 | 165.0972 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 170.2628 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 687.9084 · median 648.5200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 8 | KREWE DU QUE | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 11 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 12 | Reed Boyz | |
| 13 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 14 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 16 | Hot Rods BBQ | |
| 17 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 18 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 20 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 21 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 22 | B2B - Back to Basic | |
| 23 | HOCUS SMOKUS | |
| 24 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 25 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 26 | THE BUBBAS BARBIKYU |
Chicken
26 entries · top 174.2628 · median 161.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 4 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 7 | Hot Rods BBQ | |
| 8 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 9 | KREWE DU QUE | |
| 10 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 11 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 14 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 15 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 16 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 17 | HOCUS SMOKUS | |
| 18 | B2B - Back to Basic | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 20 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 22 | Reed Boyz | |
| 23 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 24 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 25 | THE BUBBAS BARBIKYU | |
| 26 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 170.2628 · median 161.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 2 | Reed Boyz | |
| 3 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | B2B - Back to Basic | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | Hot Rods BBQ | |
| 8 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 9 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 10 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 12 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 13 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 16 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 17 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 18 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 20 | KREWE DU QUE | |
| 21 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 22 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 25 | HOCUS SMOKUS | |
| 26 | THE BUBBAS BARBIKYU |
Pork
26 entries · top 174.2628 · median 163.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 8 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | Hot Rods BBQ | |
| 12 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 13 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 14 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 15 | B2B - Back to Basic | |
| 16 | KREWE DU QUE | |
| 17 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 19 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Reed Boyz | |
| 21 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 22 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 23 | HOCUS SMOKUS | |
| 24 | THE BUBBAS BARBIKYU | |
| 25 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 26 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 160.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | TOP GUN BARBECUE | |
| 3 | KREWE DU QUE | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 5 | Reed Boyz | |
| 6 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 7 | OLD TOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 10 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 12 | DANTE'S INFERNO | |
| 13 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 14 | WEEKEND SMOKERS | |
| 15 | 3 EYZ BBQ | |
| 16 | BEERBEQUE | |
| 17 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | THE BEARDED ONE BBQ | |
| 19 | Q HAVEN BBQ | |
| 20 | DIG'N N PIG'N | |
| 21 | Hot Rods BBQ | |
| 22 | HOCUS SMOKUS | |
| 23 | BRONX BOMBERS BBQ | |
| 24 | BIG DOGZ SMOKE TEAM | |
| 25 | B2B - Back to Basic | |
| 26 | THE BUBBAS BARBIKYU |