A new contest record
687.9084
highest overall ever cooked here
687.9084 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 672.6288 THE BEARDED ONE BBQ set in 2017.
- old record 672.6288
- set 2017 by THE BEARDED ONE BBQ
NYC BBQ Cookoff 2019
Apr 5–6, 2019 · Staten Island, NY · 📍 441 Clark Ave · State championship
Prize money: $4,975
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Grand Champion at the NYC BBQ Cookoff on April 5, 2019 in Staten Island, NY at 441 Clark Ave, scoring 687.9084 in a field of 26 teams. TOP GUN BARBECUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3372. Category winners: Chicken — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (174.2628); Pork Ribs — Q HAVEN BBQ (170.2628); Pork — TOP GUN BARBECUE (174.2628); Brisket — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (177.7028). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.
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.
442.70
median 648.52
687.91 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 174.26
- Pork Ribs 170.26
- Pork 174.26
- Brisket 177.70
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177.70
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
687.9084
Winning margin
8.5712
GC over RC
Field average
637.03
442.70687.91
median 648.52 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
654.6852
442.70687.91
10th place overall
Field spread
245.2112
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,975
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 77%
beats 23% of 4714 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
36%
13 of 36 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,604
avg power rating going in · stronger than 80% of contests
Storylines (6 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.
An upset on the books
25-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit came in rated below the field's top team, 3 EYZ BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
- champion 1720
- top seed 1913
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 7 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · tie
- Pork Ribs 7–8 · 0.0112
- Pork 8–9 · 0.0344
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE BEARDED ONE BBQ (won 2017), SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2018).
- THE BEARDED ONE BBQ · 2017
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| 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 | Staten Island, NY | 441 Clark Ave | 36 | 670.1600 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | PAT BBQ |
| Apr 5, 2019 ← this one | Staten Island, NY | 441 Clark Ave | 26 | 687.9084 | Uncle Pigs BBQ Pit | TOP GUN BARBECUE |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 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 |