Hartford Rib Off
2019-06-14 – 2019-06-15 · Hartford, CT · 📍 Riverside Park · State championship
Reps: STEVE BEDWELL · Prize money: $7,250.00
Grand Champion: Paddy McQ's BBQ (698.2972) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG RAZ BBQ
Entries
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Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
PADDY MCQ'S won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Pork Ribs places 6–7: CHARTER SMOKE and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 3–4: Rogue Hog BBQ edged BIG RAZ BBQ by 0.0112. Master Series — Brisket places 5–6: PADDY MCQ'S edged STICKS & STONES BBQ by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-14 ← this one | Hartford, CT | Riverside Park | 27 | 698.2972 | Paddy McQ's BBQ | BIG RAZ BBQ |
| 2021-10-15 | Hartford, CT | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 176.5600 | 164.5600 | 158.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.8800 | 165.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork | 176.0000 | 168.0344 | 161.1200 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.4400 | 165.7600 |
| Open Comp — Chicken | 180.0000 | 162.2744 | 156.0800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 698.2972 · median 629.1888
Chicken
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.1316
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 158.8116
Pork
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 157.7372
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5600
Open Comp
Overall
18 entries · top 331.4172 · median 318.8058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 2 | CHARTER SMOKE | |
| 3 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 4 | TWINNING BBQ | |
| 5 | Dog Star BBQ | |
| 6 | Team Pig Bark | |
| 7 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 8 | WILE E. BBQ | |
| 9 | Little Mark's Big BBQ Gangstas | |
| 10 | Hog Tied BBQ | |
| 11 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 12 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 13 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 14 | Heavenly Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | Mayor Mike's Pit Crue | |
| 16 | Grill Sergeants | |
| 17 | Big Enzo's | |
| 18 | FATBOYZ BBQ |
Chicken
18 entries · top 180.0000 · median 156.9086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARTER SMOKE | |
| 2 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 3 | Hog Tied BBQ | |
| 4 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 5 | Big Enzo's | |
| 6 | Dog Star BBQ | |
| 7 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 8 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 9 | Team Pig Bark | |
| 10 | FATBOYZ BBQ | |
| 11 | Little Mark's Big BBQ Gangstas | |
| 12 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 13 | Heavenly Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 15 | TWINNING BBQ | |
| 16 | WILE E. BBQ | |
| 17 | Mayor Mike's Pit Crue | |
| 18 | Grill Sergeants |
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.
Open Comp — Steak
16 entries · top 176.6400 · median 160.0172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 2 | TWINNING BBQ | |
| 3 | WILE E. BBQ | |
| 4 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 5 | Little Mark's Big BBQ Gangstas | |
| 6 | Dog Star BBQ | |
| 7 | Big Betty BBQ | |
| 8 | Team Pig Bark | |
| 9 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 10 | Mayor Mike's Pit Crue | |
| 11 | BACKDRAFT BAR-B-Q CT | |
| 12 | Heavenly Smoke BBQ | |
| 13 | CHARTER SMOKE | |
| 14 | Hog Tied BBQ | |
| 15 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 16 | Grill Sergeants |