Jun 14–15, 2019 · Hartford, CT · 📍 Riverside Park · State championship
Reps: Steve Bedwell · Prize money: $7,250
PADDY MCQ'S won Grand Champion at the Hartford Rib Off on June 14, 2019 in Hartford, CT at Riverside Park, scoring 698.2972 in a field of 27 teams. BIG RAZ BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.6060. Category winners: Chicken — PADDY MCQ'S (176.5600); Pork Ribs — PADDY MCQ'S (175.4400); Pork — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (176.0000); Brisket — BIG RAZ BBQ (178.8572). The Open Comp standings were won by Big Betty BBQ with 331.4172. This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Pork Ribs places 6–7: CHARTER SMOKE and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Rogue Hog BBQ edged BIG RAZ BBQ by 0.0112. Brisket places 5–6: PADDY MCQ'S edged STICKS & STONES BBQ by 0.0116.
PADDY MCQ'S won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
PADDY MCQ'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 ← this one | Hartford, CT | Riverside Park | 27 | 698.2972 | Paddy McQ's BBQ | BIG RAZ BBQ |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Hartford, CT | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 164.5600 | 158.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.8800 | 165.7028 |
| Pork | 176 | 168.0344 | 161.1200 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.4400 | 165.7600 |
27 entries · top 698.2972 · median 629.1888
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.1316
27 entries · top 175.4400 · median 158.8116
27 entries · top 176 · median 157.7372
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 160.5600
18 entries · top 331.4172 · median 318.8058 · out of 360, not the usual 720
| # | 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 |
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.
18 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |