I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
2021-09-03 – 2021-09-05 · Lake Placid, NY · 📍 Shipman Youth Center · State championship
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE
Grand Champion: Top Gun barbecue (699.4628) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 THE PIG'S PAJAMAS
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👑 A dynasty in the making
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Top Gun Barbecue took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 8–9: V Licious BBQ and El Jefe Smoke tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: TOP GUN BARBECUE and THE PIG'S PAJAMAS tied on 170.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: V Licious BBQ and Steve's Prime BBQ tied on 165.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2015).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-04 | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 646.8570 | Q HAVEN BBQ | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 2014-07-04 | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 27 | 657.1200 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2015-07-03 | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 31 | 661.6800 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | QUAU | |
| 2016-07-02 | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 658.2856 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2017-07-07 | 32 School St | 40 | 669.7028 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | BLACK HART BBQ | |
| 2018-07-06 | 32 School St | 39 | 661.0972 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2019-07-05 | Lake Placid, NY | 32 School St | 32 | 677.1540 | Hot Wachula's | GOOD SMOKE BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 ← this one | Lake Placid, NY | Shipman Youth Center | 15 | 699.4628 | Top Gun barbecue | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS |
| 2022-09-02 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | 22 | 679.4060 | Chunky BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ |
| 2022-09-02 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | 18 | 690.8116 | Paddy McQ's | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4172 | 166.2400 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | 170.8456 | 160.5484 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 162.2856 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 170.2744 | 163.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 699.4628 · median 667.3488
Chicken
15 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8228
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 177.7372 · median 168.5716
Pork
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
15 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.1200