2022-09-02 – 2022-09-04 · Lake Placid, NY · 📍 5514 Cascade Road
Reps: LOUISE WEIDNER, ROBERT MCKEE · Prize money: $2,500.00
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2023 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Steve's Prime BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
2 of 11 tracked editions
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 11 tracked editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2015).
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-04 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 646.8570 | Q HAVEN BBQ | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ |
| 2014-07-04 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 27 | 657.1200 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2015-07-03 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 31 | 661.6800 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | QUAU |
| 2016-07-02 | Lake Placid, NY | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 658.2856 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2017-07-07 | Lake Placid, NY | 32 School St | 40 | 669.7028 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | BLACK HART BBQ |
| 2018-07-06 | Lake Placid, NY | 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 | 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 ← this one | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Lake Placid, NY | 5514 Cascade Road | 18 | 690.8116 | Paddy McQ's | Dirt Bag Barbeque |
8 entries · top 168.0228 · median 159.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 2 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 6 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 7 | Risk It For Brisket | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S |
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.
8 entries · top 168.0228 · median 159.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve's Prime BBQ | |
| 2 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 6 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 7 | Risk It For Brisket | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S |