Jun 24–25, 2023 · Schenectady, NY · 📍 108 State Street
Reps: Bill Wright, Louise Weidner · Prize money: $5,000
Dirt Bag Barbeque won Grand Champion at the Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff on June 24, 2023 in Schenectady, NY at 108 State Street, scoring 693.6800 in a field of 19 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9660. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (176.0000); Pork Ribs — iQue (176.5600); Pork — Dirt Bag Barbeque (178.8800); Brisket — INSANE SWINE BBQ (178.2972). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — 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
Dirt Bag Barbeque came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Dirtbag Barbeque's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 9th tracked contest.
Pork Ribs places 3–4: PADDY MCQ'S and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 172.0116 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Dirt Bag Barbeque and Matt's Backyard BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: PADDY MCQ'S and INSANE SWINE BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Dirt Bag Barbeque took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 9th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2023 ← this one | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 19 | 693.6800 | Dirtbag Barbeque | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 21 | 693.6456 | ELJEFE SMOKE | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 18 | 703.9428 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 173.1200 | 170.8112 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.4172 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 172.5600 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.8228 | 167.4172 |
19 entries · top 693.6800 · median 675.3256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | iQue | |
| 6 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | LG bbq | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 14 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 15 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 18 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 19 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
19 entries · top 176 · median 170.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 3 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 6 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 7 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 9 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 10 | iQue | |
| 11 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 15 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 18 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQwithDREW |
19 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | iQue | |
| 2 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 6 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 11 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 12 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 13 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 14 | LG bbq | |
| 15 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 16 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 17 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 18 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 19 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
19 entries · top 178.8800 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 2 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 10 | LG bbq | |
| 11 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 12 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | iQue | |
| 14 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 15 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 16 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 18 | Angry Cock BBQ | |
| 19 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ |
19 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | iQue | |
| 3 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | LG bbq | |
| 7 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 8 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 9 | Dirt Bag Barbeque | |
| 10 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 15 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 16 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 17 | smoKINGBATKO BBQ | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 19 | Angry Cock BBQ |