Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff
2023-06-24 – 2023-06-25 · Schenectady, NY · 📍 108 State Street
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Dirtbag Barbeque (693.6800) · 19 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 INSANE SWINE BBQ
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📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Dirt Bag Barbeque came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-24 ← this one | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 19 | 693.6800 | Dirtbag Barbeque | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2024-06-22 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 21 | 693.6456 | ELJEFE SMOKE | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY |
| 2025-06-21 | Schenectady, NY | 108 State Street | 18 | 703.9428 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | ELJEFE SMOKE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
19 entries · top 176.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |