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KCBS in New York NY
104 tracked contests over 13 years,
943 teams on the scoresheets — the 21th busiest of 94 regions on file.
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At a glance
Contests 104
83 scored · 4 upcoming
This season 4
contests in 2026 · 66 teams competing
Teams competed 943
distinct teams on record
Typical field 36
teams · biggest 86
Avg winning score 677.85
Master · of 720 · best 712.58
Avg category score 158.11
across 10,906 meat entries
Perfect 180s 25 🔥
2.3 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions 80
titles handed out here
State championships 12 🏅
on the calendar
Towns 33
51 venues · 56 recurring contests
Seasons on record 14
2013 – 2026
Published purses $194,635
across 18 contests that listed one
Cancelled 13
not counted as contests held
How New York stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is New York's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.
Contests held
104
#21 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
943
#22 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
4
#29 of 75
▲ median 2.5
Field depth
36 teams
#16 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
677.85
#52 of 52
▼ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
158.11
#1 of 45
▼ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
2.3 /1k
#41 of 45
▼ median 5.7 /1k
State championships
12
#37 of 51
▲ median 5
Regions like this one
Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.
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Season by season
Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.
Contests per season (up to 2026)
When they cook (month of year)
Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)
What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)
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How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)
A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.
New York marks brisket hardest — 6.34 points below the rest of the sport.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /1k
Chicken
160.27
-4.89
2,744
7
2.6
Pork Ribs
158.06
-5.56
2,754
7
2.5
Pork
158.19
-6.11
2,708
7
2.6
Brisket
155.88
-6.34
2,700
4
1.5
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
The regulars (most contests cooked in New York)
Team Contests GCs Last
GOOD SMOKE BBQ 45 12 Sep 21, 2019
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 39 8 May 2, 2026
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 39 4 Sep 21, 2019
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS 32 1 Sep 2, 2022
THREE DOGS BBQ 32 — Aug 16, 2019
BEHIND BBQ 31 — Sep 21, 2019
KISS MY BBQ 30 — Sep 21, 2019
TEAM EATAPEDIA 26 — Aug 17, 2018
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ 25 5 Sep 21, 2019
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY 25 — Jun 23, 2018
RED VALLEY BBQ 24 1 Sep 21, 2019
THE GOOD CUE CREW 24 — Sep 21, 2019
Highest scores in New York (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
712.5828 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) May 2, 2026
709.1200 GETTIN' BASTED
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
703.9428 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Jun 21, 2025
701.6916 CHUNKY BBQ
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
700.5716 HotMess BBQ
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
700.5600 BOGGS HOG BBQ
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) May 2, 2026
700 ELJEFE SMOKE
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Jun 21, 2025
699.4628 Top Gun Barbecue
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Sep 3, 2021
699.3944 FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
699.3712 Piggin' Whiskey
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 11 40 Sep 1, 2023
Hudson Valley Ribfest (POSTPONED) 8 60 Aug 21, 2020
Oinktoberfest 6 71 Sep 21, 2019
Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) 4 18 Sep 17, 2027
Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 4 — Apr 29, 2023
NYC BBQ Cookoff 4 43 Apr 30, 2021
Salt City BBQ Festival 4 41 May 18, 2018
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 3 21 Jun 21, 2025
Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke 3 35 Sep 2, 2017
Troy Pig Out 3 32 Jul 10, 2015
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que 3 47 Jun 19, 2015
Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) 2 43 Sep 17, 2027
Where it happens (towns in New York)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
New Paltz 16 10 48 Sep 18, 2027
Lake Placid 13 10 28 Sep 1, 2023
Clarence 8 7 56 Sep 21, 2019
Staten Island 8 7 35 Apr 5, 2019
Rochester 8 4 68 May 28, 2016
Syracuse 6 5 32 Sep 6, 2025
Schenectady 3 3 19 Jun 21, 2025
Auburn 3 3 30 Jul 20, 2019
Jamestown 3 2 26 May 4, 2018
Wilson 3 3 42 Jun 19, 2015
Port Jervis 2 1 41 Aug 2, 2025
Grahamsville 2 1 8 Jun 7, 2025
Reps who work New York
Rep Contests Last
Jeff Chambers 18 Sep 18, 2027
Regina Bodnar 16 Sep 18, 2027
Bill Wright 13 Sep 18, 2027
Kim Wright 11 Sep 18, 2027
Louise Weidner 7 Sep 1, 2023
Nancy Muller 6 Apr 30, 2021
Don Muller 5 Apr 30, 2021
Robert McKee 4 Sep 1, 2023
Bill Jones 1 May 11, 2024
Alan Rothrock 1 Aug 21, 2020
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand champion
Grand American Barbecue World Championship Open Sep 18, 2027
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Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) May 2, 2026
59
Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
47
Gettin' Basted
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Jun 21, 2025
18
Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Jun 22, 2024
21
ELJEFE SMOKE
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Sep 3, 2021
15
Top Gun barbecue
Hudson Valley Ribfest (POSTPONED) Aug 21, 2020
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Oinktoberfest Sep 21, 2019
43
MILLERS BACKYARD BBQ
Hudson Valley Ribfest Aug 16, 2019
53
Smokin' Hoggz BBQ
Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Jul 20, 2019
34
Insane Swine
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Where else these teams cook
Of the 781 teams with a recorded finish in New York, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
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