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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.

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.

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.

SeasonContestsTeamsAvg fieldBiggest Avg winBest180sState titles
2026 4 66 34 59 712.58 712.58 9 1 events →
2025 6 63 23 47 706.53 709.12 10 2 events →
2024 3 30 15 21 693.65 693.65 — 1 events →
2023 2 29 19 19 692.25 693.68 — — events →
2022 2 22 22 22 679.41 679.41 1 — events →
2021 1 15 15 15 699.46 699.46 1 1 events →
2020 1 — — — — — — 1 events →
2019 5 151 38 53 688.65 697.70 1 5 events →
2018 12 204 35 58 680.29 697.12 1 — events →
2017 13 228 37 59 677.24 695.43 1 — events →
2016 15 244 35 54 679.11 694.89 — — events →
2015 11 257 38 57 667.63 683.39 — — events →
2014 10 329 48 86 676.21 694.30 — — events →
2013 14 280 39 80 667.18 685.18 1 — events →

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)

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.

MeatAvg herevs sportEntries180s180s /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)

Power rankTeamRating
#8GETTIN' BASTED1929
#9ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN1926
#17GOOD SMOKE BBQ1886
#26SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA1868
#33APORKALYPSE NOW1860
#36INSANE SWINE BBQ1857
#41BOGGS HOG BBQ1855
#54CHUNKY BBQ1842
#56IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ1838
#63SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ1834
#74PADDY MCQ'S1823
#84Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit1815
#97BIG RAZ BBQ1810
#102Leaning Jowler BBQ1806
#103FIRE DOWN BELOW1806

The regulars (most contests cooked in New York)

TeamContestsGCsLast
GOOD SMOKE BBQ4512Sep 21, 2019
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA398May 2, 2026
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS394Sep 21, 2019
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS321Sep 2, 2022
THREE DOGS BBQ32—Aug 16, 2019
BEHIND BBQ31—Sep 21, 2019
KISS MY BBQ30—Sep 21, 2019
TEAM EATAPEDIA26—Aug 17, 2018
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ255Sep 21, 2019
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY25—Jun 23, 2018
RED VALLEY BBQ241Sep 21, 2019
THE GOOD CUE CREW24—Sep 21, 2019

Highest scores in New York (Master · /720)

ScoreTeamWhere
712.5828SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) May 2, 2026
709.1200GETTIN' BASTED Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
703.9428SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Jun 21, 2025
701.6916CHUNKY BBQ Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
700.5716HotMess BBQ Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
700.5600BOGGS HOG BBQ Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) May 2, 2026
700ELJEFE SMOKE Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Jun 21, 2025
699.4628Top Gun Barbecue I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Sep 3, 2021
699.3944FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025
699.3712Piggin' Whiskey Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Aug 2, 2025

Most GCs in New York

TeamGCs
GOOD SMOKE BBQ12
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA8
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ5
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS4
Priorville BBQ3
INSANE SWINE BBQ3
Priorville2
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ2
Q HAVEN BBQ2
Leaning Jowler BBQ2

Contests that come back (recurring)

ContestEditionsBiggestLast held
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival1140Sep 1, 2023
Hudson Valley Ribfest (POSTPONED)860Aug 21, 2020
Oinktoberfest671Sep 21, 2019
Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)418Sep 17, 2027
Smoke in the Woods - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)4—Apr 29, 2023
NYC BBQ Cookoff443Apr 30, 2021
Salt City BBQ Festival441May 18, 2018
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff321Jun 21, 2025
Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke335Sep 2, 2017
Troy Pig Out332Jul 10, 2015
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que347Jun 19, 2015
Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)243Sep 17, 2027

Where it happens (towns in New York)

TownContestsSeasonsAvg fieldLast
New Paltz161048Sep 18, 2027
Lake Placid131028Sep 1, 2023
Clarence8756Sep 21, 2019
Staten Island8735Apr 5, 2019
Rochester8468May 28, 2016
Syracuse6532Sep 6, 2025
Schenectady3319Jun 21, 2025
Auburn3330Jul 20, 2019
Jamestown3226May 4, 2018
Wilson3342Jun 19, 2015
Port Jervis2141Aug 2, 2025
Grahamsville218Jun 7, 2025

Reps who work New York

RepContestsLast
Jeff Chambers18Sep 18, 2027
Regina Bodnar16Sep 18, 2027
Bill Wright13Sep 18, 2027
Kim Wright11Sep 18, 2027
Louise Weidner7Sep 1, 2023
Nancy Muller6Apr 30, 2021
Don Muller5Apr 30, 2021
Robert McKee4Sep 1, 2023
Bill Jones1May 11, 2024
Alan Rothrock1Aug 21, 2020

State championships 🏅

ContestTeamsGrand champion
Grand American Barbecue World Championship Open Sep 18, 2027 — —
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 — —
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

Coming up in New York

DateContestTown
Sep 17, 2027 Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz
Sep 17, 2027 Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) New Paltz
Sep 17, 2027 Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) New Paltz
Sep 18, 2027 Grand American Barbecue World Championship Open 🏅 New Paltz

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.

RegionShared teamsShare of the field hereContests they cooked there
New Jersey NJ 194 25% 62 compare →
Pennsylvania PA 192 25% 121 compare →
Connecticut CT 160 20% 36 compare →
Massachusetts MA 125 16% 36 compare →
Tennessee TN 122 16% 150 compare →
Virginia VA 122 16% 150 compare →
New Hampshire NH 101 13% 17 compare →
Maryland MD 99 13% 56 compare →

On the map (every mapped contest in New York — tap a pin)

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