Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational
New Paltz, NY — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
2
1 with results
Typical draw
43
teams · biggest 43
Purse listed
$40K
across all editions
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 Chunky BBQ — 1 win (2026)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 2026-05-01 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 🔥 | B'S QUE | 2026-05-01 |
| Pork | 180.0000 🔥 | DRILLING & GRILLING | 2026-05-01 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 🔥 | B'S QUE | 2026-05-01 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHUNKY BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| Ain't That Rich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 7% |
| B'S QUE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 5% |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 21% |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 12% |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 19% |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 23% |
| Phantom Smoke & BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 16% |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 9% |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 14% |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | top 44% |
| 73-BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | top 42% |
| ALL FIRED UP BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | top 30% |
| Bear's Den BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | top 93% |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | top 51% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-09-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Ulster County Fairgrounds | 43 | 706.8344 | Chunky BBQ | — | $40,000.00 |