I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Lake Placid, NY · 📍 5514 Cascade Road — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
11
11 with results
Typical draw
28
teams · biggest 40
Purse listed
$27K
across all editions
State championship
2 🏅
editions carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ — 2 wins (2014, 2016)
- 🏆 Paddy McQ's — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Chunky BBQ — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 Top Gun barbecue — 1 win (2021)
- 🏆 Hot Wachula's — 1 win (2019)
- 🏆 GOOD SMOKE BBQ — 1 win (2018)
- 🏆 PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES — 1 win (2017)
- 🏆 SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA — 1 win (2015)
- 🏆 Q HAVEN BBQ — 1 win (2013)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 699.4628 | Top Gun Barbecue | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7372 | Belly Buss Barbeque | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | Top Gun Barbecue | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | Jul 7, 2017 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | top 30% |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | top 19% |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | top 17% |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | top 34% |
| Pistol Packin' Piggies | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 37% |
| Steve's Prime BBQ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 66% |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 27% |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 10% |
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | top 7% |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | top 33% |
| BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | top 31% |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 19% |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 23% |
| BLACK HART BBQ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | top 18% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | 5514 Cascade Road | 18 | 690.8116 | Paddy McQ's | Dirt Bag Barbeque | $6,000 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 5514 Cascade Road | 22 | 679.4060 | Chunky BBQ | BOGGS HOG BBQ | $9,000 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 5514 Cascade Road | — | — | — | — | $2,500 |
| Sep 3, 2021 🏅 | Shipman Youth Center | 15 | 699.4628 | Top Gun barbecue | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | — |
| Jul 5, 2019 🏅 | 32 School St | 32 | 677.1540 | Hot Wachula's | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | $9,000 |
| Jul 6, 2018 | 32 School St | 39 | 661.0972 | GOOD SMOKE BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | — |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 32 School St | 40 | 669.7028 | PISTOL PACKIN' PIGGIES | BLACK HART BBQ | — |
| Jul 2, 2016 | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 658.2856 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | — |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 31 | 661.6800 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | QUAU | — |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Lake Placid, NY 12946 | 27 | 657.1200 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | — |
| Jul 4, 2013 | Lake Placid, NY | 28 | 646.8570 | Q HAVEN BBQ | BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ | — |