BBQ Contests: Hudson Valley RibFest - The Results

I'm sorry that I haven't posted for the last two days. Sometimes life just gets in the way.

On Sunday, I spent the day up at the Hudson Valley RibFest in New Paltz, New York. For a myriad of reasons, I was unable to cook at this event, so I judged. I'll talk more about my judging experiences later in the week.

This event is easily the best event in New York State that I've attended. (I've never been to Lake Placid or to Clarence.) It's in a great location. The venue is beautiful; just look at the view from the fields were the contest was held. The bathrooms are inside buildings, manned and cleaned and the organizers go out of their way to help the teams and the judges.

Here's a list of the winners of the Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned event. I'll post the winners of the grilling contest later in the week.

KCBS Barbeque Contest the Top 10 (42 teams)

Daisy May's BBQ - Total Score 634.8574
Hill Country BBQ
I Smell Smoke
Purple Turtle Catering Co.
3 Beer Guts and a Longhorn
Dirty Dick & The Legless Wonders
Bad Bones BBQ Crew
Hog Heaven BBQ
Vinegar Hill BBQ
Fat Boys BBQ

Top 5 by Category

Chicken
Big Dog Barbeque
Somekin' Dudes Barbeque
Dirty Dick & the Legless Wonders
Cork n Pork
Smokeadelic

Ribs
Better BBQ Bureau
Purple Turtle Catering Co.
Vinegar Hill BBQ
Hill Country BBQ
I Smell Smoke

Pork
Dirty Dick & The Legless Wonders
3 Beer Guts & a Longhorn
Bad Bones BBQ Crew
Purple Turtle Catering Co.
Fat Boys BBQ

Brisket
Daisy Mays
I Smell Smoke
Yankee BBQ
Smoke on the Water
Hill Country Barbeque