12th annual Troy Pig Out winners announced
TROY, N.Y. >> The Downtown Troy Business Improvement District announced the winners of various awards from the 12th annual Troy Pig Out event on Saturday.
Troy’s 12th Annual Pig Out on Saturday, July 13th from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., offered a full day of family fun where culinary competitors duke it out for the best BBQ.
Awards included the Grand Champion, 2nd Place, the Mayor’s Choice, and the People’s Choice. Over 30,000 people flocked to Riverfront Park to taste some of the area’s best food and submit their vote for best ribs, sponsored by Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. The allages festival also included a hot dog eating contest, a cornhole competition and a pie-eating competition. There were craft vendors, activities for children, live music throughout the day, ending with Fireworks over the Hudson River at dusk.
The highly anticipated barbecue competition brought in returning and new competitors. Bernie’s Blue Line BBQ, Capital Q Smokehouse, The Corner Grill, Doc Bones BBQ, Muddaddy Flats, Rollin’ Smoke Catering & Food Truck, Smoke Lodge, and Yanni’s Too Restaurant marinated, smoked, grilled, and sauced their meats to perfection. The Grand Champion is Doc Bones BBQ!
Within the first 90 seconds of the hot dog eating contest, it became apparent that Mark Keeling, of Guilderland, would be the winner as he began separating hot dog and bun, dunking the buns in water, and devouring the buns and dogs one after the other. He finished having eaten 13 of them.
Judges included award-winning local chefs, a Yelp Albany Elite representative, food influencers and expert BBQ connoisseurs. The Mayor’s Choice is Smoke Lodge. The People’s Choice, for a third year in a row is Smoke Lodge.
The complete list of winners include:
Grand Champion | Doc Bones BBQ
Chicken | First Place | Yanni’s Too Restaurant
Chicken | 2nd Place | Doc Bones BBQ
Pork Ribs | 1st Place | Doc Bones BBQ
Pork Ribs | 2nd Place | Yanni’s Too Restaurant
Pulled Pork | 1st Place | Bernie’s Blue Line BBQ
Pulled Pork | 2nd Place | Smoke Lodge
Beef Brisket | 1st Place | Doc Bones BBQ
Beef Brisket | 2nd Place | Bernie’s Blue Line BBQ
Mayor’s Choice 2019 | Smoke Lodge
People’s Choice 2019 | Smoke Lodge
The 12th Annual Troy Pig Out is sponsored by Saratoga Eagle, Judge Development Co., The Times Union, CDTA, the Tri-City Valley Cats, Community Preservation Corporation, United Group of Companies, Dalle Accounting, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Spectrum News, Bash Birthday Parties, Albany Broadcasting, Bonacquisti Brother Construction, The Chazen Compaines, County Waste & Recycling, Courtyard by Marriott, Flowers by Pesha, Massive Mesh, The Northeast Kidney Foundation, NY State Music, Pattison Sampson Ginsberg and Griffin, Spot518, Stone Industries, and Yelp.
For more information on the 12th Annual Troy Pig Out, visit DowntownTroy.org.