A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- 16 Mesh BBQ · Pork Ribs
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024
Aug 17, 2024 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
Full results from the Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 17, 2024 in Hiram, ME at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds. Cook the books took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — 16 Mesh BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Fire at the End of the Day; the next was held in 2025.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
152.56
median 167.98
180 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
35
1 judged meat
Top score
180
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
167.60
152.56180
Pork Ribs · median 167.98 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5600 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
171.4628
152.56180
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
27.4400
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 39 | 693.6688 | Fire at the End of the Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| Aug 17, 2024 ← this one | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 35 | 180 | 16 Mesh BBQ | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 40 | 699.9772 | Angry Cock | CANYON RIDERS BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 39 | 178.8572 | Bone Patrol | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 51 | 709.1316 | Old Virginia Smoke | Smoke Sisters |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 53 | 178.8572 | THE BBQ BUS | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4400 | 171.4628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 180 · median 167.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 2 | Cook the books | |
| 3 | Q Shanty | |
| 4 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoke Sisters | |
| 6 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 7 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 8 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 9 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin' Good Times | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 13 | Limp Brisket | |
| 14 | Up In Your Grill | |
| 15 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 16 | Pray For Me BBQ | |
| 17 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 18 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 19 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 20 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 21 | Cousins Que | |
| 22 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 23 | Two Lips BBQ | |
| 24 | Humphrey's BBQ | |
| 25 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 26 | Pork Butt Paradise | |
| 27 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 28 | LG bbq | |
| 29 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 30 | Notorious VEG | |
| 31 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 32 | Baller BBQ | |
| 33 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 34 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 35 | Fleetwood Smoke |