A statement win
24.1032
points clear of the field
Wider than 100% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 24.1032 points — a wider margin than 100% of championships in the data.
The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
Jul 19–20, 2025 · Bible Hill, NS · CANADA · 📍 73 Ryland Ave
Reps: Craig Maidens, Heather Maidens
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ won Grand Champion at The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition on July 19, 2025 in Bible Hill, NS at 73 Ryland Ave, scoring 710.8228 in a field of 11 teams. Cook the books took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.7196. Category winners: Chicken — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (177.7028); Pork — GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — Rub Sweat and Beers (180.0000).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
642.73
median 670.74
710.82 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 177.71
- Brisket 180 🔥
149.68
180
Entries
11
4 judged meats
Top score
710.8228
Winning margin
24.1032
GC over RC
Field average
670.94
642.73710.82
median 670.74 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
7.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
648.4340
642.73710.82
10th place overall
Field spread
68.0916
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 2%
beats 98% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.52 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 6% of contests
Storylines (5 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.
A hat-trick of category wins
3
category wins in a day
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 5 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Rub Sweat and Beers and Double D BBQ tied on 169.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Hogs Harbour edged Sun Poke by 0.0116. Brisket places 3–4: Pit Hoss edged Cook the books by 0.0116.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0116
- Brisket 3–4 · 0.0116
- Brisket 7–8 · 0.0116
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 2nd.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 2nd
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.
- Rub Sweat and Beers · Brisket
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 169.6684 | 166.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 169.1200 | 154.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 170.2972 | 161.6800 |
| Brisket | 180 | 167.4172 | 157.7028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
11 entries · top 710.8228 · median 670.7428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | Cook the books | |
| 3 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 4 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 5 | Just 2 Guys Smokin | |
| 6 | Back 40 Smoke Co | |
| 7 | Double D BBQ | |
| 8 | Royal Nova BBQ | |
| 9 | Pit Hoss | |
| 10 | Sun Poke | |
| 11 | Wild Hog |
Chicken
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | Back 40 Smoke Co | |
| 3 | Just 2 Guys Smokin | |
| 4 | Royal Nova BBQ | |
| 5 | Cook the books | |
| 6 | Wild Hog | |
| 7 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 8 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 9 | Sun Poke | |
| 10 | Double D BBQ | |
| 11 | Pit Hoss |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | Cook the books | |
| 3 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 4 | Just 2 Guys Smokin | |
| 5 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 6 | Double D BBQ | |
| 7 | Back 40 Smoke Co | |
| 8 | Pit Hoss | |
| 9 | Royal Nova BBQ | |
| 10 | Sun Poke | |
| 11 | Wild Hog |
Pork
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 2 | Cook the books | |
| 3 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 4 | Just 2 Guys Smokin | |
| 5 | Royal Nova BBQ | |
| 6 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 7 | Sun Poke | |
| 8 | Double D BBQ | |
| 9 | Pit Hoss | |
| 10 | Back 40 Smoke Co | |
| 11 | Wild Hog |
Brisket
11 entries · top 180 · median 165.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rub Sweat and Beers | |
| 2 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 3 | Pit Hoss | |
| 4 | Cook the books | |
| 5 | Double D BBQ | |
| 6 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 7 | Wild Hog | |
| 8 | Back 40 Smoke Co | |
| 9 | Sun Poke | |
| 10 | Just 2 Guys Smokin | |
| 11 | Royal Nova BBQ |