Aug 16–17, 2025 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler · Prize money: $7,300
Angrycock BBQ won Grand Champion at the Kora Kares for Kids on August 16, 2025 in Hiram, ME at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, scoring 699.9772 in a field of 40 teams. CANYON RIDERS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 699.9428. Category winners: Chicken — PADDY MCQ'S (178.8800); Pork Ribs — PADDY MCQ'S (178.2972); Pork — CANYON RIDERS BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — UP-2 BBQ (176.5600). This is the 3rd of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by 16 Mesh BBQ; the next was held in 2025.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Angry Cock BBQ holds the KCBS record for biggest upset — 4-in-100 pre-contest odds on the champion, over a 40-team rated field, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
Closer than 97% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0344 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
699.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.6688 Fire at the End of the Day set in 2024.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 96 times in 100
Angry Cock BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 4-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Angrycock BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.9772 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 4–5: CANYON RIDERS BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: GETTIN' BASTED and New Pigs on the Block tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PADDY MCQ'S won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire at the End of the Day (won 2024).
This contest usually draws about 37 teams
40 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 37.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| 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 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 35 | 180 | 16 Mesh BBQ | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 ← this one | 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 | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 177.7028 | 174.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4056 | 173.7028 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 175.4172 | 172.5484 |
40 entries · top 699.9772 · median 668.7486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 2 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 3 | LG bbq | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 11 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 12 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 13 | Q Shanty | |
| 14 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 15 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 16 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 17 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 18 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 20 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 21 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 22 | smokin good times ME | |
| 23 | Cousins Q | |
| 24 | Sunrise BBQ | |
| 25 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 26 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 27 | Q42 | |
| 28 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 29 | Woodeye BBQ | |
| 30 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 31 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 32 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 33 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin' Jacks BBQ | |
| 35 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 36 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 37 | Limp Brisket BBQ | |
| 38 | Get Porked by Mauler | |
| 39 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 40 | Ruckin Fidiculous |
40 entries · top 178.8800 · median 171.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 3 | Q Shanty | |
| 4 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 7 | Cousins Q | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | LG bbq | |
| 10 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 14 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 15 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 16 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 17 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 18 | smokin good times ME | |
| 19 | Smokin' Jacks BBQ | |
| 20 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 21 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 22 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 23 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 24 | Q42 | |
| 25 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 26 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 27 | Woodeye BBQ | |
| 28 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 29 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 30 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 31 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 32 | Ruckin Fidiculous | |
| 33 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 34 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 35 | Limp Brisket BBQ | |
| 36 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 37 | Get Porked by Mauler | |
| 38 | Sunrise BBQ | |
| 39 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 40 | Hillside BBQ |
40 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 5 | LG bbq | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 8 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 9 | Q Shanty | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 12 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 13 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 14 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 15 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 16 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | Sunrise BBQ | |
| 20 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 21 | Woodeye BBQ | |
| 22 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 23 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 24 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 25 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 26 | Q42 | |
| 27 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 28 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 29 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 30 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 31 | smokin good times ME | |
| 32 | Limp Brisket BBQ | |
| 33 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 34 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 35 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 36 | Get Porked by Mauler | |
| 37 | Smokin' Jacks BBQ | |
| 38 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 39 | Ruckin Fidiculous | |
| 40 | Cousins Q |
40 entries · top 180 · median 167.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 8 | Cousins Q | |
| 9 | LG bbq | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | smokin good times ME | |
| 13 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 17 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 18 | Q Shanty | |
| 19 | Sunrise BBQ | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Woodeye BBQ | |
| 22 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 23 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 24 | Q42 | |
| 25 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 26 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 27 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 28 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin' Jacks BBQ | |
| 30 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 31 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 32 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 33 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 34 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 35 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 36 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 37 | Limp Brisket BBQ | |
| 38 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 39 | Ruckin Fidiculous | |
| 40 | Get Porked by Mauler |
40 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 2 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | LG bbq | |
| 7 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 12 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 13 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 14 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 15 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 16 | Sunrise BBQ | |
| 17 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 18 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 19 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 20 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 21 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 23 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 24 | Q Shanty | |
| 25 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 26 | Cousins Q | |
| 27 | Q42 | |
| 28 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 29 | Get Porked by Mauler | |
| 30 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 31 | smokin good times ME | |
| 32 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 33 | Limp Brisket BBQ | |
| 34 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 35 | Smokin' Jacks BBQ | |
| 36 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 37 | Woodeye BBQ | |
| 38 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 39 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 40 | Ruckin Fidiculous |