Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-08-16 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds
Reps: CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER
Grand Champion: Bone Patrol (178.8572) · 39 teams
Entries
39
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.8228
1st over 2nd
Field average
165.01
median 166.82
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.6800
10th place overall
Field spread
36.0688
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Sunrise BBQ edged Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque by 0.0344.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire at the End of the Day (won 2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-17 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 39 | 693.6688 | Fire at the End of the Day | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA |
| 2024-08-17 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 35 | 180.0000 | 16 Mesh BBQ | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 40 | 699.9772 | Angry Cock | CANYON RIDERS BBQ |
| 2025-08-16 ← this one | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 39 | 178.8572 | Bone Patrol | — |
| 2026-08-15 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 51 | 709.1316 | Old Virginia Smoke | Smoke Sisters |
| 2026-08-15 | 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 | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bone Patrol | |
| 2 | Morning Wood BBQ | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | New Pigs on the Block | |
| 5 | Willy Nilly BBQ | |
| 6 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 7 | Smoke Sisters | |
| 8 | LG bbq | |
| 9 | Sunrise BBQ | |
| 10 | Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 16 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 17 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 18 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Titans of BBQ | |
| 20 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 21 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 22 | Baller BBQ | |
| 23 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 24 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 25 | smokin good times ME | |
| 26 | Hillside BBQ | |
| 27 | Squeal Team Six | |
| 28 | Limp Brisket BBQ | |
| 29 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 30 | Q Shanty | |
| 31 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 32 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 33 | Dummer BBQ | |
| 34 | Get Porked by Mauler | |
| 35 | Notorious V.E.G. | |
| 36 | Jiggs Q | |
| 37 | Two Little Pigs BBQ - East Coast Team | |
| 38 | SA-JD-HS | |
| 39 | Ruckin Fidculous |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Other — Kids Q
19 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angry Chicks BBQ | |
| 2 | Starla Sinister Smoke | |
| 3 | Ninja BBQ | |
| 4 | Carter BBQ | |
| 5 | Silver City BBQ Boys | |
| 6 | Kelsi's Berry Brave Bunch | |
| 7 | Liam BBQ | |
| 8 | Burger Queen | |
| 9 | Elizabeth BBQ | |
| 10 | TEAM LITTLE FOOT | |
| 11 | Jack One Nine | |
| 12 | Mitchete BBQ | |
| 13 | Guardrail Grilling | |
| 14 | Lil Muffin | |
| 15 | Crusher BBQ | |
| 16 | Little LG | |
| 17 | Chloe BBQ | |
| 18 | Andrew BBQ | |
| 19 | Baller BBQ Jr. |