Photo finishes
0.0344
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Sunrise BBQ edged Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque by 0.0344.
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · 0.0344
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025
Aug 16, 2025 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds
Reps: Carol Bigler, Randy G Bigler
Grand Champion: Bone Patrol (178.8572) · 39 teams
Full results from the Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on August 16, 2025 in Hiram, ME at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Bone Patrol (178.8572). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Angry Cock; the next was held in 2026.
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.
142.79
median 166.82
178.86 🏆
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2024 to 2026 — this edition picked out.
Entries
39
1 judged meat · 1 ancillary
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
2.8228
1st over 2nd in Pork Ribs
Field average
165.01
142.79178.86
Pork Ribs · median 166.82 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
169.6800
142.79178.86
10th place in Pork Ribs
Field spread
36.0688
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5786 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 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.
Back to defend
1
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire at the End of the Day (won 2024).
- Fire at the End of the Day · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 40 | 699.9772 | Angry Cock | CANYON RIDERS BBQ |
| Aug 16, 2025 ← this one | 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 | 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 · 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. |