A statement win
12.6516
points clear of the field
Wider than 93% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.6516 points — a wider margin than 93% of championships in the data.
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 2025
May 30–31, 2025 · Hancock, NH · 📍 Seven Maples Campground · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $4,000
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Grand Champion at the Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) on May 30, 2025 in Hancock, NH at Seven Maples Campground, scoring 710.8572 in a field of 22 teams. PADDY MCQ'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 698.2056. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (180.0000); Pork Ribs — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (178.8572); Pork — PADDY MCQ'S (180.0000); Brisket — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (178.8572). This is the 1st of 4 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2025.
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.
607.23
median 677.91
710.86 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 178.86
145.12
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2025 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
22
4 judged meats
Top score
710.8572
Winning margin
12.6516
GC over RC
Field average
672.77
607.23710.86
median 677.91 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5828 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.7312
607.23710.86
10th place overall
Field spread
103.6232
winner to last place
Prize money
$4,000
on the line
Double threats
5
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
Strong
ρ = -0.83 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,584
avg power rating going in · stronger than 67% 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 dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Fire At the End of the Day has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2025
- 2025
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Pork Ribs places 5–6: Angrycock BBQ and Meat Monarchy tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Meat Monarchy and LG bbq tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Meat Monarchy and Ain't That Rich tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
- Pork 5–6 · tie
- Chicken 9–10 · 0.0112
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 4th.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 2nd
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA · Chicken
- PADDY MCQ'S · Pork
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 ← this one | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 22 | 710.8572 | Fire At the End of the Day | PADDY MCQ'S |
| May 31, 2025 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 26 | 706.2516 | Fire At the End of the Day | PADDY MCQ'S |
| May 31, 2025 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 12 | 178.2972 | Meat Monarchy | — |
| May 31, 2025 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 12 | 180 | Smokin Hoggz BBQ - MA | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
22 entries · top 710.8572 · median 677.9088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 6 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 7 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 8 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 9 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Fire & Swine BBQ #1 | |
| 14 | Q42 | |
| 15 | House of Que | |
| 16 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 17 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 18 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 20 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 21 | Professor Smoke | |
| 22 | Mad Cow & The Disease BBQ |
Chicken
22 entries · top 180 · median 171.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 6 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 7 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 8 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 9 | Q42 | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 14 | House of Que | |
| 15 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 16 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 17 | Professor Smoke | |
| 18 | Mad Cow & The Disease BBQ | |
| 19 | Fire & Swine BBQ #1 | |
| 20 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 21 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 22 | Team Sunrise BBQ |
Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 172.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | Q42 | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 6 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 7 | LG bbq | |
| 8 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | Fire & Swine BBQ #1 | |
| 12 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 13 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | Professor Smoke | |
| 16 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 17 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 18 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 20 | House of Que | |
| 21 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 22 | Mad Cow & The Disease BBQ |
Pork
22 entries · top 180 · median 165.9716 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 6 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 7 | House of Que | |
| 8 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 9 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 10 | Fire & Swine BBQ #1 | |
| 11 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 12 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 14 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | Q42 | |
| 17 | LG bbq | |
| 18 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 19 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 20 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 21 | Mad Cow & The Disease BBQ | |
| 22 | Professor Smoke |
Brisket
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Ain't That Rich | |
| 8 | Meat Monarchy | |
| 9 | LG bbq | |
| 10 | American Barbecue Company | |
| 11 | Fire & Swine BBQ #1 | |
| 12 | House of Que | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 15 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 16 | Professor Smoke | |
| 17 | Q42 | |
| 18 | CANYON RIDERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Let It Smoke Barbecue | |
| 20 | Angrycock BBQ | |
| 21 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 22 | Mad Cow & The Disease BBQ |