Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2026-05-09 · Cornwall, ON · CANADA · 📍 100 Water Street
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: BBQ WorX (178.8572) · 10 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Team Sunrise BBQ
Entries
10
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
161.98
median 163.42
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
11.4056 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
138.7540
10th place overall
Field spread
40.1032
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 1–2: BBQ WorX and Team Sunrise BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS and Fore Fathers BBQ tied on 168.5944 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 | Cornwall, ON | 100 Water Street | 12 | 681.1200 | Good Googly Goo BBQ | MEAN MOE'S BBQ |
| 2026-05-09 ← this one | Cornwall, ON | 100 Water Street | 10 | 178.8572 | BBQ WorX | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 167.4516 | 138.7540 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ WorX | |
| 2 | Team Sunrise BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | |
| 4 | Fore Fathers BBQ | |
| 5 | Gaut's BBQ | |
| 6 | Crooked Rubz | |
| 7 | MEAN MOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Seve et Boucane | |
| 9 | Big Truck BBQ | |
| 10 | Steelsmith's Smokehouse |