Aug 11–12, 2018 · Saco, ME · 📍 980 Portland RD
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park on August 11, 2018 in Saco, ME at 980 Portland RD, scoring 680.5600 in a field of 30 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2056. Category winners: Chicken — Rogue Hog BBQ (173.1544); Pork Ribs — INSANE SWINE BBQ (176.5600); Pork — JOHN'S TWISTED Q (177.7028); Brisket — SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS (177.7028).
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Chicken places 4–5: NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM and SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS tied on 166.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: T-BONE BBQ MA and A MAZIE Q tied on 169.1772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: Rogue Hog BBQ edged HUMPHREY'S BBQ by 0.0112.
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 16th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1544 | 166.8572 | 165.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172 | 166.8572 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 169.6684 | 168.5600 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 172.5716 | 165.7256 |
30 entries · top 680.5600 · median 654.2168
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 4 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 7 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 10 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 14 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 15 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 16 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 18 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 19 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 20 | Passionate Grille | |
| 21 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 22 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 23 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 24 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 26 | BB's Grille | |
| 27 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 28 | SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. | |
| 29 | JIMBO'S SMOKIN BONES | |
| 30 | JUST RIBN'YA |
30 entries · top 173.1544 · median 161.1486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 4 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 8 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 12 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 13 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 14 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 15 | Passionate Grille | |
| 16 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 17 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 20 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 21 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 22 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. | |
| 24 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 25 | JIMBO'S SMOKIN BONES | |
| 26 | BB's Grille | |
| 27 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 29 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 30 | JUST RIBN'YA |
30 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 3 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 4 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 8 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 9 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 12 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 13 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 15 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 16 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 17 | Passionate Grille | |
| 18 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 19 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 20 | BB's Grille | |
| 21 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 22 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 23 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 24 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 26 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. | |
| 28 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 29 | JIMBO'S SMOKIN BONES | |
| 30 | JUST RIBN'YA |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 12 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 13 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 16 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BB's Grille | |
| 18 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 19 | Passionate Grille | |
| 20 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 21 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 22 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 23 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 24 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 25 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. | |
| 27 | JIMBO'S SMOKIN BONES | |
| 28 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 29 | JUST RIBN'YA | |
| 30 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS |
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 3 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | HUMPHREY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 10 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 11 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 12 | MOON RIVER BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 16 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 17 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 20 | Passionate Grille | |
| 21 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 22 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 23 | JOHN'S TWISTED Q | |
| 24 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 25 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 26 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 27 | JIMBO'S SMOKIN BONES | |
| 28 | SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME. | |
| 29 | BB's Grille | |
| 30 | JUST RIBN'YA |