New Lowell True North BBQ Bash
2026-06-19 – 2026-06-21 · New Lowell, ON · CANADA · 📍 5357 County Rd 9
Reps: CRAIG MAIDENS, HEATHER MAIDENS
Grand Champion: Good Googly Goo BBQ (704.0456) · 16 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MEAN MOE'S BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🧹 A double category winner
RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: MEAN MOE'S BBQ and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: MEAN MOE'S BBQ and BELEN GRILL & CHILL tied on 170.3200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ and MEAN MOE'S BBQ tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 172.5600 | 166.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 175.4172 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4400 | 169.1428 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 171.4056 | 168.5484 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 704.0456 · median 681.3942
Chicken
16 entries · top 176.5828 · median 167.9828
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.7314
Pork
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.7086
Brisket
16 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.4286