Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark
2019-08-10 – 2019-08-11 · Saco, ME · 📍 Aquaboggan WaterPark · State championship
Reps: DON MULLER, NANCY MULLER · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Big Raz BBQ (681.6800) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PADDY MCQ'S
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
681.6800
Winning margin
1.7716
GC over RC
Field average
643.68
median 653.37
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.2740
10th place overall
Field spread
270.9256
winner to last place
Prize money
$7,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
79%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside ME
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 32% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BIG RAZ BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 7–8: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and YA PORKIN' ME BBQ tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and BBQ & BEYOND tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: BIG RAZ BBQ and PIRATESBBQ tied on 170.2856 — 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 | 179.4400 | 176.5828 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.1544 | 170.2628 | 165.6684 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 170.2628 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5828 | 169.7028 | 163.4284 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 681.6800 · median 653.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 4 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 8 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ & BEYOND | |
| 10 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 11 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 13 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 14 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 17 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 18 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 19 | YA PORKIN' ME BBQ | |
| 20 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | Team GottaQ | |
| 22 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 23 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 24 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin' Good Times ME | |
| 26 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 27 | SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. | |
| 28 | JUST RIBN'YA |
Chicken
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 5 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 6 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 7 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 8 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 9 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 10 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 11 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 12 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 14 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 15 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 16 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ & BEYOND | |
| 18 | Team GottaQ | |
| 19 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Good Times ME | |
| 21 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 22 | SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. | |
| 23 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 24 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 25 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 26 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 27 | YA PORKIN' ME BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 173.1544 · median 163.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 2 | BBQ & BEYOND | |
| 3 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 4 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 8 | YA PORKIN' ME BBQ | |
| 9 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 10 | Team GottaQ | |
| 11 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 13 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 14 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 16 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 17 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 18 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 19 | SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. | |
| 20 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 21 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin' Good Times ME | |
| 23 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 24 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 25 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 26 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 27 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 28 | JUST RIBN'YA |
Pork
28 entries · top 175.4400 · median 162.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | BBQ & BEYOND | |
| 7 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 8 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 9 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 12 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 13 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 14 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 15 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 16 | YA PORKIN' ME BBQ | |
| 17 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 18 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 19 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 20 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 21 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 22 | Team GottaQ | |
| 23 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 24 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 25 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 26 | SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. | |
| 27 | Smokin' Good Times ME | |
| 28 | JUST RIBN'YA |
Brisket
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 159.6912
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 3 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 4 | PIRATESBBQ | |
| 5 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 6 | Close Enough BBQ | |
| 7 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 8 | YA PORKIN' ME BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | WALLY BBQ | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | SHOP BOYS BBQ | |
| 13 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 14 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 17 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 18 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 19 | Smokin' Good Times ME | |
| 20 | BBQ & BEYOND | |
| 21 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 23 | FAT TIGER BBQ | |
| 24 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 25 | Team GottaQ | |
| 26 | SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. | |
| 27 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 28 | JUST RIBN'YA |