Aug 10–11, 2019 · Saco, ME · 📍 Aquaboggan WaterPark · State championship
Reps: Don Muller, Nancy Muller · Prize money: $7,500
BIG RAZ BBQ won Grand Champion at the Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark on August 10, 2019 in Saco, ME at Aquaboggan WaterPark, scoring 681.6800 in a field of 28 teams. PADDY MCQ'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.9084. Category winners: Chicken — PADDY MCQ'S (179.4400); Pork Ribs — WHAT THE PORK? (173.1544); Pork — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (175.4400); Brisket — INSANE SWINE BBQ (176.5828).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100
BIG RAZ BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
BIG RAZ BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
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.
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |