Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition
2019-08-24 – 2019-08-25 · Hiram, ME · 📍 291 S Hiram RD · State championship
Reps: DON LOVELY, LESLIE LOVELY · Prize money: $6,500.00
Grand Champion: Insane Swine BBQ (687.3828) · 36 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG RAZ BBQ
Entries
36
4 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
687.3828
Winning margin
2.2516
GC over RC
Field average
645.37
median 651.15
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.0000 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
662.1596
10th place overall
Field spread
98.2744
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 90%
beats 10% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
64%
of the 36 teams with a home region came from outside ME
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.64 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1525
avg power rating going in · stronger than 30% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
INSANE SWINE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
A MAZIE Q won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Brisket places 9–10: ACK-QUE and PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 8–9: UP-2 BBQ edged SMOKIN ACES by 0.0112. Chicken places 3–4: Rogue Hog BBQ edged SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA by 0.0116.
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 | 178.8800 | 169.1084 | 166.2856 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 171.4400 | 168.0000 |
| Pork | 176.6172 | 172.5828 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
36 entries · top 687.3828 · median 651.1542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 3 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | Q SHANTY | |
| 11 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 12 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 13 | ACK-QUE | |
| 14 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 15 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 16 | The Basic BBQ Team | |
| 17 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 19 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 20 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 22 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 23 | Bone Daddy's | |
| 24 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 25 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 26 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 27 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 28 | Holy Hog Father of Maine | |
| 29 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 30 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 31 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 32 | Team GottaQ | |
| 33 | Nuggets Nibblets | |
| 34 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 35 | ButterQue | |
| 36 | Cclabbq |
Chicken
36 entries · top 178.8800 · median 160.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 2 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 7 | Holy Hog Father of Maine | |
| 8 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 11 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 12 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 13 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 14 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 15 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 16 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 17 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 19 | ACK-QUE | |
| 20 | Q SHANTY | |
| 21 | The Basic BBQ Team | |
| 22 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 23 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 24 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 25 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 26 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 27 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 28 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 29 | Nuggets Nibblets | |
| 30 | Team GottaQ | |
| 31 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 32 | Bone Daddy's | |
| 33 | Cclabbq | |
| 34 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 35 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 36 | ButterQue |
Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 175.4400 · median 163.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 4 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 5 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 9 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 10 | Bone Daddy's | |
| 11 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 12 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 13 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 15 | Q SHANTY | |
| 16 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 17 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 18 | The Basic BBQ Team | |
| 19 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 20 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 21 | Nuggets Nibblets | |
| 22 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 23 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 25 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 26 | Cclabbq | |
| 27 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 28 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 29 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 30 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 31 | ACK-QUE | |
| 32 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 33 | Team GottaQ | |
| 34 | Holy Hog Father of Maine | |
| 35 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 36 | ButterQue |
Pork
36 entries · top 176.6172 · median 163.6742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | Q SHANTY | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 11 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 12 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 14 | The Basic BBQ Team | |
| 15 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 16 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Bone Daddy's | |
| 19 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 20 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 21 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 22 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 24 | Holy Hog Father of Maine | |
| 25 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 26 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 27 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 28 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 29 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 31 | Team GottaQ | |
| 32 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 33 | ButterQue | |
| 34 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 35 | Nuggets Nibblets | |
| 36 | Cclabbq |
Brisket
36 entries · top 177.7028 · median 161.3884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN ACES | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 5 | BIG RAZ BBQ | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 8 | NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 11 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 12 | The Basic BBQ Team | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 14 | Q SHANTY | |
| 15 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 16 | MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 17 | ButterQue | |
| 18 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 19 | T-BONE BBQ MA | |
| 20 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 21 | Bone Daddy's | |
| 22 | Old Man Jeff | |
| 23 | Team GottaQ | |
| 24 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 25 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 26 | GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ | |
| 27 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 28 | BOO BOO QUED | |
| 29 | Pig Data BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKECRAFT - MD | |
| 31 | Nuggets Nibblets | |
| 32 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 33 | Lil Evil BBQ | |
| 34 | Holy Hog Father of Maine | |
| 35 | Cclabbq | |
| 36 | SUWHEE Q |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Kids-Q — Kid'S Q Turkey Burger
16 entries · top 179.4400 · median 163.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double J's BBQ | |
| 2 | Kora Kid BBQ -S | |
| 3 | Ccla Jr. | |
| 4 | Butter Beans | |
| 5 | Burger Queen | |
| 6 | Tie Dye Que | |
| 7 | Fish Lips | |
| 8 | True Blue -S | |
| 9 | The Burger Amigos -S | |
| 10 | Gone Grilling -S | |
| 11 | Gotta Q - Olivia Lee -S | |
| 12 | McQ Junior | |
| 13 | Whooshe Q | |
| 14 | Ring of Fire -S | |
| 15 | Silver City BBQ Boys | |
| 16 | The Riblets |