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2026-08-15 – 2026-08-16 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds · State championship

Reps: JODI HARRISS, KENT HARRISS · Prize money: $7,300.00

Grand Champion: Old Virginia Smoke (709.1316) · 51 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke Sisters

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Old Virginia Smoke

709.1316 · Master Series — Overall

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Smoke Sisters

703.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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UP-2 BBQ

700.5144 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

709.1316

Winning margin

5.1888

GC over RC

Field average

677.14

median 683.87

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

ELJEFE SMOKE (Brisket), Say My Name BBQ (Chicken), Old Virginia Smoke (Pork), Old Virginia Smoke (Pork Ribs), Smokin Hoggz BBQ (Pork Ribs)

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

693.6228

10th place overall

Field spread

92.1832

winner to last place

Prize money

$7,300.00

on the line

Most consistent

Old Virginia Smoke

avg finish 8.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Chicken

won by 1.1428 pts — Say My Name BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 8%

beats 92% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

71%

of the 51 teams with a home region came from outside ME

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.49 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1561

avg power rating going in · stronger than 66% of contests

Top-rated in the field

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA

rated 1859 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took the Grand Championship home to VA.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🧹 A double category winner

Old Virginia Smoke won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 2–3: Fire At The End of the Day and Sticks & Stones BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ and Smoke Sisters tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Smoke Sisters and Chicken Fried BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

🛡️ Back to defend

Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Fire at the End of the Day (won 2024).

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)

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

Date	Where	Venue	Teams	High score	Grand Champion	Reserve Champion
2024-08-17	Hiram, ME	Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds	39	693.6688	Fire at the End of the Day	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA
2024-08-17	Hiram, ME	Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds	35	180.0000	16 Mesh BBQ	—
2025-08-16	Hiram, ME	Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds	40	699.9772	Angry Cock	CANYON RIDERS BBQ
2025-08-16	Hiram, ME	Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds	39	178.8572	Bone Patrol	—
2026-08-15 ← this one	Hiram, ME	Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds	51	709.1316	Old Virginia Smoke	Smoke Sisters
2026-08-15	Hiram, ME	Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds	53	178.8572	THE BBQ BUS	—

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	180.0000	177.7144	176.5600
Pork Ribs	180.0000	178.8572	175.4172
Pork	180.0000	176.5600	175.4172
Brisket	180.0000	176.5600	174.2628

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

51 entries · top 709.1316 · median 683.8740

#	Team	Score
1	Old Virginia Smoke	709.1316
2	Smoke Sisters	703.9428
3	UP-2 BBQ	700.5144
4	Sticks & Stones BBQ	697.6800
5	Paddy McQ's	697.6456
6	ELJEFE SMOKE	697.1088
7	Smokin Hoggz BBQ	696.5144
8	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	693.6572
9	Chicken Fried BBQ	693.6568
10	New Pigs On The Block	693.6228
11	Fire At The End of the Day	693.1088
12	Eggspert BBQ	691.3484
13	Matt's Backyard BBQ	690.1940
14	Canyon Riders BBQ	689.0628
15	Rollin Smoke BBQ	687.9088
16	East Texas Smokers	687.9084
17	Let It Smoke Barbecue	687.8972
18	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ	687.8968
19	Humphrey's BBQ	687.3372
20	Beer Time	686.8000
21	Dirtbag BBQ	686.7772
22	THE BBQ BUS	686.2056
23	CROSSED RIFLES BBQ	686.1828
24	Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ	686.1828
25	Meat Monarchy	683.8856
26	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	683.8740
27	Oceangrove BBQ	683.3944
28	Morning Wood BBQ	683.3256
29	Mullen It Over BBQ	682.7768
30	Say My Name BBQ	679.3140
31	Cider Boys BBQ	677.6116
32	Swamp Donkey BBQ Company	675.3028
33	Q42	673.0288
34	Angry Cock BBQ	671.3144
35	Hillside BBQ	671.2800
36	Q Shanty	670.7200
37	Warped BBQ	668.5028
38	Two Little Pigs BBQ-East Coast Team	667.9428
39	American Barbecue Company	666.8004
40	Ossipee Mountain Smokers	666.7084
41	Titans of BBQ	663.2336
42	A Simple Pig	659.8744
43	Limp Brisket Bar-B-Que	658.1372
44	Cousins Que	653.6228
45	Three Pigs & A Smoke	650.6744
46	Texas Revolution	648.9372
47	Broke Chair BBQ	643.9316
48	Notorious V.E.G.	639.3488
49	207 Smokin BBQ	638.6972
50	Smokin' Good Times ME	636.4916
51	Smokin Js Wicked BBQ	616.9484

Chicken

51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Say My Name BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Fire At The End of the Day	178.8572
3	Sticks & Stones BBQ	178.8572
4	East Texas Smokers	178.2972
5	ELJEFE SMOKE	177.7144
6	Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ	177.7028
7	Smoke Sisters	177.7028
8	Chicken Fried BBQ	177.7028
9	Q Shanty	176.5716
10	Meat Monarchy	176.5600
11	Smokin Hoggz BBQ	176.5600
12	Let It Smoke Barbecue	176.5600
13	THE BBQ BUS	175.4172
14	Rollin Smoke BBQ	175.4172
15	New Pigs On The Block	175.4172
16	Paddy McQ's	175.4056
17	Angry Cock BBQ	174.2744
18	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	173.1428
19	Cider Boys BBQ	173.1316
20	CROSSED RIFLES BBQ	173.1200
21	Ossipee Mountain Smokers	173.1084
22	Canyon Riders BBQ	172.5600
23	Humphrey's BBQ	172.5484
24	UP-2 BBQ	171.9772
25	Mullen It Over BBQ	171.4284
26	Dirtbag BBQ	170.8344
27	Beer Time	170.8228
28	Swamp Donkey BBQ Company	170.8228
29	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	170.8112
30	Old Virginia Smoke	170.2744
31	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ	170.2628
32	Hillside BBQ	170.2628
33	Oceangrove BBQ	169.6912
34	Two Little Pigs BBQ-East Coast Team	169.1200
35	Cousins Que	169.1200
36	Eggspert BBQ	169.1200
37	A Simple Pig	167.4172
38	Matt's Backyard BBQ	166.8228
39	Morning Wood BBQ	166.2628
40	Warped BBQ	166.2400
41	Limp Brisket Bar-B-Que	165.0972
42	Smokin' Good Times ME	163.9772
43	American Barbecue Company	163.9660
44	Texas Revolution	163.3944
45	Broke Chair BBQ	161.1200
46	207 Smokin BBQ	161.1084
47	Notorious V.E.G.	159.4400
48	Three Pigs & A Smoke	159.3600
49	Q42	158.8000
50	Titans of BBQ	155.8968
51	Smokin Js Wicked BBQ	148.5256

Pork Ribs

51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Old Virginia Smoke	180.0000 🔥
2	Smokin Hoggz BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	Smoke Sisters	178.8572
4	Paddy McQ's	178.8572
5	Matt's Backyard BBQ	178.8572
6	Oceangrove BBQ	177.7144
7	Beer Time	176.5716
8	UP-2 BBQ	176.5600
9	Mullen It Over BBQ	175.4400
10	Canyon Riders BBQ	175.4172
11	Rollin Smoke BBQ	174.2744
12	East Texas Smokers	174.2628
13	Dirtbag BBQ	173.7028
14	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	173.1200
15	Sticks & Stones BBQ	173.1200
16	Fire At The End of the Day	173.1200
17	Ossipee Mountain Smokers	172.5600
18	Cider Boys BBQ	172.5600
19	Humphrey's BBQ	171.9772
20	ELJEFE SMOKE	171.4288
21	Eggspert BBQ	170.8228
22	New Pigs On The Block	170.8228
23	Q42	170.2744
24	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ	170.2512
25	Let It Smoke Barbecue	169.6800
26	Texas Revolution	169.6800
27	THE BBQ BUS	169.1316
28	Say My Name BBQ	169.1200
29	American Barbecue Company	168.5944
30	Warped BBQ	168.5828
31	Three Pigs & A Smoke	167.4172
32	Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ	167.3944
33	Limp Brisket Bar-B-Que	166.2628
34	Morning Wood BBQ	166.2400
35	Q Shanty	166.2400
36	Smokin Js Wicked BBQ	165.6800
37	Chicken Fried BBQ	165.6684
38	Two Little Pigs BBQ-East Coast Team	165.1428
39	A Simple Pig	165.0972
40	CROSSED RIFLES BBQ	165.0972
41	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	165.0856
42	Titans of BBQ	163.9656
43	Swamp Donkey BBQ Company	163.3944
44	Cousins Que	161.6800
45	Meat Monarchy	161.0972
46	Hillside BBQ	160.5144
47	207 Smokin BBQ	160.5144
48	Angry Cock BBQ	159.3944
49	Broke Chair BBQ	156.5144
50	Notorious V.E.G.	154.2744
51	Smokin' Good Times ME	154.2516

Pork

51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Old Virginia Smoke	180.0000 🔥
2	Humphrey's BBQ	178.8572
3	Eggspert BBQ	178.8572
4	Chicken Fried BBQ	177.1772
5	Let It Smoke Barbecue	176.5600
6	Meat Monarchy	176.5600
7	Rollin Smoke BBQ	176.5600
8	CROSSED RIFLES BBQ	176.0000
9	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	176.0000
10	UP-2 BBQ	175.4172
11	Oceangrove BBQ	174.8572
12	Hillside BBQ	174.2628
13	Morning Wood BBQ	174.2628
14	Dirtbag BBQ	173.1200
15	New Pigs On The Block	173.1200
16	Mullen It Over BBQ	173.1084
17	THE BBQ BUS	172.5484
18	Matt's Backyard BBQ	172.5484
19	Say My Name BBQ	171.9772
20	Q42	171.9772
21	Paddy McQ's	171.9656
22	Smoke Sisters	171.9656
23	Sticks & Stones BBQ	171.4400
24	Fire At The End of the Day	171.4288
25	Smokin Hoggz BBQ	171.4172
26	Titans of BBQ	171.4056
27	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	169.6916
28	Canyon Riders BBQ	169.6800
29	Angry Cock BBQ	169.1200
30	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ	168.5256
31	American Barbecue Company	168.0000
32	Swamp Donkey BBQ Company	167.9772
33	ELJEFE SMOKE	167.9656
34	Three Pigs & A Smoke	167.3828
35	Beer Time	165.7028
36	East Texas Smokers	165.6800
37	Q Shanty	165.6684
38	Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ	165.6684
39	Broke Chair BBQ	165.1544
40	Two Little Pigs BBQ-East Coast Team	164.5600
41	Texas Revolution	164.5256
42	A Simple Pig	163.9772
43	Warped BBQ	162.8228
44	Notorious V.E.G.	161.6800
45	Limp Brisket Bar-B-Que	161.6572
46	Smokin' Good Times ME	161.1200
47	Cider Boys BBQ	161.0972
48	Cousins Que	159.4056
49	Ossipee Mountain Smokers	156.5028
50	Smokin Js Wicked BBQ	151.3484
51	207 Smokin BBQ	150.8000

Brisket

51 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE	180.0000 🔥
2	Iowa's Smokey D's BBQ	178.8572
3	Old Virginia Smoke	178.8572
4	smoKINGBATKO BBQ	177.7028
5	Morning Wood BBQ	176.5600
6	UP-2 BBQ	176.5600
7	Smoke Sisters	175.4172
8	Grumpy Old Patriot BBQ	175.4172
9	Sticks & Stones BBQ	174.2628
10	New Pigs On The Block	174.2628
11	Beer Time	173.7028
12	Chicken Fried BBQ	173.1084
13	Swamp Donkey BBQ Company	173.1084
14	Eggspert BBQ	172.5484
15	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	171.9772
16	Q42	171.9772
17	Titans of BBQ	171.9656
18	Matt's Backyard BBQ	171.9656
19	CROSSED RIFLES BBQ	171.9656
20	Paddy McQ's	171.4172
21	Canyon Riders BBQ	171.4056
22	Warped BBQ	170.8572
23	Cider Boys BBQ	170.8228
24	Fire At The End of the Day	169.7028
25	Meat Monarchy	169.6684
26	East Texas Smokers	169.6684
27	Dirtbag BBQ	169.1200
28	Two Little Pigs BBQ-East Coast Team	169.1200
29	THE BBQ BUS	169.1084
30	Smokin Hoggz BBQ	168.5372
31	Angry Cock BBQ	168.5256
32	207 Smokin BBQ	166.2744
33	American Barbecue Company	166.2400
34	Hillside BBQ	166.2400
35	Limp Brisket Bar-B-Que	165.1200
36	Let It Smoke Barbecue	165.0972
37	Ossipee Mountain Smokers	164.5372
38	Notorious V.E.G.	163.9544
39	Humphrey's BBQ	163.9544
40	Cousins Que	163.4172
41	A Simple Pig	163.3828
42	Mullen It Over BBQ	162.8000
43	Q Shanty	162.2400
44	Rollin Smoke BBQ	161.6572
45	Broke Chair BBQ	161.1428
46	Oceangrove BBQ	161.1316
47	Say My Name BBQ	158.2168
48	Smokin' Good Times ME	157.1428
49	Three Pigs & A Smoke	156.5144
50	Smokin Js Wicked BBQ	151.3944
51	Texas Revolution	151.3372

Kora Kares for Kids

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

🔥 A day of perfect scores

🧹 A double category winner

📸 Photo finishes

🛡️ Back to defend

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)

This contest over the years full contest page →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket