Granite State BBQ Championship
2021-06-12 – 2021-06-13 · Hancock, NH · 📍 Seven Maples Campground · State championship
Reps: JEFF CHAMBERS, LOUISE WEIDNER · Prize money: $3,000.00
Grand Champion: Fire at the End of the Day (690.8456) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ACK-QUE
Entries
32
4 judged meats
Top score
690.8456
Winning margin
7.4288
GC over RC
Field average
654.14
median 658.76
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.2056
10th place overall
Field spread
128.1716
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 83%
beats 17% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
84%
of the 32 teams with a home region came from outside NH
Came back for more
45%
13 of 29 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.66 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1532
avg power rating going in · stronger than 37% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: FIRE DOWN BELOW and FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: Belly Buss Barbeque and SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: ACK-QUE edged BOGGS HOG BBQ by 0.0112.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA (won 2016, 2017), Insane Swine BBQ (won 2019).
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 →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-04 | Seven Maples Campground 24 Longview RD | 32 | 681.0628 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | PORK BUTT PARADISE | |
| 2017-06-10 | Seven Maples Campground 24 Longview RD | 35 | 682.7540 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2018-06-09 | Seven Maples Campground 24 Longview RD | 41 | 681.1660 | BIG RAZ BBQ | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 2019-06-08 | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 29 | 695.3828 | Insane Swine BBQ | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2021-06-12 ← this one | Hancock, NH | Seven Maples Campground | 32 | 690.8456 | Fire at the End of the Day | ACK-QUE |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 172.0000 | 167.9772 |
| Pork | 173.7028 | 170.8228 | 167.4400 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.0000 | 169.6916 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 690.8456 · median 658.7600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 6 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 7 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 8 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 11 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 12 | New Jersey Steak Mob | |
| 13 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 14 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 15 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 16 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 17 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Blue Ribbon BBQ & Chili Competition Team | |
| 20 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 21 | SWAMP DONKEY KREATIONS | |
| 22 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 23 | Q SHANTY | |
| 24 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 26 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 27 | smokin good times ME | |
| 28 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 29 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 30 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 31 | TEAM MEAT BBQ | |
| 32 | BBQBrewCrew |
Chicken
32 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 7 | ACK-QUE | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 10 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 11 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 12 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 13 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 14 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 16 | New Jersey Steak Mob | |
| 17 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 18 | Q SHANTY | |
| 19 | smokin good times ME | |
| 20 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 21 | SWAMP DONKEY KREATIONS | |
| 22 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 23 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 24 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 26 | Blue Ribbon BBQ & Chili Competition Team | |
| 27 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 28 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 29 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 30 | TEAM MEAT BBQ | |
| 31 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 32 | A SIMPLE PIG |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.4116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | SWAMP DONKEY KREATIONS | |
| 6 | Blue Ribbon BBQ & Chili Competition Team | |
| 7 | ACK-QUE | |
| 8 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 11 | New Jersey Steak Mob | |
| 12 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 15 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 16 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 17 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 18 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 20 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 21 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 22 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 23 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 24 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 25 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 26 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 27 | TEAM MEAT BBQ | |
| 28 | smokin good times ME | |
| 29 | Q SHANTY | |
| 30 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 31 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 32 | BBQBrewCrew |
Pork
32 entries · top 173.7028 · median 163.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACK-QUE | |
| 2 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 3 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 4 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 5 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 7 | SWAMP DONKEY KREATIONS | |
| 8 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 9 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 10 | Q SHANTY | |
| 11 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 12 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 13 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 14 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 15 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 16 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 17 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 18 | New Jersey Steak Mob | |
| 19 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 20 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 23 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 24 | Blue Ribbon BBQ & Chili Competition Team | |
| 25 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 26 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 27 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 28 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 29 | TEAM MEAT BBQ | |
| 30 | smokin good times ME | |
| 31 | BBQBrewCrew | |
| 32 | Big BarQ BBQ |
Brisket
32 entries · top 177.1428 · median 164.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 6 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 7 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 8 | Jailbreak BBQ | |
| 9 | Grandpa Val's BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 12 | ACK-QUE | |
| 13 | BEVERAGE BROTHERS | |
| 14 | New Jersey Steak Mob | |
| 15 | Blue Ribbon BBQ & Chili Competition Team | |
| 16 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 17 | Q SHANTY | |
| 18 | NEANDERTHAL Q | |
| 19 | THE PIG'S PAJAMAS | |
| 20 | Big BarQ BBQ | |
| 21 | smokin good times ME | |
| 22 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 23 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 24 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 25 | SUWHEE Q | |
| 26 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | |
| 27 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 28 | Half-Inked BBQ | |
| 29 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 30 | SWAMP DONKEY KREATIONS | |
| 31 | TEAM MEAT BBQ | |
| 32 | BBQBrewCrew |