Jun 19–20, 2021 · Skowhegan, ME · 📍 Constitution Ave · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Central Maine BBQ Cook Off on June 19, 2021 in Skowhegan, ME at Constitution Ave, scoring 702.8344 in a field of 15 teams. INSANE SWINE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.6800. Category winners: Chicken — SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — A MAZIE Q (178.8572); Pork — PADDY MCQ'S (176.5600); Brisket — FOUR SMOKING GUYS (176.5600). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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.
Pork places 2–3: INSANE SWINE BBQ and Belly Buss Barbeque tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: FOUR SMOKING GUYS edged Q SHANTY by 0.0116. Brisket places 2–3: INSANE SWINE BBQ edged PADDY MCQ'S by 0.0116.
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 5th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2021 ← this one | Skowhegan, ME | Constitution Ave | 15 | 702.8344 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Skowhegan, ME | Constitution Ave | 15 | 172.0116 | LG BBQ | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 164 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.0116 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 165.1200 |
15 entries · top 702.8344 · median 683.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 4 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | Q SHANTY | |
| 9 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 10 | smokin good times ME | |
| 11 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 12 | Dee Que'd | |
| 13 | SkowVegas BBQ | |
| 14 | Slap It Together BBQ | |
| 15 | Northwoods Fire BBQ |
15 entries · top 180 · median 173.1428 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | smokin good times ME | |
| 4 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 10 | Q SHANTY | |
| 11 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 12 | Dee Que'd | |
| 13 | SkowVegas BBQ | |
| 14 | Slap It Together BBQ | |
| 15 | Northwoods Fire BBQ |
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 2 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 3 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 4 | Q SHANTY | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 7 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 8 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | Dee Que'd | |
| 11 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 12 | smokin good times ME | |
| 13 | Slap It Together BBQ | |
| 14 | Northwoods Fire BBQ | |
| 15 | SkowVegas BBQ |
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 4 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 5 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 6 | Q SHANTY | |
| 7 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | smokin good times ME | |
| 10 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 11 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 12 | Dee Que'd | |
| 13 | SkowVegas BBQ | |
| 14 | Northwoods Fire BBQ | |
| 15 | Slap It Together BBQ |
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | |
| 6 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 7 | Dee Que'd | |
| 8 | Q SHANTY | |
| 9 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 10 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 11 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 12 | smokin good times ME | |
| 13 | SkowVegas BBQ | |
| 14 | Slap It Together BBQ | |
| 15 | Northwoods Fire BBQ |
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.
14 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.8514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatum | |
| 2 | Taylor | |
| 3 | Spencer Turner | |
| 4 | Liz | |
| 5 | Elia | |
| 6 | Lauren | |
| 7 | Ariel | |
| 8 | Thomas | |
| 9 | Leandra | |
| 10 | Sinister Steak Company | |
| 11 | Maxwell | |
| 12 | Leeyah | |
| 13 | Finley | |
| 14 | Patty McQ's |