Central Maine BBQ Cook Off
2021-06-19 – 2021-06-20 · Skowhegan, ME · 📍 Constitution Ave · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID
Grand Champion: Shake 'n Bake BBQ (702.8344) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 INSANE SWINE BBQ
Entries
Top score
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Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-19 ← this one | Skowhegan, ME | Constitution Ave | 15 | 702.8344 | Shake 'n Bake BBQ | INSANE SWINE BBQ |
| 2022-06-25 | Skowhegan, ME | Constitution Ave | 15 | 172.0116 | LG BBQ | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 164.0000 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 172.0116 | 167.3828 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.7028 | 165.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
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 |
Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Pork Ribs
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 |
Pork
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 |
Brisket
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 |
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 — Kids-Q
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 |