Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition
2021-08-20 – 2021-08-22 · Hiram, ME · 📍 291 S Hiram RD · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT
Grand Champion: Smokin Hoggz BBQ (691.4172) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ACK-QUE
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Top score
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Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA took the Grand Championship home to MA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: UP-2 BBQ and SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA tied on 172.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Bone Daddy's BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Belly Buss Barbeque 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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4400 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 171.4516 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 691.4172 · median 667.1030
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 2 | ACK-QUE | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 5 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 6 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 8 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 9 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 10 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 11 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 12 | Q SHANTY | |
| 13 | Theslabs.com | |
| 14 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 15 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 16 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | SuWhee Q | |
| 19 | Wild 5's Sponsored by Pavone Brothers | |
| 20 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 21 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 22 | Team GottaQ | |
| 23 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 24 | smokin good times ME | |
| 25 | Motley Q | |
| 26 | BBQ Bandits |
Chicken
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 6 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 7 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 12 | ACK-QUE | |
| 13 | Wild 5's Sponsored by Pavone Brothers | |
| 14 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 15 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 16 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 17 | Q SHANTY | |
| 18 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 19 | SuWhee Q | |
| 20 | Team GottaQ | |
| 21 | Motley Q | |
| 22 | smokin good times ME | |
| 23 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 25 | Theslabs.com | |
| 26 | El Jefe Smoke |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.0228 · median 167.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theslabs.com | |
| 2 | Q SHANTY | |
| 3 | ACK-QUE | |
| 4 | smokin good times ME | |
| 5 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | SuWhee Q | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 12 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 13 | Team GottaQ | |
| 14 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 15 | Wild 5's Sponsored by Pavone Brothers | |
| 16 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Motley Q | |
| 19 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 20 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 21 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 22 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 23 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 24 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 25 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 26 | BBQ Bandits |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 3 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 4 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 7 | ACK-QUE | |
| 8 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 9 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 11 | Theslabs.com | |
| 12 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 13 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 15 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 16 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 17 | Q SHANTY | |
| 18 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 19 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 20 | Wild 5's Sponsored by Pavone Brothers | |
| 21 | SuWhee Q | |
| 22 | smokin good times ME | |
| 23 | Motley Q | |
| 24 | Team GottaQ | |
| 25 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 26 | BBQ Bandits |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bone Daddy's BBQ | |
| 2 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 3 | ACK-QUE | |
| 4 | Rogue Hog BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 6 | Belly Buss Barbeque | |
| 7 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 8 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 9 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 10 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 11 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 12 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 13 | Theslabs.com | |
| 14 | FIRE DOWN BELOW | |
| 15 | Q SHANTY | |
| 16 | Team GottaQ | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | SuWhee Q | |
| 19 | Ossipee Mountain Smokers | |
| 20 | Wild 5's Sponsored by Pavone Brothers | |
| 21 | Pikes Pits BBQ | |
| 22 | Motley Q | |
| 23 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 24 | smokin good times ME | |
| 25 | HOKIE POKIE Q | |
| 26 | BBQ Bandits |
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 -Rofessional
5 entries · top 178.2972 · median 174.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kids Q FATED 2 | |
| 2 | Kids Q Smokin Aces | |
| 3 | Kids Q Q Shanty | |
| 4 | Kids Q FATED 1 | |
| 5 | Kids Q The Slabs.com |
Kids-Q — Kids Q-Amateur
9 entries · top 173.1084 · median 163.9428