Aug 20–22, 2021 · Hiram, ME · 📍 291 S Hiram RD · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won Grand Champion at the Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition on August 20, 2021 in Hiram, ME at 291 S Hiram RD, scoring 691.4172 in a field of 26 teams. ACK-QUE took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.8228. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (178.2972); Pork Ribs — Theslabs.com (176.0228); Pork — Rogue Hog BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — Bone Daddy's BBQ (177.7028).
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.
Closer than 88% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 4th. Consistency beat fireworks.
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.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 171.4400 | 169.1084 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0228 | 171.4516 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 180 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 168.5372 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
9 entries · top 173.1084 · median 163.9428