Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff
2022-06-25 – 2022-06-26 · Skowhegan, ME · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: 16 Mesh BBQ (696.0000) · 25 teams
Entries
25
5 categories
Top score
696.0000
Winning margin
0.6172
GC over RC
Field average
662.43
median 670.16
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
677.0400
what a walk cost here
Field spread
86.3432
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 47%
beats 53% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1527
avg power rating going in · stronger than 33% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 86% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
16 Mesh BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Kids-Q — Kids q
9 entries · top 179.4400 · median 166.2512
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | |
| 2 | Triniti | |
| 3 | Emma's BBQ | |
| 4 | West Wind Farm | |
| 5 | Deamion | |
| 6 | Patrick | |
| 7 | Namoi | |
| 8 | Izabell | |
| 9 | Noah |
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 4 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 5 | ACK-QUE | |
| 6 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 7 | Cousins Que | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 10 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 12 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 13 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 14 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 15 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 16 | Shanty Bag | |
| 17 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 18 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 19 | smokin good times ME | |
| 20 | Randy's Full Service Auto Repair | |
| 21 | Keep It Simple | |
| 22 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 23 | Hight's Rib Cage | |
| 24 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 25 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanty Bag | |
| 2 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 3 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 5 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 6 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 7 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 8 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 11 | smokin good times ME | |
| 12 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 13 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 14 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 15 | Cousins Que | |
| 16 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 17 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 18 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 19 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 20 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 21 | Hight's Rib Cage | |
| 22 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 23 | Randy's Full Service Auto Repair | |
| 24 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 25 | Keep It Simple |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 696.0000 · median 670.1596
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 2 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | ACK-QUE | |
| 7 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 8 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 9 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 10 | Shanty Bag | |
| 11 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 12 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 13 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 14 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 15 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 16 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 17 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 18 | Cousins Que | |
| 19 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 20 | Randy's Full Service Auto Repair | |
| 21 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 22 | smokin good times ME | |
| 23 | Keep It Simple | |
| 24 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 25 | Hight's Rib Cage |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 3 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 4 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 5 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 6 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 7 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 8 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | Shanty Bag | |
| 11 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 12 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 13 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 14 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 15 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 16 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 17 | Randy's Full Service Auto Repair | |
| 18 | Keep It Simple | |
| 19 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 20 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 21 | Cousins Que | |
| 22 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 23 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 24 | Hight's Rib Cage | |
| 25 | smokin good times ME |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 2 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Matt's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | El Jefe Smoke | |
| 5 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 7 | Inclusive BBQ Events | |
| 8 | FOUR SMOKING GUYS | |
| 9 | ACK-QUE | |
| 10 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Aroostook County Killer Hogs | |
| 12 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | WHAT THE PORK? | |
| 15 | BBQwithDREW | |
| 16 | Mullen It Over BBQ | |
| 17 | Shanty Bag | |
| 18 | Randy's Full Service Auto Repair | |
| 19 | smokin good times ME | |
| 20 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 21 | Keep It Simple | |
| 22 | Tender Beast Bar-B-Que | |
| 23 | Cousins Que | |
| 24 | Hogs Harbour | |
| 25 | Hight's Rib Cage |