Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition
2022-08-27 – 2022-08-28 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: BILL WRIGHT, KIM WRIGHT · Prize money: $7,300.00
Grand Champion: Fire at the End of the Day (694.3316) · 31 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PADDY MCQ'S
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
PADDY MCQ'S won Pork, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: Four Smoking Guys and UP-2 BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY and New England Pitmasters tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA and Four Smoking Guys tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-27 ← this one | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 31 | 694.3316 | Fire at the End of the Day | PADDY MCQ'S |
| 2022-08-27 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 19 | 178.2972 | ELJEFESMOKE | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 168.0460 | 166.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 169.6684 | 166.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 172.5944 | 168.0228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
31 entries · top 694.3316 · median 654.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 8 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 9 | Take 2 BBQ | |
| 10 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 11 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Grill Masters | |
| 14 | Q SHANTY | |
| 15 | T-Bone BBQ | |
| 16 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 17 | Bone Daddy BBQ | |
| 18 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 19 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 20 | Live Q or Die | |
| 21 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 22 | ACK-QUE | |
| 23 | Keep It Simple | |
| 24 | 3 C's Catering | |
| 25 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 26 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 27 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 28 | SuWhee Q | |
| 29 | Ossipee Mountain | |
| 30 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 31 | Smokin' Good Times |
Chicken
31 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 2 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 6 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 7 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | Bone Daddy BBQ | |
| 10 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 11 | T-Bone BBQ | |
| 12 | 3 C's Catering | |
| 13 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 14 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 15 | Grill Masters | |
| 16 | Take 2 BBQ | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 19 | Keep It Simple | |
| 20 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 21 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 22 | Live Q or Die | |
| 23 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 24 | LG bbq | |
| 25 | Q SHANTY | |
| 26 | Ossipee Mountain | |
| 27 | SuWhee Q | |
| 28 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 29 | Smokin' Good Times | |
| 30 | ACK-QUE | |
| 31 | Gus's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
31 entries · top 174.2856 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 2 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 3 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 4 | Live Q or Die | |
| 5 | Smokin' Good Times | |
| 6 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 7 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 9 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 10 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 11 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 12 | 3 C's Catering | |
| 13 | Q SHANTY | |
| 14 | LG bbq | |
| 15 | T-Bone BBQ | |
| 16 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 17 | Take 2 BBQ | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 20 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 21 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 22 | Grill Masters | |
| 23 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 24 | SuWhee Q | |
| 25 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 26 | Bone Daddy BBQ | |
| 27 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 28 | Keep It Simple | |
| 29 | ACK-QUE | |
| 30 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 31 | Ossipee Mountain |
Pork
31 entries · top 178.8800 · median 163.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | Q SHANTY | |
| 5 | Take 2 BBQ | |
| 6 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 7 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 8 | Keep It Simple | |
| 9 | Ossipee Mountain | |
| 10 | ACK-QUE | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | T-Bone BBQ | |
| 13 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 14 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 15 | LG bbq | |
| 16 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 17 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 18 | Bone Daddy BBQ | |
| 19 | Gus's BBQ | |
| 20 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 21 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 22 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 23 | Grill Masters | |
| 24 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 25 | SuWhee Q | |
| 26 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 27 | Live Q or Die | |
| 28 | 3 C's Catering | |
| 29 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 30 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 31 | Smokin' Good Times |
Brisket
31 entries · top 177.1428 · median 158.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADDY MCQ'S | |
| 2 | A SIMPLE PIG | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | |
| 4 | INSANE SWINE BBQ | |
| 5 | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | |
| 6 | Four Smoking Guys | |
| 7 | ACK-QUE | |
| 8 | UP-2 BBQ | |
| 9 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 10 | Grill Masters | |
| 11 | ELJEFE SMOKE | |
| 12 | LG bbq | |
| 13 | Take 2 BBQ | |
| 14 | BBQ Bandits | |
| 15 | CycloneBBQ | |
| 16 | Ossipee Mountain | |
| 17 | Q SHANTY | |
| 18 | Bone Daddy BBQ | |
| 19 | Smokin' Good Times | |
| 20 | A MAZIE Q | |
| 21 | Live Q or Die | |
| 22 | T-Bone BBQ | |
| 23 | CIDER BOYS BBQ | |
| 24 | SuWhee Q | |
| 25 | Keep It Simple | |
| 26 | New England Pitmasters | |
| 27 | Waypoint BBQ | |
| 28 | UP IN YOUR GRILL | |
| 29 | 3 C's Catering | |
| 30 | 16 Mesh BBQ | |
| 31 | Gus's 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 5-10
6 entries · top 176.0000 · median 166.8686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Aces | |
| 2 | Midlife Crisis BBQ JR | |
| 3 | Hurricane 16 | |
| 4 | Grill Masters | |
| 5 | Bentley's Famous BBQ | |
| 6 | Burger Queen |