Aug 27–28, 2022 · Hiram, ME · 📍 Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds · State championship
Reps: Bill Wright, Kim Wright · Prize money: $7,300
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won Grand Champion at the Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition on August 27, 2022 in Hiram, ME at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds, scoring 694.3316 in a field of 31 teams. PADDY MCQ'S took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.1084. Category winners: Chicken — FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY (178.2972); Pork Ribs — INSANE SWINE BBQ (174.2856); Pork — PADDY MCQ'S (178.8800); Brisket — PADDY MCQ'S (177.1428). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2022.
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 77% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2232 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
PADDY MCQ'S won Pork, Brisket — a double.
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 6th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2022 ← this one | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 31 | 694.3316 | Fire at the End of the Day | PADDY MCQ'S |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Hiram, ME | Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds | 19 | 178.2972 | ELJEFESMOKE | — |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
6 entries · top 176 · 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 |