Record Book ME

The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 16 scored contests. Data grows nightly.

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Showing the ME record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in ME. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.

Contests scored

of 18 tracked

Teams

290

2022 result rows

Reps

Perfect 180s

17 🔥

all-time, across the four meats

Highest score ever

709.1316

Master · OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

Biggest field ever

Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS)

The sport over time in ME (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)

Hot in 2026 🔥

Team	GCs this season
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	1

Closest championships ever (Master)

Margin	Winner over runner-up
0.0344	Angry Cock BBQ over CANYON RIDERS BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16
0.5944	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA over ACK-QUE Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition · 2021-08-20
0.6172	16 Mesh BBQ over FOUR SMOKING GUYS Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff · 2022-06-25
1.1428	PADDY MCQ'S over INSANE SWINE BBQ Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19
1.2232	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY over PADDY MCQ'S Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition · 2022-08-27
1.7716	BIG RAZ BBQ over PADDY MCQ'S Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark · 2019-08-10
2.2516	INSANE SWINE BBQ over BIG RAZ BBQ Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition · 2019-08-24
3.4172	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17
5.1544	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ over INSANE SWINE BBQ Central Maine BBQ Cook Off · 2021-06-19
5.1888	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE over Smoke Sisters Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15

Biggest blowouts (Master)

Margin	Winner over runner-up
5.1888	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE over Smoke Sisters Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15
5.1544	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ over INSANE SWINE BBQ Central Maine BBQ Cook Off · 2021-06-19
3.4172	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY over SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17
2.2516	INSANE SWINE BBQ over BIG RAZ BBQ Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition · 2019-08-24
1.7716	BIG RAZ BBQ over PADDY MCQ'S Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark · 2019-08-10

Best scores that didn't win (Master)

Score	Team · finish
703.9428	Smoke Sisters finished 2nd Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15
700.5144	Up-2 BBQ finished 3rd Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15
699.9428	CANYON RIDERS BBQ finished 2nd Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16
698.8460	LG bbq finished 3rd Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16
697.6800	STICKS & STONES BBQ finished 4th Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15
697.6800	INSANE SWINE BBQ finished 2nd Central Maine BBQ Cook Off · 2021-06-19
697.6456	PADDY MCQ'S finished 5th Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15
697.1088	ELJEFE SMOKE finished 6th Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15
697.0512	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA finished 4th Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16
696.5144	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA finished 7th Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15

A day this good usually wins a contest outright — these are the unluckiest great cooks on record.

Highest overall contest scores

Master (out of 720)

#	Team	Score	Event
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	709.1316	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
2	Smoke Sisters	703.9428	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	702.8344	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off 2021-06-19
4	Up-2 BBQ	700.5144	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
5	Angry Cock BBQ	699.9772	Kora Kares for Kids 2025-08-16
6	CANYON RIDERS BBQ	699.9428	Kora Kares for Kids 2025-08-16
7	LG bbq	698.8460	Kora Kares for Kids 2025-08-16
8	STICKS & STONES BBQ	697.6800	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
9	INSANE SWINE BBQ	697.6800	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off 2021-06-19
10	PADDY MCQ'S	697.6456	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
11	PADDY MCQ'S	697.1428	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 2023-08-19
12	ELJEFE SMOKE	697.1088	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
13	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	697.0512	Kora Kares for Kids 2025-08-16
14	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	696.5144	Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15
15	PADDY MCQ'S	696.0000	Kora Kares for Kids 2025-08-16

Highest category scores

Chicken → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	Say My Name BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	180.0000 🔥
2	ELJEFE SMOKE Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17	180.0000 🔥
3	SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ Central Maine BBQ Cook Off · 2021-06-19	180.0000 🔥
4	Shanty Bag Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff · 2022-06-25	180.0000 🔥
5	Let It Smoke Barbecue Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19	179.4400
6	PADDY MCQ'S Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark · 2019-08-10	179.4400
7	PADDY MCQ'S Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16	178.8800
8	Mullen It Over BBQ Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19	178.8800
9	Q Shanty Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19	178.8800
10	A MAZIE Q Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition · 2019-08-24	178.8800

Pork Ribs → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	180.0000 🔥
2	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	180.0000 🔥
3	16 Mesh BBQ Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2024-08-17	180.0000 🔥
4	Cook the books Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2024-08-17	179.4400
5	16 Mesh BBQ Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff · 2022-06-25	179.4400
6	Bone Patrol Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2025-08-16	178.8572
7	Smoke Sisters Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	178.8572
8	PADDY MCQ'S Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	178.8572
9	Matt's Backyard BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	178.8572
10	THE BBQ BUS Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2026-08-15	178.8572

Pork → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	CANYON RIDERS BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16	180.0000 🔥
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	180.0000 🔥
3	PADDY MCQ'S Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19	180.0000 🔥
4	Q Shanty Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17	180.0000 🔥
5	CHUNKY BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17	180.0000 🔥
6	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17	180.0000 🔥
7	Rogue Hog BBQ Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition · 2021-08-20	180.0000 🔥
8	FOUR SMOKING GUYS Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff · 2022-06-25	180.0000 🔥
9	PADDY MCQ'S Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition · 2022-08-27	178.8800
10	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Kora Kares for Kids · 2025-08-16	178.8572

Brisket → full record book

#	Team	Score
1	ELJEFE SMOKE Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	180.0000 🔥
2	HUMPHREY'S BBQ Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19	180.0000 🔥
3	IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	178.8572
4	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	178.8572
5	FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17	177.7144
6	smoKINGBATKO BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2026-08-15	177.7028
7	Pikes Pits BBQ Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition · 2019-08-24	177.7028
8	Bone Daddy's BBQ Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition · 2021-08-20	177.7028
9	SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA Kora Shriners BBQ Competition · 2023-08-19	177.1428
10	Up-2 BBQ Kora Kares for Kids · 2024-08-17	177.1428

Perfect 180s (most recent)

Team	Category	Event	Date
ELJEFE SMOKE	Brisket	Kora Kares for Kids	2026-08-15
Say My Name BBQ	Chicken	Kora Kares for Kids	2026-08-15
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	Pork	Kora Kares for Kids	2026-08-15
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	Pork Ribs	Kora Kares for Kids	2026-08-15
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	Pork Ribs	Kora Kares for Kids	2026-08-15
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	Pork	Kora Kares for Kids	2025-08-16
ELJEFE SMOKE	Chicken	Kora Kares for Kids	2024-08-17
Q Shanty	Pork	Kora Kares for Kids	2024-08-17
CHUNKY BBQ	Pork	Kora Kares for Kids	2024-08-17
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	Pork	Kora Kares for Kids	2024-08-17
16 Mesh BBQ	Pork Ribs	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS)	2024-08-17
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	Brisket	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	2023-08-19
PADDY MCQ'S	Pork	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	2023-08-19
Shanty Bag	Chicken	Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff	2022-06-25
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	Pork	Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff	2022-06-25
Rogue Hog BBQ	Pork	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition	2021-08-20
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	Chicken	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off	2021-06-19

Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)

Year	Series	Team	Points
2026 ↗	Backyard	DAWGS BBQ 🏆	1356
2026 ↗	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2602
2025 ↗	Backyard	Electro-Que-ted 🏆	1414
2025 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2826
2024 ↗	Backyard	WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆	1404
2024 ↗	Master	CHUNKY BBQ 🏆	2734
2023 ↗	Master	JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆	2773
2022 ↗	Master	Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆	2761
2021 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2804
2020 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2670
2019 ↗	Master	B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆	2774
2018 ↗	Master	GETTIN' BASTED 🏆	2840
2017 ↗	Master	CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆	2850
2016 ↗	Master	PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆	2846
2015 ↗	Master	CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆	2843
2014 ↗	Master	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆	2936
2013 ↗	Master	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆	2940
2013 ↗	Master	TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆	2940

Most grand championships

Team	GCs
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	2
BIG RAZ BBQ	1
INSANE SWINE BBQ	1
Angry Cock BBQ	1
16 Mesh BBQ	1
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	1
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	1
PADDY MCQ'S	1
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	1

Most reserve championships

Team	RCs
INSANE SWINE BBQ	2
PADDY MCQ'S	2
BIG RAZ BBQ	1
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	1
ACK-QUE	1
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	1
Smoke Sisters	1
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	1

Most category wins

Team	Wins
PADDY MCQ'S	8
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	4
ELJEFE SMOKE	4
INSANE SWINE BBQ	3
A MAZIE Q	3
Rogue Hog BBQ	2
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	2
16 Mesh BBQ	2
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	2
Shanty Bag	1
Pikes Pits BBQ	1
West Wind Farm BBQ	1
Bone Daddy's BBQ	1
CycloneBBQ	1
What the Pork?	1

Most perfect 180s (career)

Team	180s
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	2 🔥
ELJEFE SMOKE	2 🔥

Longest top-10 streaks (global)

Team	Streak
Westside BBQ	33 active
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	30 active
Too Sauced BBQ	29
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	27
The BBQ Ranch	26 active
Sensuous BBQ	25
D’Qued Barbeque	24
SWEET & SAVORY BBQ	23
White Squirrel BBQ	22 active
Backcorner BBQ	22
The Antwerp Smokers	21 active
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	21
Rollin Smoke BBQ	21
BBQ+	20
Knockstone BBQ Team Austria	20

Most consecutive GCs (global)

Team	In a row
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6 🏆
Sweaty Hogs	4 🏆
BOGGS HOG BBQ	4 🏆
BUNCH OF SWINES	4 🏆
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	4 🏆
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	4 🏆
ZIPS BBQ	4 🏆
White Squirrel BBQ	4 🏆
Under the Radar	4 🏆
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	3 🏆
JANKY LEG BBQ	3 🏆
BLUE CHIP BBQ	3 🏆
Curly Bird BBQ	3 🏆
DAWGS BBQ	3 🏆
Dog Bite Barbecue	3 🏆

Most active reps

Rep	Events
RANDY G BIGLER	5
DOUG REID	5
CAROL BIGLER	5
ALAN ROTHROCK	5
KIM WRIGHT	3
BILL WRIGHT	3
NANCY MULLER	2
KENT HARRISS	2
JODI HARRISS	2
DON MULLER	2
LESLIE LOVELY	1
DON LOVELY	1

Biggest contests

Event	Teams	GC
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026-08-15 · Hiram, ME	53	THE BBQ BUS
Kora Kares for Kids 2026-08-15 · Hiram, ME	51	Old Virginia Smoke
Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 2023-08-19 · Hiram, ME	46	Paddy McQ's
Kora Kares for Kids 2025-08-16 · Hiram, ME	40	Angry Cock
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2025-08-16 · Hiram, ME	39	Bone Patrol
Kora Kares for Kids 2024-08-17 · Hiram, ME	39	Fire at the End of the Day
Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 2019-08-24 · Hiram, ME	36	Insane Swine BBQ
Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2024-08-17 · Hiram, ME	35	16 Mesh BBQ
Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2023-08-19 · Hiram, ME	32	ELJEFE Smoke
Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 2022-08-27 · Hiram, ME	31	Fire at the End of the Day
Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 2019-08-10 · Saco, ME	28	Big Raz BBQ
Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 2021-08-20 · Hiram, ME	26	Smokin Hoggz BBQ
Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 2022-06-25 · Skowhegan, ME	25	16 Mesh BBQ
Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2022-08-27 · Hiram, ME	19	ELJEFESMOKE
Central Maine BBQ Cook Off 2021-06-19 · Skowhegan, ME	15	Shake 'n Bake BBQ

Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in ME)

Category	Entries	Avg score	Avg winning score	Perfect 180s	180s per 1,000 entries
Brisket toughest room	337	164.38	177.54	2	5.9
Pork Ribs	530	165.38	177.29	3	5.7
Pork	337	165.65	178.75	8	23.7
Chicken	355	167.50	179.28	4	11.3

Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.