A familiar champion
4×
titles at this rep’s contests
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 4 of the contests this rep has run.
- 26 champions crowned in all
- 17 different teams
CRAIG MAIDENS
A KCBS contest rep working 5 states/provinces, most often around La Salette, ON. By events worked they sit #52 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest 2026-08-22.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
27
3 more on the calendar · 12 judging classes · 10 cancelled
Among all reps
#52
of 152 reps by events worked · #40 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2026
7 seasons in the data · 4 in a row
This season
12
contests dated 2026 · 4.3 a season career-long
State championships
0
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
232
495 entries total · 1,964 meat boxes
Avg field
19
1043
teams per contest · median 17
Field strength
1529
avg power rating of their fields · above 21% of rated contests
GCs crowned
26
17 different teams · 25 reserve champions
First-ever titles
9
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
111
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
16 🔥
out of 1,964 meat entries
Avg winning score (Master)
692.74
671.86717.71
25 Master contests · 692.85 across all contests
Avg winning score (Backyard)
347.72
345.12350.32
2 Backyard contests · 380.41 across all contests
Contests they return to
6
longest run 2 straight years at Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
Road between contests
14,957 mi
~2,137 miles a season · 2,330 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
August
10 of their 30 contests
Busiest 30 days
5
contests between 2026-05-09 and 2026-06-06
Prize money
$16.9K
across their events · biggest purse $10,000.00
Results on file
96%
26 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (14 found in this rep's record)
Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.
A long time on the trail
7.2 yrs
between first and latest contest
They've been repping KCBS contests since 2019-05-25 — 30 contests across 7 seasons in the data.
- 30 contests
- 7 seasons
- since 2019-05-25
Front row for greatness
16
perfect 180s handed in
16 perfect 180s have been scored at contests they've run — the first at La Classique BBQ Labonte on 2023-08-04.
- first at La Classique BBQ Labonte
- 2023-08-04
The longest shot
10-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100
At Capital BBQ Festival, The Pig's Pajamas came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 11 upsets at their contests
- 2019-05-25
A first Grand Championship
9
teams won their first title here
9 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Rub Sweat and Beers at Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle.
- Rub Sweat and Beers · 2025-08-23
- 73-BBQ · 2025-08-08
- BBQ WorX · 2025-08-01
The big room
43
teams at their biggest contest
Their average field is 19 teams
Capital BBQ Festival drew 43 teams — more than double the 19-team field they average.
The double act
52
contests run together
100% of this rep's events
HEATHER MAIDENS and CRAIG MAIDENS have run 52 contests together since 2019.
- 1 co-rep in all
A season on the road
12
contests in 2026
2026 was their busiest year on the trail: 12 contests and 136 team entries through the tables.
- 136 team entries
Where teams start
111
teams cooked their first contest here
111 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- Serial Grillers Nova Scotia · 2026-08-22
- Terrys Traeger · 2026-08-22
- Back Forty smoke co · 2026-08-22
Road warrior
5
states and provinces worked
Has run contests in 5 different states and provinces — ON most of all (13 events).
- ON ×13
- QC ×5
- NS ×4
- AB ×2
A month of Saturdays
5
contests inside 30 days
Their heaviest run of the career: 5 contests between Smoke on the Seaway and Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown.
- 2026-05-09
- 2026-06-06
Still on the calendar
3
contests still to come
3 contests on their calendar that have not been cooked yet.
- 2026-09-26 · Smoke Ring (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 2026-09-25 · Smoke Ring
- 2026-09-04 · Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Corner to corner
2,330 mi
between the two ends of their map
The two furthest-apart contests on their record sit 2,330 miles apart — Bible Hill and Calgary.
- Bible Hill, NS
- Calgary, AB
- 14,957 mi contest to contest
Back on the trail
21 mo
the longest gap in their record
Their record has one long quiet stretch — 21 months between Jack 9 Memorial and Jack 9 Memorial.
- last before: 2021-09-11
- back at: 2023-05-27
The story so far (29 numbers that describe this rep)
On the trail
7.2 yrs
2019-05-25 → 2026-08-22
Among all reps
#52
of 152 reps by events worked · top 34%
Busiest season
2026
12 events · 136 team entries
Contests a season
4.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Seasons in a row
4
still running — 4 and counting
Their busiest month
August
10 of their 30 contests fall in August
Works mostly in
ON
13 of 30 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
20
most often La Salette, ON (4)
Corner to corner
2,330 mi
Bible Hill to Calgary — the two ends of their map
Road between contests
14,957 mi
about 2,137 miles a season, contest to contest
Average field
19
495 team entries across their contests · median 17
Biggest event
43 teams
Capital BBQ Festival (2019-05-25)
Field strength
1529
average power rating of the fields they have run · above 21% of rated contests
Grand Champions crowned
26
17 different teams
First-ever titles
9
teams whose first Grand Championship anywhere came at one of their contests
Teams that started here
111
cooked their first contest in the data at one of theirs
Upsets on the books
11
longest shot 10-in-100 — The Pig's Pajamas
Average winning score
692.74
Master series, 25 contests · 692.85 across all contests
Highest score seen
717.7144
Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown (2026-06-06)
Perfect 180s seen
16
first at La Classique BBQ Labonte (2023-08-04)
Meat entries turned in
1,964
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Teams officiated
232
495 entries in all
Contests they return to
6
longest run 2 straight years at Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
Co-reps worked with
1
most often HEATHER MAIDENS (52 events)
Busiest 30 days
5 contests
2026-05-09 → 2026-06-06
Prize money on the line
$16,900
summed from the purses listed at their events
Results on file
96%
26 of 27 contests they have run have scored results
Judging classes
12
CBJ classes on their record
Still to come
3
events on the calendar ahead
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped Capital BBQ Festival
- First Grand Champion crowned Capital BBQ Festival
- First 40-team field Capital BBQ Festival
- The Pig's Pajamas BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Capital BBQ Festival
- Biggest upset seen (10-in-100 shot) Capital BBQ Festival
- Biggest field worked (43 teams) Capital BBQ Festival
- First contest outside ON 514 BBQ
- 2023
- Back on the trail after 21 months Jack 9 Memorial
- First perfect 180 at their tables La Classique BBQ Labonte
- 2024
- 10th contest repped Jack 9 Memorial
- 2025
- Deepest field worked (1571 avg rating) Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- 2026
- Highest overall score seen (717.7144) Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- 25th contest repped Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff
- Next on the calendar Barbeque on the Bow Festival
Season by season (how many contests a season, and how many carried a state title)
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
Field size by season (average and biggest)
Field strength by season (avg power rating going in)
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)
Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)
Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)
Every season (click a column to sort)
| Season | Contests | States | Entries | Teams | Avg field | Biggest | State champ. | 180s | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 136 | 92 | 15 | 24 | — | 6 | — | |
| 2025 | 4 | 118 | 71 | 17 | 26 | — | 9 | $10,000 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 46 | 43 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 2 | 67 | 54 | 22 | 33 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 2 | 112 | 69 | 28 | 43 | — | — | $6,900 |
Champions crowned (titles at their contests)
| Team | Titles | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 4 | 2026-06-19 |
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 4 | 2026-05-29 |
| BBQ WorX | 3 | 2026-05-09 |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 2 | 2026-08-14 |
| Cook the books | 1 | 2026-08-22 |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 1 | 2026-06-06 |
| Rub Sweat and Beers | 1 | 2025-08-23 |
| 73-BBQ | 1 | 2025-08-08 |
| Praire Smoke & Spice | 1 | 2025-06-08 |
| CycloneBBQ | 1 | 2025-05-24 |
| SweetMax BBQ | 1 | 2024-08-02 |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 1 | 2024-05-25 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rub Sweat and Beers | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | 2025-08-23 |
| 73-BBQ | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | 2025-08-08 |
| BBQ WorX | La Classique What the Pork? | 2025-08-01 |
| Praire Smoke & Spice | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2025-06-08 |
| SweetMax BBQ | La Classique BBQ Labonte | 2024-08-02 |
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition | 2023-06-17 |
| Mean Moes | Jack 9 Memorial | 2023-05-27 |
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | Ayr Charity BBQ | 2019-06-21 |
| The Pig's Pajamas BBQ | Capital BBQ Festival | 2019-05-25 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke Ring (ONE MEAT RIBS) | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 2 straight | 2025–2026 |
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 2 straight | 2025–2026 |
| Smoke on the Seaway | 2 | — | 2026–2026 |
| La Classique BBQ Labonte | 2 | 2 straight | 2023–2024 |
| Jack 9 Memorial | 2 | 2 straight | 2023–2024 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ON reps here | 13 | |
| QC reps here | 5 | |
| NS reps here | 4 | |
| AB reps here | 2 | |
| NB reps here | 1 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| La Salette, ON | 4 | 2026-05-23 |
| Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | 3 | 2026-09-26 |
| Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 3 | 2025-08-01 |
| London, ON | 2 | 2026-08-01 |
| Upper Onslow, NS | 2 | 2026-06-06 |
| Cornwall, ON | 2 | 2026-05-09 |
| Calgary, AB | 1 | 2026-09-04 |
| Little Brook, NS | 1 | 2026-08-22 |
| Bonnyville, AB | 1 | 2026-08-14 |
| New Lowell, ON | 1 | 2026-06-19 |
| Montreal, QC | 1 | 2026-05-29 |
| Keswick, NB | 1 | 2025-08-08 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital BBQ Festival | The Pig's Pajamas 1496 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 1880 | 10-in-100 |
| Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | Rub Sweat and Beers 1490 | Shiggin aint easy 1768 | 17-in-100 |
| Ayr Charity BBQ | MEAN MOE'S BBQ 1588 | SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS 1791 | 24-in-100 |
| La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes | MEAN MOE'S BBQ 1679 | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 1874 | 25-in-100 |
| Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | 73-BBQ 1531 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ 1687 | 29-in-100 |
| Spencerville Smoke Ring | BBQ WorX 1511 | SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS 1665 | 29-in-100 |
| Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | CycloneBBQ 1597 | Shiggin aint easy 1749 | 29-in-100 |
| La Classique BBQ Labonte | SweetMax BBQ 1510 | Rusty's BBQ 1654 | 30-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 493 | 165.39 | 176.51 | 7 |
| Pork Ribs | 504 | 163.57 | 175.97 | — |
| Pork | 484 | 164.50 | 176.90 | 5 |
| Brisket | 483 | 162.80 | 176.20 | 4 |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HEATHER MAIDENS | 52 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 16 | 5 | 2019 |
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | 15 | 1 | 2019 |
| BBQ WorX | 13 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rub Sweat and Beers | 13 | 1 | 2023 |
| HASHTAG BBQ | 11 | — | 2019 |
| CycloneBBQ | 10 | 1 | 2023 |
| BBQ Blokes | 10 | — | 2019 |
| Grillin' & Chillin' Pitmasters | 8 | — | 2025 |
| SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS | 8 | — | 2019 |
| Team Sunrise BBQ | 8 | — | 2023 |
| What For BBQ | 8 | — | 2023 |
| 73-BBQ | 7 | 1 | 2024 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Serial Grillers Nova Scotia | Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-22 |
| Terrys Traeger | Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-22 |
| Back Forty smoke co | Smoke on the Bay BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-22 |
| Tmak rebel grill | Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2026-08-14 |
| Gen4 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2026-08-14 |
| Smokin Hot Mama BBQ | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |
| J Squad Que | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |
| North Woods Smoke | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |
| HMW BBQ | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |
| Half Cut BBQ | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |
| The Hague BBQ Team | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |
| Meatheads BBQ Team | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | 2026-08-01 |