Currituck Bulls and BBQ
2023-11-03 – 2023-11-04 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: SHIGGIN AINT EASY (697.0628) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Ham Squad and Shiggin aint easy tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: SWIG-N-PIG and The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT and GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1625 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, Ham Squad, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-03 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 21 | 697.0628 | SHIGGIN AINT EASY | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2024-11-08 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 16 | 699.3600 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | Optimus Swine |
| 2025-10-31 | Powells Point, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 173.1316 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 174.8572 | 169.6800 | 168.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 697.0628 · median 678.7084
Chicken
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
Pork
21 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
Brisket
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5256