Currituck Bulls and BBQ
2023-11-03 – 2023-11-04 · Powells Point, NC · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: SHIGGIN AINT EASY (697.0628) · 21 teams
Entries
21
4 categories
Top score
697.0628
Winning margin
5.7372
GC over RC
Field average
675.57
median 678.71
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8628
what a walk cost here
Field spread
75.5656
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 45%
beats 55% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1625
avg power rating going in · stronger than 97% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Shiggin aint easy took the Grand Championship home to IN.
🏟️ 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.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-03 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 21 | 697.0628 | SHIGGIN AINT EASY |
| 2024-11-08 | Powells Point, NC | 16 | 699.3600 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| 2025-10-31 | Powells Point, NC | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5256
Master Series — Chicken
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
Master Series — Overall
21 entries · top 697.0628 · median 678.7084
Master Series — Pork
21 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
Master Series — Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800