Nov 3–4, 2023 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $11,500
Shiggin aint easy won Grand Champion at the Currituck Bulls and BBQ on November 3, 2023 in Powells Point, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd, scoring 697.0628 in a field of 21 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.3256. Category winners: Chicken — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Shiggin aint easy (176.5600); Pork — CHUNKY BBQ (176.5716); Brisket — SWIG-N-PIG (174.8572). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2024.
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
Shiggin aint easy came in rated below the field's top team, CHUNKY BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Stronger than 98% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1671 power rating going in — stronger than 98% of every contest tracked.
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.
Shiggin aint easy took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 21 | 697.0628 | SHIGGIN AINT EASY | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 16 | 699.3600 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | Optimus Swine |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Powells Point, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
21 entries · top 697.0628 · median 678.7084
21 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6800
21 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
21 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
21 entries · top 174.8572 · median 168.5256