Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
2024-04-12 – 2024-04-13 · Apex, NC · 📍 112 Saunders Street · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $10,800.00
Grand Champion: Optimus Swine (700.5372) · 25 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN SKULLIES
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Optimus Swine took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: JL Smokers and Optimus Swine tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and TWISTED PAIR BBQ tied on 169.6684 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: Optimus Swine and BLUE & GRAY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mcadoo Heights BBQ (won 2022, 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1600 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-15 | Salem Street | 44 | 688.5596 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2019-06-14 | Apex, NC | Salem Street | 38 | 685.7028 | Smoke Monster BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Apex, NC | Apex, NC | 30 | 694.2516 | Top Gun Barbecue | SMOKE N BREW |
| 2022-07-22 | Apex, NC | 202 Saunders Street | 35 | 703.9660 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 | Apex, NC | 112 Saunders Street | 32 | 702.2400 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| 2024-04-12 ← this one | Apex, NC | 112 Saunders Street | 25 | 700.5372 | Optimus Swine | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.0000 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2860 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 700.5372 · median 674.7196
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 4 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 5 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 10 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 11 | JL Smokers | |
| 12 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 13 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 14 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 15 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 16 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 17 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 18 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 19 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 20 | Smoke and Brew | |
| 21 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 22 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 23 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 24 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 25 | Feralflavors |
Chicken
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JL Smokers | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 10 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 11 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 12 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 15 | Smoke and Brew | |
| 16 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 21 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 22 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 23 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 24 | Feralflavors | |
| 25 | FOWL HOGZ |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 174.2860 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 7 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 8 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 9 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 10 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 12 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 13 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 14 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 15 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 16 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 17 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 18 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 19 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 21 | Feralflavors | |
| 22 | Smoke and Brew | |
| 23 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 24 | JL Smokers | |
| 25 | Lang BBQ Smokers |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Optimus Swine | |
| 4 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 7 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 8 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 9 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 10 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 15 | JL Smokers | |
| 16 | Smoke and Brew | |
| 17 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 18 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 19 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 20 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 21 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 22 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 23 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 24 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 25 | Feralflavors |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | BLUE & GRAY BBQ | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 7 | Shiggin aint easy | |
| 8 | JL Smokers | |
| 9 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 12 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 13 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 14 | Lang BBQ Smokers | |
| 15 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 16 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 17 | North Meets South BBQ | |
| 18 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 19 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | Smoke and Brew | |
| 21 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 22 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 23 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 24 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 25 | Feralflavors |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JL Smokers | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoke and Brew | |
| 4 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 5 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 6 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE |
Ancillary — Non-Dessert
4 entries · top 165.2344 · median 157.9944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 3 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke and Brew |