Apr 12–13, 2024 · Apex, NC · 📍 112 Saunders Street · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $10,800
Optimus Swine won Grand Champion at the Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest on April 12, 2024 in Apex, NC at 112 Saunders Street, scoring 700.5372 in a field of 25 teams. SMOKIN SKULLIES took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0628. Category winners: Chicken — JL Smokers (177.7144); Pork Ribs — BLUE & GRAY BBQ (174.2860); Pork — MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SMOKIN SKULLIES (180.0000). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Mcadoo Heights BBQ.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Optimus Swine won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
2 of 6 tracked editions
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1633 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
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.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Mcadoo Heights BBQ (won 2022, 2023).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2018 | Apex, NC | Salem Street | 44 | 688.5596 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Apex, NC | Salem Street | 38 | 685.7028 | Smoke Monster BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Apex, NC | Apex, NC | 30 | 694.2516 | Top Gun Barbecue | SMOKE N BREW |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Apex, NC | 202 Saunders Street | 35 | 703.9660 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Apex, NC | 112 Saunders Street | 32 | 702.2400 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 12, 2024 ← this one | Apex, NC | 112 Saunders Street | 25 | 700.5372 | Optimus Swine | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2860 | 170.8228 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
25 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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.
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 |
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 |