Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
2024-05-04 – 2024-05-05 · Kannapolis, NC · 📍 401 Laureate Way · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $20,200.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters (702.2516) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OFF THE RACK BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rooters-N-Tooters took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Ham Squad and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 1–2: smokey anderson bbq and Swine 'N' Roses BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: One Eyed Pig BBQ (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1617 power rating going in — stronger than 96% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-14 | Kannapolis, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 23 | 707.3944 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
| 2024-05-04 ← this one | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 35 | 702.2516 | Rooters-N-Tooters | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.5716 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 177.1544 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 177.7028 | 176.0000 | 174.2744 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 169.6684 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 166.2400 | 164.5372 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 702.2516 · median 690.1828
Chicken
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2744 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
35 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4056
Backyard Series
Overall
17 entries · top 348.5372 · median 333.6112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HESSHOGS | |
| 2 | T & S BBQ | |
| 3 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Kooky Kampers Barbecue | |
| 6 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 7 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 8 | South of the James BBQ | |
| 9 | Jury's Out | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 12 | LEE LA Q | |
| 13 | Chubby Boys BBQ | |
| 14 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 15 | Hickswood BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke Show Barbecue | |
| 17 | Spencer Mountain Smokers |
Chicken
17 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T & S BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | Kooky Kampers Barbecue | |
| 5 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | Chubby Boys BBQ | |
| 10 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 11 | Jury's Out | |
| 12 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 13 | South of the James BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Show Barbecue | |
| 15 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 16 | Spencer Mountain Smokers | |
| 17 | Hickswood BBQ |
Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meadow Creek BBQ | |
| 2 | HESSHOGS | |
| 3 | South of the James BBQ | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Jury's Out | |
| 6 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 7 | Kooky Kampers Barbecue | |
| 8 | T & S BBQ | |
| 9 | Dog Bite Barbecue | |
| 10 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 11 | Hickswood BBQ | |
| 12 | STICKS & STONES BBQ | |
| 13 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 14 | LEE LA Q | |
| 15 | Chubby Boys BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke Show Barbecue | |
| 17 | Spencer Mountain Smokers |