Aug 30–31, 2024 · King, NC · 📍 446 South Main St · State championship
Prize money: $8,450
SWIG-N-PIG won Grand Champion at the Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival on August 30, 2024 in King, NC at 446 South Main St, scoring 701.1088 in a field of 28 teams. WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 701.0856. Category winners: Chicken — SWIG-N-PIG (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Optimus Swine (177.1428); Pork — POOR BOYS BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — Optimus Swine (178.8572). The Backyard Series standings were won by Dogpatch Q with 345.7260. This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Rooters-N-Tooters.
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.
Closer than 97% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0232 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
701.1088 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 700.5028 Rooters-N-Tooters set in 2023.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100
SWIG-N-PIG came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and SMOKE SHOW MAFIA tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 8–9: FRED VEGAS SMOKERS and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Optimus Swine won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
SWIG-N-PIG took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 13th.
Optimus Swine turned in 177.1428 in pork ribs — past the 174.2744 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | King, NC | 446 South Main St | 21 | 700.5028 | Rooters-N-Tooters | One Eyed Pig BBQ |
| Aug 30, 2024 ← this one | King, NC | 446 South Main St | 28 | 701.1088 | Swig-N-Pig | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 173.7144 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 172.5600 | 170.8344 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 174.8572 | 171.4744 | 158.8344 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 170.8688 | 165.0972 | 158.2632 |
| Ancillary — Pork | 176.5600 | 162.8116 | 155.9312 |
28 entries · top 701.1088 · median 678.7486
28 entries · top 180 · median 172.2686 · 🔥 perfect 180
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9772
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6856
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.8228
14 entries · top 345.7260 · median 322.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 5 | NM/SS | |
| 6 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 7 | Midlife BBQ | |
| 8 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 10 | Que N Cue | |
| 11 | 3 Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 13 | Brothers Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Hot Butts |
14 entries · top 174.8572 · median 163.0914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 4 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 5 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | NM/SS | |
| 7 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 9 | Que N Cue | |
| 10 | Brothers Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 Brothers BBQ | |
| 12 | Midlife BBQ | |
| 13 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 14 | Smokin Hot Butts |
14 entries · top 170.8688 · median 159.9602
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 2 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 3 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 4 | Midlife BBQ | |
| 5 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 6 | NM/SS | |
| 7 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 9 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Que N Cue | |
| 11 | Drewbie-Que | |
| 12 | 3 Brothers BBQ | |
| 13 | Brothers Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 14 | Smokin Hot Butts |
12 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad Hatter BBQ | |
| 2 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 3 | Char-Cole Grillers | |
| 4 | Que N Cue | |
| 5 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 6 | FIRE & SHINE BBQ | |
| 7 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 8 | Brothers Smokehouse BBQ | |
| 9 | NOBO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | NM/SS | |
| 11 | Smokin Hot Butts | |
| 12 | Midlife BBQ |