Sep 13–14, 2024 · Clayton, NC · 📍 340 McCullers St · State championship
Reps: Alan Rothrock, Doug Reid · Prize money: $7,500
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won Grand Champion at the Clayton BBQ Challenge on September 13, 2024 in Clayton, NC at 340 McCullers St, scoring 697.6456 in a field of 27 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 694.8000. Category winners: Chicken — North Meets South BBQ (178.8572); Pork Ribs — JL Smokers (177.7028); Pork — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — ELITE BBQ SMOKERS (178.2972). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Optimus Swine.
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.
UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5828 points.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1635 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: JL Smokers and MAYA JANE BBQ CO. tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: OFF THE RACK BBQ and TWISTED PAIR BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: Swine 'N' Roses BBQ and Smoke Central BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Optimus Swine (won 2023).
13 of 17 teams from 2023-09-15 came back
13 of the 17 teams that cooked the previous edition came back for this one — a contest people put on the calendar.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Clayton, NC | 340 McCullers St | 17 | 705.0856 | Optimus Swine | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| Sep 13, 2024 ← this one | Clayton, NC | 340 McCullers St | 27 | 697.6456 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1428 | 172.0116 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
27 entries · top 697.6456 · median 679.3144
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4056
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1428