Clayton BBQ Challenge
2024-09-13 – 2024-09-14 · Clayton, NC · 📍 340 McCullers St · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $7,500.00
Grand Champion: Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit (697.6456) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Optimus Swine (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1606 power rating going in — stronger than 93% 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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton, NC | 340 McCullers St | 17 | 705.0856 | Optimus Swine | SMOKECRAFT - MD |
| 2024-09-13 ← this one | Clayton, NC | 340 McCullers St | 27 | 697.6456 | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 697.6456 · median 679.3144
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4056
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.4172
Brisket
27 entries · top 178.2972 · median 169.1428