Pigmaster BBQ Challenge
2024-09-20 – 2024-09-21 · Rutherford College, NC · 📍 980 Malcolm Blvd · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $9,580.00
Grand Champion: Smokin Skullies (695.9316) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 One Eyed Pig BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 81% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ and ZIPS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: ZIPS BBQ and ALPINE SMOKE WORKS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: ALPINE SMOKE WORKS and Casual Smokers SC tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 175.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 174.8572 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 175.4056 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 695.9316 · median 686.1828
Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3944
Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 172.5600