A new contest record
699.3600
highest overall ever cooked here
699.3600 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 697.0628 SHIGGIN AINT EASY set in 2023.
- old record 697.0628
- set 2023 by SHIGGIN AINT EASY
Currituck Bulls and BBQ 2024
Nov 8–9, 2024 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $11,500
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Currituck Bulls and BBQ on November 8, 2024 in Powells Point, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd, scoring 699.3600 in a field of 16 teams. Optimus Swine took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0628. Category winners: Chicken — Buckshot's BBQ (177.7144); Pork Ribs — Buckshot's BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Ham Squad (176.5716); Brisket — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (176.5600). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by SHIGGIN AINT EASY.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
613.50
median 684.47
699.36 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 176.57
- Brisket 176.56
143.34
180
Entries
16
4 judged meats
Top score
699.3600
Winning margin
2.2972
GC over RC
Field average
675.49
613.50699.36
median 684.47 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
675.3028
613.50699.36
10th place overall
Field spread
85.8628
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,500
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
33%
7 of 21 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.7 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,602
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 2nd
- Brisket 10th
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: Buckshot's BBQ and KIRBBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Optimus Swine and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Chicken 5–6 · tie
- Pork Ribs 2–3 · tie
- Pork 8–9 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
Buckshot's BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
180.0000
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Buckshot's BBQ turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 176.5600
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- Buckshot's BBQ · Pork Ribs
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 21 | 697.0628 | SHIGGIN AINT EASY | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Nov 8, 2024 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 16 | 699.3600 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | Optimus Swine |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Powells Point, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4056 | 165.6684 |
| Pork | 176.5716 | 171.9656 | 167.9772 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
16 entries · top 699.3600 · median 684.4684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 6 | Ham Squad | |
| 7 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 8 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 9 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 10 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 11 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 12 | KIRBBQ | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 14 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 15 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Virginia Smoker Boys |
Chicken
16 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 2 | KIRBBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 4 | Ham Squad | |
| 5 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 6 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 7 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 8 | Optimus Swine | |
| 9 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 12 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 13 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 14 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 15 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Virginia Smoker Boys |
Pork Ribs
16 entries · top 180 · median 166.8230 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 10 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | Ham Squad | |
| 12 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 13 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 14 | KIRBBQ | |
| 15 | Virginia Smoker Boys | |
| 16 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team |
Pork
16 entries · top 176.5716 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ham Squad | |
| 2 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 3 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 7 | Optimus Swine | |
| 8 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 9 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 10 | KIRBBQ | |
| 11 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 12 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 13 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 14 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 15 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 16 | Virginia Smoker Boys |
Brisket
16 entries · top 176.5600 · median 172.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | Optimus Swine | |
| 3 | PIG ON FIRE | |
| 4 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 5 | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT | |
| 6 | LAKEVIEW BBQ | |
| 7 | Ham Squad | |
| 8 | Buckshot's BBQ | |
| 9 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 12 | Swappin Sauces | |
| 13 | KIRBBQ | |
| 14 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 15 | The Two-Six K.A. BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Virginia Smoker Boys |