Mission Farms - King of the Farm
2025-02-28 – 2025-03-01 · Iron Station, NC · 📍 2702 Devine Rd · State championship
Reps: BRYAN STEWART, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $6,520.00
Grand Champion: Fred Vegas Smokers (695.9084) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN SKULLIES
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How hot was the win?
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 80% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: MF BBQ and Bowmans Butt & BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: SMOKIN SKULLIES and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 174.2628 — 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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-23 | Iron Station, NC | 2702 Devine Rd | 26 | 710.2628 | Casual Smokers | OFF THE RACK BBQ |
| 2025-02-28 ← this one | Iron Station, NC | 2702 Devine Rd | 26 | 695.9084 | Fred Vegas Smokers | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2026-02-27 | Iron Station, NC | 2702 Devine Rd | 33 | 701.6688 | Rooters-N-Tooters TN | Bourbon & Blues BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4056 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5716 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 170.8344 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 695.9084 · median 679.5886
Chicken
26 entries · top 175.4056 · median 171.4056
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.5716 · median 168.8458
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8228