Smokin' in the Pines
2025-03-28 – 2025-03-29 · Carthage, NC · State championship
Reps: BRYAN STEWART, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Wolf's Revenge BBQ (697.6688) · 22 teams
Entries
22
4 categories
Top score
697.6688
Winning margin
0.0004
GC over RC
Field average
663.76
median 679.31
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.0516
what a walk cost here
Field spread
376.0576
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1616
avg power rating going in · stronger than 96% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 98% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1616 power rating going in — stronger than 96% 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Pinehurst, NC | 24 | 701.6916 | One Eyed Pig BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Pinehurst, NC | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 ← this one | Carthage, NC | 22 | 697.6688 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
21 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 4 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 5 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 6 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 7 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 8 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 9 | BB Barbecue and Pits | |
| 10 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 11 | Optimus Swine | |
| 12 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 15 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 18 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 19 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 20 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 21 | SMOKE N BREW |
Master Series — Chicken
22 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5486 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 2 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 6 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 11 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 12 | Optimus Swine | |
| 13 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 14 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 15 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 16 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 17 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 19 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 20 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 21 | BB Barbecue and Pits | |
| 22 | Casual Smokers SC |
Master Series — Overall
22 entries · top 697.6688 · median 679.3142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 3 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 6 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 7 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 10 | Optimus Swine | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 13 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 14 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 15 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 16 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 17 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 18 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 20 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 21 | BB Barbecue and Pits | |
| 22 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team |
Master Series — Pork
21 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 5 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 11 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 12 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 13 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 14 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 15 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 16 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 17 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 18 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 19 | Optimus Swine | |
| 20 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 21 | BB Barbecue and Pits |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
22 entries · top 176.0000 · median 171.9714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimus Swine | |
| 2 | SLAPS BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 6 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 7 | Monkey Bottom Boys | |
| 8 | HalaQyah BBQ | |
| 9 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 10 | Heritage BBQ | |
| 11 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 13 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 14 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 15 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 16 | BB Barbecue and Pits | |
| 17 | Casual Smokers SC | |
| 18 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 19 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 20 | ALPINE SMOKE WORKS | |
| 21 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 22 | Clean Smoke BBQ Team |