2025-03-28 – 2025-03-29 · Carthage, NC · 📍 7825 Aviation Drive · State championship
Reps: BRYAN STEWART, NOEL KAY · Prize money: $5,000.00
Grand Champion: Wolf's Revenge BBQ (697.6688) · 22 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN SKULLIES
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 99% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0004 points — closer than 99% of every championship in the data.
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 93% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1640 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 3–4: WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SMOKE N BREW and Monkey Bottom Boys tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HalaQyah BBQ turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 | Pinehurst, NC | Pinehurst, NC 28374 | 24 | 701.6916 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| 2024-04-26 | Pinehurst, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 ← this one | Carthage, NC | 7825 Aviation Drive | 22 | 697.6688 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 170.8344 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.0000 | 174.8456 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.8344 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |