Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 2013

Oct 11–12, 2013 · Rocky Mount, NC

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FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack

682.2744 · Master Series — Overall

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WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

681.0400 · Master Series — Overall

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EB'S BAR-B-QUE

680 · Master Series — Overall

FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack won Grand Champion at the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down on October 11, 2013 in Rocky Mount, NC, scoring 682.2744 in a field of 55 teams. WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 681.0400. Category winners: Chicken — SMOKIN DOPES BBQ (174.2856); Pork Ribs — BIG ON THE PIG (177.7372); Pork — FAT HEADS BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — PEPPER MONKEY BBQ (177.1428). This is the 1st of 8 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.

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.

517.63 median 637.11 682.27 🏆

How the meats cooked

Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.

Chicken 174.29
Pork Ribs 177.74
Pork 176.56
Brisket 177.14

20 177.74

Winning score by edition

What it has taken to win here, 2013 to 2024 — this edition picked out.

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

682.2744

Winning margin

1.2344

GC over RC

Field average

637.61

517.63682.27

median 637.11 · last place to winner

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7372 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

663.8856

517.63682.27

10th place overall

Field spread

164.6404

winner to last place

Most consistent

FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 3.9772 pts — FAT HEADS BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 86%

beats 14% of 4723 Master Series wins in the data

Form held

Moderate

ρ = -0.55 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1,521

avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

rated 1722 pre-contest

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.

A razor-thin finish

1.2344 points between champion and reserve

Closer than 77% of the 4,722 championships in the data

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.2344 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.

FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS

An upset on the books

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack came in rated below the field's top team, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

champion 1524
top seed 1722

Won without a category win

3 of 4 meats called to the stage

FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.

Chicken 2nd
Pork Ribs 12th
Pork 8th
Brisket 3rd

A first Grand Championship

4 tracked contests to get there

This was FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.

A dynasty in the making

2× wins at this contest

2 of 8 tracked editions

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.

2017
2018

Photo finishes

Tie closest of 10 calls decided inside half a point

Pork Ribs places 6–7: Cookin' With Stump and The Smoke House Bandits!!! tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: SMOKE THIS and BEAN CAN BBQ tied on 167.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: SMOKIN SKULLIES and SMOKE THIS tied on 172.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

Pork Ribs 6–7 · tie
Pork 9–10 · tie
Brisket 4–5 · tie
Brisket 9–10 · tie

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)

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
Oct 11, 2013 ← this one	Rocky Mount, NC	Rocky Mount, NC	55	682.2744	FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS
Oct 7, 2016	Rocky Mount, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 13, 2017	Rocky Mount, NC	S Church St.	50	701.0972	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!
Oct 12, 2018	Rocky Mount, NC	S Church St.	39	682.7428	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
Oct 11, 2019	Rocky Mount, NC	S Church st	32	705.1316	Old Colony Smokehouse	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
Oct 8, 2021	Rocky Mount, NC	S Church St	26	702.2400	Fred Vegas Smokers	GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ
Oct 7, 2022	Rocky Mount, NC	S Church St	27	705.1316	Hold Your Horses BBQ	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS
Oct 13, 2023	Rocky Mount, NC	S Church St	27	702.2400	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	Smoke Central BBQ
Oct 11, 2024	Rocky Mount, NC	285 NE Main Street	26	702.7884	Smoke Central	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	174.2856	172.5484	169.1200
Pork Ribs	177.7372	171.4056	168.0228
Pork	176.5600	169.1544	167.4056
Brisket	177.1428	172.5828	169.6800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

55 entries · top 682.2744 · median 637.1084

#	Team	Score
1	FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack	682.2744
2	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	681.0400
3	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	680
4	SMOKIN SKULLIES	671.9540
5	GROG N HOGS	667.9428
6	BEER MEETS GRILL	665.0856
7	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	663.9656
8	SMOKE THIS	663.9428
9	BIG ON THE PIG	663.8856
10	Prime Barbecue	663.8856
11	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	659.8856
12	OOPS	657.6112
13	BEAN CAN BBQ	656.9712
14	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	656.4340
15	FAT HEADS BBQ	655.8628
16	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	654.7772
17	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	654.7540
18	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	652.5828
19	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	650.7428
20	FLAMING PIG	650.2172
21	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	649.7028
22	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	648.5712
23	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	647.3940
24	ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	643.9084
25	UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	643.2800
26	SLAP SHOT BBQ	640.9828
27	FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG	639.9768
28	HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	637.1084
29	CAROLINA Q	637.0740
30	TARHEEL SMOKERS	637.0400
31	THE PORK CITY GRILLERS	636.4800
32	BELLWOOD BBQ	636.4796
33	Mean Mans	635.9432
34	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	634.1716
35	EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	634.0452
36	MR. WOO'S BBQ	633.6916
37	MEATHEADS' BBQ	632.5832
38	NORTH MEATS SOUTH BBQ	632.4912
39	Whoot Whoo Bar-B-Q	630.2172
40	SWING DINGS BBQ	627.9312
41	SMOKE-N-MY-I'S COMPETITION BBQ	626.1256
42	OFF THE BONE BBQ	625.7368
43	FIRED UP SMOKERS	623.3144
44	Cookin' With Stump	619.8972
45	MOE CASON BBQ	619.3600
46	OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	616.4232
47	PROUD PIG PORKERS	612.3884
48	BOBO'S QUE	611.8856
49	THE PIG'S EAR	611.8056
50	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	606.1944
51	CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ	603.3828
52	Pig Whistle	602.2520
53	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	590.6744
54	Kilted Que	568.4576
55	The Smoke House Bandits!!!	517.6340

Chicken

55 entries · top 174.2856 · median 162.2972

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	174.2856
2	FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack	173.7372
3	FAT HEADS BBQ	173.1428
4	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	172.5600
5	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	172.5484
6	Prime Barbecue	171.4172
7	CAROLINA Q	170.2856
8	FLAMING PIG	169.7028
9	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	169.1772
10	BEAN CAN BBQ	169.1200
11	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	168
12	GROG N HOGS	167.4172
13	OOPS	167.3828
14	Kilted Que	166.8800
15	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	166.8572
16	HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	166.8228
17	BIG ON THE PIG	166.8228
18	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	166.2628
19	BEER MEETS GRILL	166.2628
20	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	165.1772
21	The Smoke House Bandits!!!	165.0740
22	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	164.6288
23	Mean Mans	164.5716
24	SMOKIN SKULLIES	163.9884
25	BELLWOOD BBQ	163.9772
26	OFF THE BONE BBQ	163.4628
27	MEATHEADS' BBQ	163.3828
28	Pig Whistle	162.2972
29	UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	162.2744
30	MR. WOO'S BBQ	161.7260
31	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	161.1428
32	SMOKE THIS	160.5256
33	FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG	160
34	Whoot Whoo Bar-B-Q	159.9772
35	THE PORK CITY GRILLERS	158.2744
36	SWING DINGS BBQ	158.2628
37	TARHEEL SMOKERS	157.6800
38	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	157.6684
39	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	157.1084
40	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	157.0856
41	MOE CASON BBQ	156.5600
42	ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	156.5372
43	EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	156.4912
44	CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ	155.9772
45	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	155.3484
46	BOBO'S QUE	154.2628
47	FIRED UP SMOKERS	154.2400
48	NORTH MEATS SOUTH BBQ	154.2400
49	SMOKE-N-MY-I'S COMPETITION BBQ	153.0856
50	SLAP SHOT BBQ	152.5028
51	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	152.4912
52	Cookin' With Stump	151.9772
53	THE PIG'S EAR	147.9772
54	PROUD PIG PORKERS	147.3484
55	OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	145.6344

Pork Ribs

55 entries · top 177.7372 · median 158.8344

#	Team	Score
1	BIG ON THE PIG	177.7372
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	174.2972
3	Prime Barbecue	172
4	FIRED UP SMOKERS	171.4400
5	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	171.4056
6	Cookin' With Stump	170.8572
7	The Smoke House Bandits!!!	170.8572
8	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	169.7600
9	BEER MEETS GRILL	168.5828
10	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	168.0228
11	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	168
12	FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack	167.9772
13	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	166.8344
14	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	166.2628
15	GROG N HOGS	164.5600
16	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	164.5484
17	UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	163.9656
18	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	163.4400
19	SMOKE THIS	163.4288
20	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	163.4056
21	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	162.8116
22	FLAMING PIG	162.2516
23	FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG	161.7028
24	HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	161.2000
25	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	161.1544
26	OOPS	160.5600
27	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	160.5256
28	SMOKE-N-MY-I'S COMPETITION BBQ	158.8344
29	BEAN CAN BBQ	158.8000
30	MEATHEADS' BBQ	158.3088
31	BOBO'S QUE	158.2400
32	SLAP SHOT BBQ	158.2056
33	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	157.1316
34	ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	156.5600
35	THE PORK CITY GRILLERS	155.9772
36	CAROLINA Q	154.8228
37	Mean Mans	154.8000
38	SWING DINGS BBQ	153.7600
39	Whoot Whoo Bar-B-Q	153.6916
40	THE PIG'S EAR	153.6456
41	BELLWOOD BBQ	153.6340
42	MR. WOO'S BBQ	152.5484
43	NORTH MEATS SOUTH BBQ	151.9884
44	MOE CASON BBQ	151.9772
45	TARHEEL SMOKERS	151.9428
46	OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	151.9428
47	FAT HEADS BBQ	150.2172
48	CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ	148.5600
49	PROUD PIG PORKERS	148.5144
50	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	146.8228
51	OFF THE BONE BBQ	146.2856
52	EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	146.1828
53	Kilted Que	145.1088
54	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	144.5028
55	Pig Whistle	143.9888

Pork

55 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1312

#	Team	Score
1	FAT HEADS BBQ	176.5600
2	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	172.5828
3	Mean Mans	171.4744
4	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	171.4172
5	Pig Whistle	169.1544
6	OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	168.5944
7	THE PIG'S EAR	167.9772
8	FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack	167.4400
9	SMOKE THIS	167.4056
10	BEAN CAN BBQ	167.4056
11	GROG N HOGS	166.2856
12	EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	166.2284
13	TARHEEL SMOKERS	165.6800
14	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	165.1428
15	NORTH MEATS SOUTH BBQ	165.1428
16	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	165.1200
17	SLAP SHOT BBQ	165.1200
18	BEER MEETS GRILL	163.9656
19	CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ	163.3940
20	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	163.3828
21	PROUD PIG PORKERS	162.8228
22	OFF THE BONE BBQ	162.3200
23	FLAMING PIG	162.2628
24	BIG ON THE PIG	162.2400
25	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	162.2284
26	The Smoke House Bandits!!!	161.7028
27	FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG	161.7028
28	ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	161.1312
29	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	161.1200
30	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	161.1200
31	SMOKIN SKULLIES	161.0856
32	OOPS	160.5484
33	MR. WOO'S BBQ	159.4400
34	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	159.4172
35	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	158.8344
36	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	158.2628
37	Whoot Whoo Bar-B-Q	157.7028
38	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	157.7028
39	SMOKE-N-MY-I'S COMPETITION BBQ	157.7028
40	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	157.6684
41	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	157.1428
42	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	156.6172
43	BOBO'S QUE	155.9772
44	BELLWOOD BBQ	155.4400
45	Prime Barbecue	155.3600
46	MEATHEADS' BBQ	153.7372
47	CAROLINA Q	153.7144
48	SWING DINGS BBQ	153.6568
49	THE PORK CITY GRILLERS	152.5256
50	Cookin' With Stump	151.9656
51	UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	151.3600
52	HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	149.1084
53	Kilted Que	146.2972
54	MOE CASON BBQ	146.2628
55	FIRED UP SMOKERS	146.2400

Brisket

55 entries · top 177.1428 · median 159.9772

#	Team	Score
1	PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	177.1428
2	WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	174.2628
3	FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack	173.1200
4	SMOKIN SKULLIES	172.5828
5	SMOKE THIS	172.5828
6	EB'S BAR-B-QUE	171.9772
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	171.4172
8	THE PORK CITY GRILLERS	169.7028
9	GROG N HOGS	169.6800
10	ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	169.6800
11	TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	169.1772
12	OOPS	169.1200
13	THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	167.4172
14	BEER MEETS GRILL	166.2744
15	UP IN $MOKE BBQ TEAM	165.6800
16	SLAP SHOT BBQ	165.1544
17	EVEL QUE-NIEVEL	165.1428
18	Prime Barbecue	165.1084
19	THE NEKKED PIG BBQ TEAM	164.5944
20	MOE CASON BBQ	164.5600
21	BELLWOOD BBQ	163.4284
22	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	162.8572
23	STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	162.8000
24	SWING DINGS BBQ	162.2516
25	TARHEEL SMOKERS	161.7372
26	BEAN CAN BBQ	161.6456
27	NORTH MEATS SOUTH BBQ	161.1200
28	MR. WOO'S BBQ	159.9772
29	HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	159.9772
30	Whoot Whoo Bar-B-Q	158.8456
31	JACK'S OLD SOUTH	158.8228
32	CAROLINA Q	158.2512
33	MEATHEADS' BBQ	157.1544
34	SMOKIN DOPES BBQ	157.1200
35	BIG ON THE PIG	157.0856
36	FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG	156.5712
37	SMOKE-N-MY-I'S COMPETITION BBQ	156.5028
38	FLAMING PIG	156
39	FAT HEADS BBQ	155.9428
40	SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	154.8456
41	PROUD PIG PORKERS	153.7028
42	OFF THE BONE BBQ	153.6684
43	FIRED UP SMOKERS	151.3944
44	TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	150.8344
45	OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE	150.2516
46	Cookin' With Stump	145.0972
47	Mean Mans	145.0972
48	BOBO'S QUE	143.4056
49	THE PIG'S EAR	142.2056
50	HIT THE PIT BBQ CO.	141.6116
51	CHARACTER'S FAMOUS BBQ	135.4516
52	Pig Whistle	126.8116
53	SMOKEY ANDERSON BBQ	123.2800
54	Kilted Que	110.1716
55	The Smoke House Bandits!!!	20

Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 2013

The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)

How the field scored

How the meats cooked

Winning score by edition

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)

A razor-thin finish

An upset on the books

Won without a category win

A first Grand Championship

A dynasty in the making

Photo finishes

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket