Bear-B-Q

2026-05-01 – 2026-05-02 · New Bern, NC · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $12,000.00

Grand Champion: Mcadoo Heights BBQ (708.5488) · 26 teams

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Clean Smoke BBQ Team

341.6572 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Dogpatch Q

339.3368 · Backyard Series — Overall

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Smoke Session BBQ

325.6572 · Backyard Series — Overall

Entries

6 categories

Top score

341.6572

Winning margin

2.3204

GC over RC

Field average

331.20

median 332.50

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Field spread

23.4972

winner to last place

Prize money

$12,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ

avg finish 3.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 5.7140 pts — Dogpatch Q

How hot was the win?

Top 94%

beats 6% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1584

avg power rating going in · stronger than 83% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1750 pre-contest

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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Backyard Series — Chicken

4 entries · top 174.2628 · median 170.2456

#	Team	Score
1	Smoke Session BBQ	174.2628
2	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	174.2628
3	Dogpatch Q	166.2284
4	Hardwood BBQ 1	158.2172

Backyard Series — Overall

4 entries · top 341.6572 · median 332.4970

#	Team	Score
1	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	341.6572
2	Dogpatch Q	339.3368
3	Smoke Session BBQ	325.6572
4	Hardwood BBQ 1	318.1600

Backyard Series — Pork Ribs

4 entries · top 173.1084 · median 163.6686

#	Team	Score
1	Dogpatch Q	173.1084
2	Clean Smoke BBQ Team	167.3944
3	Hardwood BBQ 1	159.9428
4	Smoke Session BBQ	151.3944

Master Series — Brisket

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.4000

#	Team	Score
1	JL Smokers	178.8572
2	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	178.2972
3	HalaQyah BBQ	177.7028
4	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	177.1544
5	SMOKIN SKULLIES	176.5600
6	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	174.2628
7	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	173.1316
8	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.1200
9	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	171.9656
10	TNT Explosive BBQ	171.4172
11	Glamping Grillers	170.8228
12	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	170.2628
13	Hardwood BBQ	169.6916
14	Fred Vegas Smokers	169.1084
15	Piggin' Out BBQ	166.8344
16	A & K BBQ	166.2516
17	Secondhand Smokers	165.6800
18	K & E's Little Smokers	165.0856
19	Baby Billy's BBQ Bonkers	164.5716
20	POKE N SMOKE	164.5256
21	Heritage BBQ	163.9544
22	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	163.9428
23	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	162.2516
24	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	162.2400
25	Beer 30	160.5144
26	RW Smoked BBQ	151.9200

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8284

#	Team	Score
1	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	178.8572
2	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	178.8572
3	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	177.7028
4	Fred Vegas Smokers	176.5600
5	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	175.4172
6	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	175.4172
7	Glamping Grillers	175.4056
8	SMOKIN SKULLIES	174.2628
9	Baby Billy's BBQ Bonkers	172.5716
10	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	171.9772
11	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	171.9772
12	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	171.9656
13	JL Smokers	170.8456
14	HalaQyah BBQ	170.8112
15	POKE N SMOKE	169.6800
16	A & K BBQ	168.5256
17	TNT Explosive BBQ	167.3944
18	RW Smoked BBQ	167.3944
19	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	167.3828
20	Hardwood BBQ	166.8344
21	Heritage BBQ	166.8228
22	Piggin' Out BBQ	165.0972
23	K & E's Little Smokers	163.9656
24	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	163.9428
25	Secondhand Smokers	161.6916
26	Beer 30	158.8344

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 708.5488 · median 679.6114

#	Team	Score
1	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	708.5488
2	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	702.8460
3	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	702.2516
4	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	698.2400
5	SMOKIN SKULLIES	697.6572
6	JL Smokers	694.7884
7	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	694.7656
8	Fred Vegas Smokers	690.7540
9	Glamping Grillers	689.6344
10	HalaQyah BBQ	686.7196
11	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	685.6116
12	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	684.4684
13	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	682.7660
14	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	676.4568
15	A & K BBQ	673.5772
16	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	673.5540
17	Secondhand Smokers	669.6344
18	Hardwood BBQ	665.6464
19	POKE N SMOKE	665.5772
20	K & E's Little Smokers	664.4112
21	Heritage BBQ	663.2572
22	Baby Billy's BBQ Bonkers	659.8976
23	TNT Explosive BBQ	659.8400
24	Piggin' Out BBQ	655.8744
25	RW Smoked BBQ	649.5204
26	Beer 30	625.5432

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Secondhand Smokers	179.4400
3	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	177.1428
4	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	176.5828
5	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	176.5600
6	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	175.4056
7	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1084
8	POKE N SMOKE	172.5600
9	K & E's Little Smokers	171.9772
10	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	171.9772
11	Fred Vegas Smokers	171.9656
12	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	171.4172
13	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	170.8456
14	HalaQyah BBQ	170.8228
15	Heritage BBQ	170.8228
16	Glamping Grillers	169.6916
17	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	169.6800
18	RW Smoked BBQ	169.6800
19	SMOKIN SKULLIES	168.5372
20	JL Smokers	168.5256
21	A & K BBQ	165.0856
22	TNT Explosive BBQ	162.8228
23	Baby Billy's BBQ Bonkers	162.8000
24	Piggin' Out BBQ	160.5600
25	Hardwood BBQ	159.4288
26	Beer 30	155.3944

Master Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 171.1142

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN SKULLIES	178.2972
2	ALPINE SMOKE WORKS	176.5716
3	JL Smokers	176.5600
4	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	175.4288
5	MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	174.2744
6	Glamping Grillers	173.7144
7	A & K BBQ	173.7144
8	HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	173.1316
9	Fred Vegas Smokers	173.1200
10	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.1084
11	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	171.9772
12	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	171.4172
13	Swine 'N' Roses BBQ	171.4056
14	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	170.8228
15	Hardwood BBQ	169.6916
16	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	168.5256
17	HalaQyah BBQ	167.3828
18	Piggin' Out BBQ	163.3828
19	K & E's Little Smokers	163.3828
20	Secondhand Smokers	162.8228
21	Heritage BBQ	161.6572
22	RW Smoked BBQ	160.5260
23	Baby Billy's BBQ Bonkers	159.9544
24	POKE N SMOKE	158.8116
25	TNT Explosive BBQ	158.2056
26	Beer 30	150.8000