Jun 15–16, 2018 · Apex, NC · 📍 Salem Street
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ won Grand Champion at the Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest on June 15, 2018 in Apex, NC at Salem Street, scoring 688.5596 in a field of 44 teams. REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took Reserve Grand Champion with 679.3256. Category winners: Chicken — OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE (176.5600); Pork Ribs — SMOKE-AHOLICS (176.0000); Pork — REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (178.2972); Brisket — SMOKE MONSTER BBQ (176.5600). This is the 1st of 6 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
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.
What it has taken to win here, 2018 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was SMOKE MONSTER BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 18th tracked contest.
Wider than 86% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.2340 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
2 of 6 tracked editions
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 5–6: SMOKE MONSTER BBQ and SMOKIN SKULLIES tied on 171.4284 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: SMOKE-AHOLICS and THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2018 ← this one | Apex, NC | Salem Street | 44 | 688.5596 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Apex, NC | Salem Street | 38 | 685.7028 | Smoke Monster BBQ | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Apex, NC | Apex, NC | 30 | 694.2516 | Top Gun Barbecue | SMOKE N BREW |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Apex, NC | 202 Saunders Street | 35 | 703.9660 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Apex, NC | 112 Saunders Street | 32 | 702.2400 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ | UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Apex, NC | 112 Saunders Street | 25 | 700.5372 | Optimus Swine | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5600 | 171.4284 | 170.8572 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 169.7144 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 178.2972 | 168.5256 | 166.8456 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.2856 | 167.9656 |
44 entries · top 688.5596 · median 652.1484
44 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5428
43 entries · top 176 · median 161.1316
44 entries · top 178.2972 · median 161.1200
43 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.1200
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
12 entries · top 178.8572 · median 163.1028
11 entries · top 174.3200 · median 162.9260