Pigs & Pedals
2019-08-02 – 2019-08-03 · Asheboro, NC · 📍 135 Sunset Ave, Bicentennial Park · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, CAROL BIGLER, RANDY G BIGLER · Prize money: $12,000.00
Grand Champion: Smoke Central BBQ (690.2288) · 40 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoke Central BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.
🧹 A double category winner
HAMTOWN SMOKERS won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 1–2: SMOKE CENTRAL BBQ and UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: SMOKIN SKULLIES and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 5–6: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and CONTAGIOUS Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA (won 2015), REDNECK SCIENTIFIC (won 2016), UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ (won 2017), CONTAGIOUS Q (won 2018).
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-01 | Asheboro, NC 27204 | 32 | 686.8344 | CHECKERED PIG | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 2015-07-31 | Asheboro, NC 27203 | 31 | 686.2060 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | CHECKERED PIG | |
| 2016-08-05 | 135 Sunset Ave. Bicentennial Park | 47 | 694.8228 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKING BUTT HEADS | |
| 2017-08-04 | Bicentennial Park,135 Sunset Ave | 46 | 687.9544 | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 2018-08-03 | Bicentennial Park,135 Sunset Ave | 48 | 700.4912 | CONTAGIOUS Q | SMOKE-AHOLICS | |
| 2019-08-02 ← this one | Asheboro, NC | 135 Sunset Ave, Bicentennial Park | 40 | 690.2288 | Smoke Central BBQ | UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.7028 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 174.2744 | 171.9772 | 170.8456 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
40 entries · top 690.2288 · median 664.1252
Chicken
40 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.9542
Pork Ribs
40 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2514
Pork
40 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.5486
Brisket
40 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.6856
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Dessert
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 2 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 3 | JL Smokers | |
| 4 | OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 6 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Still Workin' On It |
Kids-Q — Kids Q 11-15
4 entries · top 172.5600 · median 167.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauce Is Boss Bbq Team | |
| 2 | Girls Can Que Too | |
| 3 | Q & Stew Best Ever BBQ Jr. | |
| 4 | Next Level Bbq Team |
Kids-Q — Kids Q 6-10
3 entries · top 170.2744 · median 168.5600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jr. McAdoo Heights BBQ | |
| 2 | Bacon and Grillin' | |
| 3 | Big J's BBQ |