Currituck Bulls & BBQ
2020-11-06 – 2020-11-07 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd · State championship
Reps: ALEX JR BROWN, BILL JONES · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: CHUNKY BBQ (701.6916) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
Entries
28
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6916
Winning margin
6.2400
GC over RC
Field average
668.99
median 676.74
Tightest race
Pork
1.1656 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6112
10th place overall
Field spread
86.4116
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,500.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
64%
of the 28 teams with a home region came from outside NC
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.61 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1535
avg power rating going in · stronger than 40% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CHUNKY BBQ took the Grand Championship home to NJ.
🧹 A double category winner
CHUNKY BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 4–5: BURN BARREL BBQ and SMOKE- AHOLICS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE and SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: CHUNKY BBQ and MUTTLEY CREW BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
CHUNKY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-06 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 28 | 701.6916 | CHUNKY BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| 2021-11-05 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 26 | 702.8228 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKEY DOG BBQ |
| 2022-11-04 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 22 | 699.3828 | OPTIMUS SWINE 757 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 175.4172 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 701.6916 · median 676.7426
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 5 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 8 | BURN BARREL BBQ | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 11 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKE- AHOLICS | |
| 16 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 17 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 18 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 19 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 20 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 21 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 22 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 23 | KIRBBQ | |
| 24 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 25 | FAT CAP BBQ | |
| 26 | Three A-Meatgos | |
| 27 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 28 | THE ROOKIES |
Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BURN BARREL BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 6 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 7 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 8 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 11 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 12 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 13 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 14 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 15 | SMOKE- AHOLICS | |
| 16 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 17 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 19 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 20 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 21 | Three A-Meatgos | |
| 22 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 23 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 24 | THE ROOKIES | |
| 25 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 26 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 27 | KIRBBQ | |
| 28 | FAT CAP BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 176.5944 · median 167.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 2 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 3 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 4 | BURN BARREL BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKE- AHOLICS | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 8 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 9 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 12 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 16 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 18 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 19 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 20 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 21 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 22 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 23 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 24 | KIRBBQ | |
| 25 | FAT CAP BBQ | |
| 26 | THE ROOKIES | |
| 27 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 28 | Three A-Meatgos |
Pork
28 entries · top 176.5828 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 3 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 5 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 8 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 9 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 10 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 11 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 12 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 13 | SMOKE- AHOLICS | |
| 14 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 15 | BURN BARREL BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 17 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 18 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 19 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 20 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 21 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 22 | FAT CAP BBQ | |
| 23 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 24 | KIRBBQ | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 26 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 27 | Three A-Meatgos | |
| 28 | THE ROOKIES |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.1370 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 3 | SMOKEY DOG BBQ | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 5 | BOGGS HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 7 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | |
| 10 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 11 | BURN BARREL BBQ | |
| 12 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 13 | PUFF PUFF PIG | |
| 14 | Checkered Flag 500 | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | SLAYTON'S BARBEQUE COMPANY | |
| 17 | GRATE SMOKE | |
| 18 | KIRBBQ | |
| 19 | FAT CAP BBQ | |
| 20 | JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | |
| 21 | SMOKE- AHOLICS | |
| 22 | Three A-Meatgos | |
| 23 | BI STATE SMOKERS | |
| 24 | DOCTOR CUE NC | |
| 25 | BIG DOG BBQ VA | |
| 26 | HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | |
| 27 | CAROLINA SHINE | |
| 28 | THE ROOKIES |