Nov 6–7, 2020 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones · Prize money: $11,500
CHUNKY BBQ won Grand Champion at the Currituck Bulls & BBQ on November 6, 2020 in Powells Point, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd, scoring 701.6916 in a field of 28 teams. OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE took Reserve Grand Champion with 695.4516. Category winners: Chicken — CHUNKY BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — CHUNKY BBQ (176.5944); Pork — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (176.5828); Brisket — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2021.
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, 2020 to 2022 — 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 90 times in 100
CHUNKY BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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.
CHUNKY BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
CHUNKY BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2020 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 28 | 701.6916 | CHUNKY BBQ | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 26 | 702.8228 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | SMOKEY DOG BBQ |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 22 | 699.3828 | OPTIMUS SWINE 757 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.2744 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.5828 | 175.4172 | 170.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
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 |
28 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
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 |
28 entries · top 180 · 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 |