Mission Farm's King of the Farm
2022-03-18 – 2022-03-19 · Iron Station, NC · 📍 2702 Devine Rd · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $6,200.00
Grand Champion: Wolf's Revenge BBQ (698.8000) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke Central BBQ
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
698.8000
Winning margin
6.2740
GC over RC
Field average
676.24
median 678.73
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.6000
10th place overall
Field spread
60.0912
winner to last place
Prize money
$6,200.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 56%
beats 44% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
48%
of the 33 teams with a home region came from outside NC
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.58 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1554
avg power rating going in · stronger than 60% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to VA.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Smoke Central BBQ and BUD WISER'S BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SMOKIN SKULLIES and ELITE BBQ SMOKERS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: ELITE BBQ SMOKERS and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-18 ← this one | Iron Station, NC | 2702 Devine Rd | 33 | 698.8000 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | Smoke Central BBQ |
| 2023-02-24 | Iron Station, NC | 2702 Devine Rd | 33 | 708.5604 | MUTTLEY CREW | UNDER THE RADAR |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 173.1084 | 168.5600 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 698.8000 · median 678.7316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 2 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 3 | Checkered Pig | |
| 4 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 7 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 9 | KenzielouQ | |
| 10 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 11 | RGDBBQ | |
| 12 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 15 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 16 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Willingham's | |
| 18 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 19 | The Hog Mafia | |
| 20 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 21 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 22 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 23 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Revel Road BBQ | |
| 25 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 26 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 27 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 28 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 29 | Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness | |
| 30 | CBF Que | |
| 31 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 32 | JL Smokers | |
| 33 | In The Army Que |
Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 2 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 3 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 4 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 5 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 6 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 7 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 9 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 10 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 11 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 12 | KenzielouQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 16 | JL Smokers | |
| 17 | Revel Road BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 19 | RGDBBQ | |
| 20 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 21 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 22 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 23 | Checkered Pig | |
| 24 | CBF Que | |
| 25 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 26 | Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness | |
| 27 | Willingham's | |
| 28 | The Hog Mafia | |
| 29 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 30 | In The Army Que | |
| 31 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 32 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 33 | SMOKE N BREW |
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 2 | Checkered Pig | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 5 | The Hog Mafia | |
| 6 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 8 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 9 | RGDBBQ | |
| 10 | Willingham's | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 12 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 15 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 17 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 19 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 20 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 21 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 22 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 25 | KenzielouQ | |
| 26 | JL Smokers | |
| 27 | Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness | |
| 28 | In The Army Que | |
| 29 | CBF Que | |
| 30 | Revel Road BBQ | |
| 31 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 32 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 33 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS |
Pork
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 170.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 2 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 3 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 4 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 5 | Willingham's | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 10 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 11 | Checkered Pig | |
| 12 | RGDBBQ | |
| 13 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 14 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 15 | Revel Road BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 17 | KenzielouQ | |
| 18 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 19 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 20 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 21 | The Hog Mafia | |
| 22 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 23 | Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness | |
| 24 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 25 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 26 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 27 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 28 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 29 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 30 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 31 | In The Army Que | |
| 32 | CBF Que | |
| 33 | JL Smokers |
Brisket
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 166.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Checkered Pig | |
| 2 | KenzielouQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 4 | SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | |
| 5 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 6 | SMOKE SHOW MAFIA | |
| 7 | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | |
| 8 | CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | |
| 9 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 10 | MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | |
| 11 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 12 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUNKY BBQ | |
| 14 | RGDBBQ | |
| 15 | CBF Que | |
| 16 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 17 | BROWN LIQUOR BBQ | |
| 18 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 19 | Willingham's | |
| 20 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 21 | The Hog Mafia | |
| 22 | Revel Road BBQ | |
| 23 | BUD WISER'S BBQ | |
| 24 | BAYOU POKER SMOKERS | |
| 25 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 26 | JL Smokers | |
| 27 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 28 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 29 | SMOKING STUDS BBQ | |
| 30 | BARREL FEVER BBQ | |
| 31 | Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness | |
| 32 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 33 | In The Army Que |