Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
2022-09-23 – 2022-09-24 · Connelly Springs, NC · 📍 980 Malcolm Blvd · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $8,980.00
Grand Champion: JL Smokers (699.3716) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN SKULLIES
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🧹 A double category winner
Pappy & Roleys won Pork Ribs, Pork — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: Bowmans Butt & BBQ and Optimus Swine tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: Optimus Swine and Blue Ribbon BBQ NC tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and One Eyed Pig BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
JL Smokers came in rated below the field's top team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-11 | Connelly Springs, NC | 980 Malcolm Blvd. | 24 | 705.0856 | Smoke Monster BBQ | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ |
| 2021-09-24 | Rutherford College, NC | Rutherford College, NC 28671 | 27 | 698.2056 | Redneck Scientific | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2022-09-23 ← this one | Connelly Springs, NC | 980 Malcolm Blvd | 32 | 699.3716 | JL Smokers | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
| 2023-09-22 | Rutherford College, NC | 980 Malcolm Blvd | 33 | 700.4912 | Chunky BBQ | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-09-19 | Rutherford College, NC | 980 Malcolm Blvd | 36 | 697.6572 | Smokin Skullies | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| 2026-09-18 | Rutherford College, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 173.1084 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.4172 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 699.3716 · median 681.0226
Chicken
32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4058
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2572
Pork
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
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.
Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey Smoke
24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0114 · 🔥 perfect 180