Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

2022-09-23 – 2022-09-24 · Connelly Springs, NC · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $8,980.00

Grand Champion: JL Smokers (699.3716) · 32 teams

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JL Smokers

699.3716 · Master Series — Overall

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SMOKIN SKULLIES

696.5144 · Master Series — Overall

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Pappy & Roleys

695.3600 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

5 categories

Top score

699.3716

Winning margin

2.8572

GC over RC

Field average

671.42

median 681.02

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

685.6116

what a walk cost here

Field spread

95.0400

winner to last place

Prize money

$8,980.00

on the line

Most consistent

SMOKIN SKULLIES

avg finish 7.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 2.2972 pts — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT

How hot was the win?

Top 36%

beats 64% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1564

avg power rating going in · stronger than 70% of contests

Top-rated in the field

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ

rated 1797 pre-contest

Storylines

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 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)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2020-09-11	Connelly Springs, NC	24	705.0856	Smoke Monster BBQ
2021-09-24	Rutherford College, NC	27	698.2056	Redneck Scientific
2022-09-23 ← this one	Connelly Springs, NC	32	699.3716	JL Smokers
2023-09-22	Rutherford College, NC	33	700.4912	Chunky BBQ
2025-09-19	Rutherford College, NC	36	697.6572	Smokin Skullies
2026-09-18	Rutherford College, NC	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	180.0000 🔥
2	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	177.7028
3	JL Smokers	177.7028
4	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	176.5600
5	SMOKIN SKULLIES	176.5600
6	CHUNKY BBQ	174.8572
7	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	174.2744
8	Optimus Swine	173.1200
9	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	171.9772
10	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	171.4172
11	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	171.4056
12	One Eyed Pig BBQ	170.8228
13	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	170.8228
14	Speaks For Itself	169.6684
15	DOCTOR CUE NC	169.1200
16	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	169.1200
17	Still Workin' On It	168.5256
18	SWIG-N-PIG	166.8572
19	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	166.8228
20	UNDER THE RADAR	165.1428
21	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	164.5716
22	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	164.5256
23	PIG ON FIRE	162.7884
24	RGDBBQ	161.1084
25	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	160.5256
26	Pappy & Roleys	160.4912
27	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	158.2172
28	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	157.0744
29	Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness	154.8344
30	BLACKOUT BBQ	154.8228
31	RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS	152.5372
32	Hoggin It Up	151.9200

Master Series — Chicken

32 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4058

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN SKULLIES	177.7144
2	Pappy & Roleys	176.5716
3	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	176.5600
4	Optimus Swine	176.5600
5	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	176.5600
6	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	175.4056
7	UNDER THE RADAR	174.2744
8	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	174.2628
9	One Eyed Pig BBQ	174.2628
10	Still Workin' On It	173.7028
11	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	173.1316
12	JL Smokers	173.1200
13	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	173.1200
14	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	172.5600
15	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	171.9772
16	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	171.9772
17	Speaks For Itself	170.8344
18	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	169.6800
19	SWIG-N-PIG	169.6800
20	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	169.1084
21	CHUNKY BBQ	168.5372
22	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	168.5372
23	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	165.1428
24	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	165.0856
25	Hoggin It Up	164.5484
26	DOCTOR CUE NC	163.9656
27	Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness	163.3828
28	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	162.8344
29	PIG ON FIRE	162.7884
30	RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS	162.2628
31	RGDBBQ	159.3828
32	BLACKOUT BBQ	153.6688

Master Series — Overall

32 entries · top 699.3716 · median 681.0226

#	Team	Score
1	JL Smokers	699.3716
2	SMOKIN SKULLIES	696.5144
3	Pappy & Roleys	695.3600
4	Optimus Swine	694.2172
5	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	689.6460
6	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	689.6112
7	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	688.4916
8	One Eyed Pig BBQ	687.9200
9	CHUNKY BBQ	687.3488
10	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	685.6116
11	UNDER THE RADAR	685.0972
12	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	685.0516
13	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	685.0168
14	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	682.7660
15	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	682.7544
16	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	681.5768
17	Still Workin' On It	680.4684
18	DOCTOR CUE NC	679.9544
19	Speaks For Itself	676.9940
20	SWIG-N-PIG	675.3256
21	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	673.6000
22	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	667.8284
23	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	666.1600
24	PIG ON FIRE	660.3424
25	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	659.8976
26	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	658.2400
27	Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness	641.6116
28	RGDBBQ	637.5428
29	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	635.7488
30	Hoggin It Up	632.4004
31	RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS	618.7316
32	BLACKOUT BBQ	604.3316

Master Series — Pork

32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.9714 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Pappy & Roleys	180.0000 🔥
2	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	177.7144
3	DOCTOR CUE NC	177.7144
4	Optimus Swine	177.7028
5	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	176.5716
6	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	176.5600
7	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	173.7144
8	One Eyed Pig BBQ	173.1544
9	UNDER THE RADAR	173.1200
10	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	173.1084
11	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	171.9772
12	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	171.9656
13	JL Smokers	170.8344
14	CHUNKY BBQ	170.8344
15	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	170.2628
16	Still Workin' On It	170.2628
17	SWIG-N-PIG	169.6800
18	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	169.6684
19	Speaks For Itself	168.5256
20	SMOKIN SKULLIES	167.9772
21	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	165.0972
22	BLACKOUT BBQ	164.5484
23	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	163.9544
24	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	163.9428
25	Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness	163.4172
26	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	162.8572
27	RGDBBQ	161.6800
28	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	161.6568
29	PIG ON FIRE	161.6456
30	Hoggin It Up	157.6456
31	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	157.0628
32	RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS	148.5372

Master Series — Pork Ribs

32 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2572

#	Team	Score
1	Pappy & Roleys	178.2972
2	JL Smokers	177.7144
3	SMOKIN SKULLIES	174.2628
4	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	174.2628
5	CHUNKY BBQ	173.1200
6	PIG ON FIRE	173.1200
7	SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	173.1084
8	UNDER THE RADAR	172.5600
9	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	171.9888
10	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	170.2744
11	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	169.7144
12	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	169.6916
13	One Eyed Pig BBQ	169.6800
14	DOCTOR CUE NC	169.1544
15	SWIG-N-PIG	169.1084
16	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	168.5372
17	Still Workin' On It	167.9772
18	Speaks For Itself	167.9656
19	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	167.3712
20	Optimus Swine	166.8344
21	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	166.2516
22	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	165.0972
23	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	163.4060
24	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	161.6916
25	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	161.0856
26	Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness	159.9772
27	Hoggin It Up	158.2864
28	HAWLIN BUTTZ BBQ TEAM	156.5260
29	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	155.9200
30	RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS	155.3944
31	RGDBBQ	155.3716
32	BLACKOUT BBQ	131.2916

Turkey Smoke Series — Turkey smoke

24 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0114 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT	178.2972
3	BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	177.1428
4	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	175.4400
5	Optimus Swine	174.2628
6	CHUNKY BBQ	173.1084
7	Bowmans Butt & BBQ	170.8572
8	SMOKING STUDS BBQ	170.3200
9	Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	170.3200
10	BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	170.2856
11	JL Smokers	169.1316
12	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	168.0228
13	HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	168.0000
14	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	167.4056
15	SWIG-N-PIG	167.4056
16	One Eyed Pig BBQ	166.3084
17	Still Workin' On It	166.2628
18	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	166.2284
19	RUB MY BUTT-TICKLE MY RIBS	165.7028
20	Hoggin It Up	165.6800
21	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	163.9312
22	Dollarhide's Smokey Goodness	163.3712
23	DOCTOR CUE NC	157.1084
24	RGDBBQ	154.2512