Nov 4–5, 2022 · Powells Point, NC · 📍 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd · State championship
Reps: Alex Jr Brown, Bill Jones
Optimus Swine won Grand Champion at the Currituck Bulls & BBQ on November 4, 2022 in Powells Point, NC at 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd, scoring 699.3828 in a field of 22 teams. MUTTLEY CREW BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0628. Category winners: Chicken — WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Buckshot's BBQ (178.8572); Pork — UNCLE PIG'S BARBEQUE PIT (177.7028); Brisket — MUTTLEY CREW BBQ (180.0000). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by REDNECK SCIENTIFIC.
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.
Optimus Swine won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.0460 points.
Stronger than 92% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1634 power rating going in — stronger than 92% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 4–5: MUTTLEY CREW BBQ and OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: SMOKECRAFT - MD and TRAILER PARK BBQ tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: TWISTED PAIR BBQ and smokey anderson bbq tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Buckshot's BBQ turned in 178.8572 in pork ribs — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHUNKY BBQ (won 2020).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2020 | 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 ← this one | Powells Point, NC | 184 Milburn Sawyer Rd | 22 | 699.3828 | OPTIMUS SWINE 757 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 170.8572 |
22 entries · top 699.3828 · median 679.3772
22 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
22 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
22 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8400
22 entries · top 180 · median 169.9886 · 🔥 perfect 180