Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
2023-04-14 – 2023-04-15 · Apex, NC · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $10,800.00
Grand Champion: Mcadoo Heights BBQ (702.2400) · 32 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.0116 points — closer than 97% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 30-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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-15 | 44 | 688.5596 | SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | |
| 2019-06-14 | Apex, NC | 38 | 685.7028 | Smoke Monster BBQ |
| 2021-07-23 | Apex, NC | 30 | 694.2516 | Top Gun Barbecue |
| 2022-07-22 | Apex, NC | 35 | 703.9660 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ |
| 2023-04-14 ← this one | Apex, NC | 32 | 702.2400 | Mcadoo Heights BBQ |
| 2024-04-12 | Apex, NC | 25 | 700.5372 | Optimus Swine |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Non-dessert
10 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bang Azz Wingz & Thingz | |
| 2 | Feelin' Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 4 | Black Iron Smokin' BBQ | |
| 5 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 6 | XU Catering | |
| 7 | JL Smokers | |
| 8 | Blue Ribbon BBQ NC | |
| 9 | FOWL HOGZ | |
| 10 | SMOKE N BREW |
Master Series — Brisket
31 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1142
Master Series — Overall
32 entries · top 702.2400 · median 668.1600
Master Series — Pork
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4000
Master Series — Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2572
Other — Dessert
11 entries · top 172.5828 · median 166.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 3 | JL Smokers | |
| 4 | XU Catering | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 9 | Feelin' Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | Laytons backyard bbq | |
| 11 | Black Iron Smokin' BBQ |
Other — Overall
11 entries · top 172.5828 · median 166.9028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 3 | JL Smokers | |
| 4 | XU Catering | |
| 5 | Optimus Swine | |
| 6 | OFF THE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE | |
| 8 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 9 | Feelin' Swine BBQ | |
| 10 | Laytons backyard bbq | |
| 11 | Black Iron Smokin' BBQ |