Smokin' in the Pines

2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Pinehurst, NC · State championship

Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $15,000.00

Grand Champion: One Eyed Pig BBQ (701.6916) · 24 teams

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One Eyed Pig BBQ

701.6916 · Master Series — Overall

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REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

693.6344 · Master Series — Overall

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OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

691.3832 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

701.6916

Winning margin

8.0572

GC over RC

Field average

676.27

median 681.62

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1544 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

683.3372

what a walk cost here

Field spread

64.0692

winner to last place

Prize money

$15,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

One Eyed Pig BBQ

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.7256 pts — SMOKE N BREW

How hot was the win?

Top 28%

beats 72% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1593

avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests

Top-rated in the field

Smoke Central BBQ

rated 1757 pre-contest

Storylines

🃏 An upset on the books

ONE EYED PIG BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Smoke Central BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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
2023-04-28 ← this one	Pinehurst, NC	24	701.6916	One Eyed Pig BBQ
2024-04-26	Pinehurst, NC	—	—	—
2025-03-28	Carthage, NC	22	697.6688	Wolf's Revenge BBQ

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKIN SKULLIES	178.8572
2	One Eyed Pig BBQ	178.8572
3	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	177.1428
4	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	175.4172
5	FALLOUT BBQ	173.7028
6	Pappy & Roleys	172.5600
7	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	172.5484
8	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	171.9772
9	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	169.6684
10	Smoke Central BBQ	169.1200
11	SWIG-N-PIG	168.5256
12	SMOKE N BREW	168.5256
13	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	168.5256
14	Mad Dog BBQ	167.4172
15	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	167.3828
16	POKE N SMOKE	166.2628
17	Willingham's	166.2400
18	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	165.0972
19	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	165.0856
20	YES, DEAR BBQ	163.9428
21	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	163.3944
22	TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS	162.8800
23	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	154.2056
24	Feelin' Swine BBQ	146.8000

Master Series — Chicken

24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4172

#	Team	Score
1	One Eyed Pig BBQ	177.7144
2	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	177.1428
3	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	176.5600
4	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.5600
5	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	176.5600
6	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	175.4400
7	SMOKIN SKULLIES	175.4056
8	SWIG-N-PIG	174.8572
9	YES, DEAR BBQ	174.8572
10	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	172.5600
11	SMOKE N BREW	172.5600
12	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	171.9772
13	Smoke Central BBQ	170.8572
14	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	170.8344
15	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	169.6800
16	Pappy & Roleys	166.2284
17	POKE N SMOKE	165.0856
18	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	164.5140
19	Willingham's	162.8000
20	Mad Dog BBQ	161.6456
21	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	160.4912
22	TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS	159.9540
23	FALLOUT BBQ	158.2512
24	Feelin' Swine BBQ	158.2172

Master Series — Overall

24 entries · top 701.6916 · median 681.6228

#	Team	Score
1	One Eyed Pig BBQ	701.6916
2	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	693.6344
3	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	691.3832
4	Pappy & Roleys	690.8000
5	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	689.6340
6	SMOKIN SKULLIES	687.3256
7	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	686.7772
8	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	683.8856
9	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	683.3944
10	SWIG-N-PIG	683.3372
11	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	682.1484
12	Smoke Central BBQ	681.6344
13	SMOKE N BREW	681.6112
14	Willingham's	679.9200
15	YES, DEAR BBQ	675.8512
16	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	675.2684
17	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	675.2684
18	FALLOUT BBQ	668.4568
19	Mad Dog BBQ	667.3372
20	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	664.4000
21	POKE N SMOKE	660.4228
22	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	650.0680
23	Feelin' Swine BBQ	638.6972
24	TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS	637.6224

Master Series — Pork

24 entries · top 177.7372 · median 172.8572

#	Team	Score
1	Pappy & Roleys	177.7372
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	177.1544
3	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	176.5716
4	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	176.5600
5	Willingham's	176.0228
6	One Eyed Pig BBQ	176.0000
7	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	174.2628
8	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	174.2628
9	SWIG-N-PIG	174.2628
10	FALLOUT BBQ	173.7144
11	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	173.1772
12	Smoke Central BBQ	173.1316
13	Mad Dog BBQ	172.5828
14	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	172.5600
15	SMOKIN SKULLIES	170.8228
16	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	169.6800
17	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	168.5256
18	Feelin' Swine BBQ	167.4056
19	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	166.8228
20	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	165.0856
21	YES, DEAR BBQ	163.9428
22	SMOKE N BREW	163.9312
23	POKE N SMOKE	160.5028
24	TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS	155.3828

Master Series — Pork Ribs

24 entries · top 176.5944 · median 167.9542

#	Team	Score
1	SMOKE N BREW	176.5944
2	OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	174.8688
3	Willingham's	174.8572
4	Pappy & Roleys	174.2744
5	YES, DEAR BBQ	173.1084
6	MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	171.9772
7	REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	171.9772
8	BAD ROOSTER BBQ	171.9656
9	TWISTED PAIR BBQ	170.2628
10	One Eyed Pig BBQ	169.1200
11	POKE N SMOKE	168.5716
12	Smoke Central BBQ	168.5256
13	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	167.3828
14	Feelin' Swine BBQ	166.2744
15	MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	166.2400
16	Mad Dog BBQ	165.6916
17	SWIG-N-PIG	165.6916
18	HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	164.5256
19	FALLOUT BBQ	162.7884
20	SMOKIN SKULLIES	162.2400
21	ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	161.6572
22	TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS	159.4056
23	FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	159.3600
24	HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	158.2172