Smokin' in the Pines
2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Pinehurst, NC · 📍 Pinehurst, NC 28374 · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: One Eyed Pig BBQ (701.6916) · 24 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
Entries
24
4 judged meats
Top score
701.6916
Winning margin
8.0572
GC over RC
Field average
676.27
median 681.62
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1544 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3372
10th place overall
Field spread
64.0692
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
50%
of the 24 teams with a home region came from outside NC
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.51 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1592
avg power rating going in · stronger than 87% of contests
Storylines
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: TWISTED PAIR BBQ and REDNECK SCIENTIFIC tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: REDNECK SCIENTIFIC and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: SWIG-N-PIG and YES, DEAR BBQ tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 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)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-28 ← this one | Pinehurst, NC | Pinehurst, NC 28374 | 24 | 701.6916 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC |
| 2024-04-26 | Pinehurst, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Carthage, NC | 7825 Aviation Drive | 22 | 697.6688 | Wolf's Revenge BBQ | SMOKIN SKULLIES |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5944 | 173.1084 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 177.7372 | 176.0228 | 173.7144 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 173.7028 | 169.1200 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
24 entries · top 701.6916 · median 681.6228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 5 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 7 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 8 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 9 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 10 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 11 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 14 | Willingham's | |
| 15 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 16 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 17 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 18 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 19 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 21 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 22 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 23 | Feelin' Swine BBQ | |
| 24 | TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS |
Chicken
24 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 2 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 3 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 4 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 5 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 6 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 8 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 9 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 11 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 12 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 13 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 14 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 15 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 16 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 17 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 18 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | Willingham's | |
| 20 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 21 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS | |
| 23 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 24 | Feelin' Swine BBQ |
Pork Ribs
24 entries · top 176.5944 · median 167.9542
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | Willingham's | |
| 4 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 5 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 6 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 7 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 8 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 9 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 10 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 11 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 14 | Feelin' Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 16 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 18 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 19 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 21 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 22 | TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS | |
| 23 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 24 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS |
Pork
24 entries · top 177.7372 · median 172.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 2 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 3 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 4 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 5 | Willingham's | |
| 6 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 7 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 8 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 10 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 11 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 13 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 16 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 17 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 18 | Feelin' Swine BBQ | |
| 19 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 20 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 21 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 22 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 23 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 24 | TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS |
Brisket
24 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN SKULLIES | |
| 2 | One Eyed Pig BBQ | |
| 3 | MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | |
| 4 | ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FALLOUT BBQ | |
| 6 | Pappy & Roleys | |
| 7 | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | |
| 8 | MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | |
| 9 | FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Smoke Central BBQ | |
| 11 | SWIG-N-PIG | |
| 12 | SMOKE N BREW | |
| 13 | REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | |
| 14 | Mad Dog BBQ | |
| 15 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 16 | POKE N SMOKE | |
| 17 | Willingham's | |
| 18 | HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | |
| 19 | BAD ROOSTER BBQ | |
| 20 | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
| 21 | TWISTED PAIR BBQ | |
| 22 | TOBACCO ROAD PITMASTERS | |
| 23 | HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Feelin' Swine BBQ |