Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
2023-05-05 – 2023-05-06 · Kannapolis, NC · 📍 401 Laureate Way · State championship
Reps: ALAN ROTHROCK, DOUG REID · Prize money: $11,250.00
Grand Champion: Redneck Scientific (712.5600) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fergolicious BBQ
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?
Traveled in
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC took the Grand Championship home to VA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: Bushmaster BBQ and FRED VEGAS SMOKERS tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: JL Smokers and CHUNKY BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: CHUNKY BBQ and WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-05 ← this one | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 35 | 712.5600 | Redneck Scientific | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2024-05-03 | Kannapolis, NC | 401 Laureate Way | 45 | 708.5372 | Bowman's Butt & BBQ | CHUNKY BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 176.5600 | 175.4172 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.1428 | 173.1200 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
35 entries · top 712.5600 · median 688.4916
Chicken
35 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.1084
Pork Ribs
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
14 entries · top 357.1428 · median 349.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | Jury's Out | |
| 4 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 5 | LEE LA Q | |
| 6 | T & S BBQ | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | HESSHOGS | |
| 9 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 10 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 12 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 13 | Triple M Que | |
| 14 | Trailer Pork Bros |
Chicken
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jury's Out | |
| 2 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 3 | HESSHOGS | |
| 4 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 5 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 6 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 7 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 8 | T & S BBQ | |
| 9 | LEE LA Q | |
| 10 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 12 | Triple M Que | |
| 13 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 14 | Trailer Pork Bros |
Pork Ribs
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 2 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 3 | LEE LA Q | |
| 4 | T & S BBQ | |
| 5 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 6 | Jury's Out | |
| 7 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 8 | Full Throttle BBQ | |
| 9 | HESSHOGS | |
| 10 | SLATER HOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | Chillin & Grillin | |
| 12 | NO LOOKIN' COOKIN' | |
| 13 | Trailer Pork Bros | |
| 14 | Triple M Que |