Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
2023-09-01 – 2023-09-02 · King, NC · 📍 446 South Main St · State championship
Prize money: $5,250.00
Grand Champion: Rooters-N-Tooters (700.5028) · 21 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 One Eyed Pig BBQ
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Rooters-N-Tooters took the Grand Championship home to TN.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: SMOKECRAFT - MD and MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 6–7: SMOKE SHOW MAFIA and Menke Boys BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ and UNDER THE RADAR tied on 170.8344 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1610 power rating going in — stronger than 94% of every contest tracked.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 ← this one | King, NC | 446 South Main St | 21 | 700.5028 | Rooters-N-Tooters | One Eyed Pig BBQ |
| 2024-08-30 | King, NC | 446 South Main St | 28 | 701.1088 | Swig-N-Pig | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 170.8228 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 174.2744 | 170.8344 | 168.5372 |
| Master Series — Pork | 175.4172 | 172.5484 | 168.5256 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.8456 | 168.5372 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 178.8572 | 165.7028 | 157.0856 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 163.4060 | 152.5028 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
21 entries · top 700.5028 · median 674.7428
Chicken
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
21 entries · top 174.2744 · median 167.3712
Pork
21 entries · top 175.4172 · median 168.5256
Brisket
21 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 345.0856 · median 322.7544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 3 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 4 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 5 | Kooky Kampers Barbecue | |
| 6 | Meadow Cr BBQ | |
| 7 | 3 Brothers BBQ | |
| 8 | Shep's BBQ | |
| 9 | Midlife BBQ | |
| 10 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 11 | Que N Cue |
Chicken
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | Kooky Kampers Barbecue | |
| 5 | Que N Cue | |
| 6 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 7 | Midlife BBQ | |
| 8 | Meadow Cr BBQ | |
| 9 | 3 Brothers BBQ | |
| 10 | Shep's BBQ | |
| 11 | Dogpatch Q |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 171.9772 · median 162.8116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | |
| 2 | POOR BOYS BBQ | |
| 3 | RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 4 | 3 Brothers BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | |
| 6 | Meadow Cr BBQ | |
| 7 | Shep's BBQ | |
| 8 | Dogpatch Q | |
| 9 | Kooky Kampers Barbecue | |
| 10 | Midlife BBQ | |
| 11 | Que N Cue |