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KCBS in North Carolina NC
202 tracked contests over 13.6 years,
1,427 teams on the scoresheets — the 11th busiest of 94 regions on file.
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At a glance
Contests 202
175 scored · 1 upcoming
This season 5
contests in 2026 · 92 teams competing
Teams competed 1,427
distinct teams on record
Typical field 38
teams · biggest 97
Avg winning score 696.31
Master · of 720 · best 712.56
Avg category score 164.55
across 26,848 meat entries
Perfect 180s 154 🔥
5.7 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions 188
titles handed out here
State championships 74 🏅
on the calendar
Towns 45
99 venues · 100 recurring contests
Seasons on record 14
2013 – 2026
Published purses $681,145
across 67 contests that listed one
Cancelled 22
not counted as contests held
How North Carolina stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is North Carolina's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.
Contests held
202
#11 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
1,427
#11 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
5
#23 of 75
▲ median 2.5
Field depth
38 teams
#6 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
696.31
#18 of 52
▲ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
164.55
#28 of 45
▲ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
5.7 /1k
#23 of 45
= median 5.7 /1k
Growth (last three completed seasons against the three before)
3%
#19 of 30
▼ median 9.5%
State championships
74
#6 of 51
▲ median 5
In the record book (1 in the KCBS record book)
Where this state or province stands in the all-time KCBS record book, against every other one on file.
Regions like this one
Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.
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Season by season
Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.
Contests per season (up to 2026)
When they cook (month of year)
Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)
What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)
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How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)
A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /1k
Chicken
165.94
+0.78
6,804
58
8.5
Pork Ribs
164.03
+0.41
6,797
24
3.5
Pork
164.92
+0.62
6,647
28
4.2
Brisket
163.29
+1.06
6,600
44
6.7
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
The regulars (most contests cooked in North Carolina)
Team Contests GCs Last
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 130 9 Sep 18, 2026
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 105 19 Oct 24, 2025
SMOKIN SKULLIES 96 5 Sep 18, 2026
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 86 9 May 1, 2026
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 80 4 Sep 27, 2019
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 75 — Sep 18, 2026
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 74 5 Sep 18, 2026
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 68 5 Sep 27, 2019
SMOKE THIS 66 2 Oct 13, 2023
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 64 — May 1, 2026
PICKIN' PORKERS 63 2 Oct 18, 2019
WHO CARES BBQ 61 2 May 6, 2023
Highest scores in North Carolina (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
712.5600 REDNECK SCIENTIFIC
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 May 5, 2023
710.8344 Fergolicious BBQ
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 May 5, 2023
710.2972 BRICKHEAD BBQ
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Jun 10, 2016
710.2628 Casual Smokers SC
Mission Farms King of the Farm Feb 23, 2024
709.6800 Under the Radar
Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Oct 13, 2023
709.1200 WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ
Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Oct 16, 2015
708.5604 MUTTLEY CREW BBQ
Mission Farm's King of the Farm Feb 24, 2023
708.5488 MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ
Bear-B-Q May 1, 2026
708.5372 Bowmans Butt & BBQ
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 May 3, 2024
707.4176 Rogue Hog BBQ
Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Oct 30, 2021
Most GCs in North Carolina
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
Jiggy with the Piggy (Day 2) 7 76 May 3, 2025
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 7 38 May 17, 2024
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 7 56 Nov 6, 2021
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 7 51 Aug 9, 2019
Certified BBQ Judging Class 7 — Apr 1, 2017
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 6 36 Sep 18, 2026
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 6 44 Apr 12, 2024
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 6 72 Sep 20, 2019
Pigs & Pedals 6 48 Aug 2, 2019
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 5 50 Oct 13, 2023
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 5 45 Sep 27, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 5 30 Aug 18, 2017
Where it happens (towns in North Carolina)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Kannapolis 12 10 56 May 4, 2024
Apex 12 11 39 Apr 12, 2024
Rocky Mount 11 11 39 Oct 24, 2025
Cary 11 5 — Apr 7, 2018
Waxhaw 10 9 26 Oct 14, 2023
Lexington 9 6 55 Apr 26, 2019
Powells Point 8 8 22 Nov 8, 2024
Shelby 8 6 48 Oct 29, 2022
Asheboro 8 7 38 Jul 16, 2021
Lenoir 7 6 32 Oct 23, 2026
Ayden 7 7 31 May 17, 2024
Franklin 7 7 36 May 7, 2021
Reps who work North Carolina
Rep Contests Last
Alan Rothrock 63 Oct 23, 2026
Doug Reid 60 Oct 23, 2026
Bill Jones 11 Oct 31, 2025
Alex Jr Brown 7 Oct 31, 2025
Debby Harwell 6 Sep 18, 2020
Don Harwell 6 Sep 18, 2020
Bryan Stewart 5 Feb 27, 2026
Noel Kay 5 Feb 27, 2026
Julie Cook 4 Oct 13, 2023
Rusty Cook 4 Oct 13, 2023
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand champion
Foothills Smoke-Off Challenge Oct 23, 2026
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Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Sep 18, 2026
29
ALPINE SMOKE WORKS
Battle of the Blue Ridge Aug 7, 2026
41
Fred Vegas Smokers
Bear-B-Q May 1, 2026
26
Mcadoo Heights BBQ
Mission Farms - King of the Farm Feb 27, 2026
33
Rooters-N-Tooters TN
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Oct 24, 2025
45
Smoke Central
Fire in the Foothills Sep 26, 2025
25
Maya Jane BBQ
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Sep 19, 2025
36
Smokin Skullies
Smokin' in the Pines Mar 28, 2025
22
Wolf's Revenge BBQ
Mission Farms - King of the Farm Feb 28, 2025
26
Fred Vegas Smokers
Coming up in North Carolina
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Where else these teams cook
Of the 1,309 teams with a recorded finish in North Carolina, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
On the map (every mapped contest in North Carolina — tap a pin)
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