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2025

Event
Location
Date
Results
Franklin County Partnering for the People
Bunn
January 24 - 25, 2025
  1. Billy John Narron, Wicked Pig
  2. Evan Rose, Squeal Team Six
  3. Randall White, Boo's BBQ
2025 Barbecue Summit
Kinston, NC
February 1, 2025
  1. Backyard Bubba, Wicked Pig, Mr. Curley's Que Crew, Broadslab bbq
PCA BBQ
Pantego
February 21 - 22, 2025
  1. Kevin Peterson
  2. Mark Woolard
  3. Randall White
Jamesville BBQ
Jamesville
March 14 - 15, 2025
  1. Constance Lillie
  2. Mark Copeland
  3. Ryan Murphy
Magnolia Fire Department First Annual Whole Hog Barbecue
Magnolia
March 21 - 22, 2025
    Toisnot Fire Dept. Whole Hog BBQ
    Elm City
    March 28 - 29, 2025
      Pig on the Perquimans
      Hertford
      March 28 - 29, 2025
        Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest
        Newport
        April 4 - 5, 2025
          Pig in the Park
          Downtown Goldsboro
          April 11 - 12, 2025
            Suds & Swine in Laurinburg
            Laurinburg
            April 11 - 12, 2025
              Triangle Fire Dept
              Alliance
              April 19, 2025
                BBQ on the Bluff
                Fair Bluff
                April 25 - 26, 2025
                  40th Annual Pig Skin PigOut Sponsored by Piggly Wiggly
                  Greenville, NC
                  April 25 - 26, 2025
                    Festival on the Neuse
                    Kinston, NC
                    May 2 - 3, 2025
                      Smithfield Firefighters Association Whole Hog Competition
                      Smithfield
                      May 2 - 3, 2025
                        NC BBQ Hall of Fame/Richard Petty Foundation Cook-Off
                        Trinity, NC
                        May 13 - 14, 2025
                          Whole Hog Barbecue State Championship
                          Raleigh, NC
                          May 16 - 17, 2025
                            St. Jude Children’s Hospital BBQ
                            Bath
                            May 23 - 24, 2025
                              Murfreesboro Fire Dept PorkFest
                              Murfreesboro
                              May 30 - 31, 2025
                                Wilson Tobs Annual BBQ Festival
                                Wilson
                                May 31, 2025
                                  Devin Roebuck BBQ Benefit
                                  Greenville, NC 27834
                                  June 6 - 7, 2025
                                    NC Blueberry Festival Whole Hog Cookoff
                                    Burgaw
                                    June 20 - 21, 2025
                                      2nd Annual SJF Battle on the Bay
                                      Cedar Island
                                      August 8 - 9, 2025
                                        ROAR Cook Off
                                        Red Oak
                                        September 5 - 6, 2025
                                          Mountain State Fair Cookoff
                                          Fletcher
                                          September 6, 2025
                                            Relief Lodge 431 Pig Jig
                                            Benson, NC
                                            September 12 - 13, 2025
                                              43rd Annual Hillsborough Hog Day
                                              Hillsborough, NC
                                              September 12 - 13, 2025
                                                Morehead City Fire Dept.
                                                Morehead City
                                                September 12 - 13, 2025
                                                  Charlotte Baker Memorial Whole Hog Cookoff
                                                  Pink Hill, NC 28572
                                                  September 26 - 27, 2025
                                                    Wheels and Wings BBQ
                                                    Washington
                                                    September 26 - 27, 2025
                                                      Antioch Fire Department Annual BBQ Cookoff
                                                      Middlesex , NC 27557
                                                      September 27 - 28, 2025
                                                        Cherryanne’s Wish
                                                        Washington, NC
                                                        October 3 - 4, 2025
                                                          20th Annual Vander Pig Cook-Off
                                                          128 Rockhill Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312
                                                          October 17 - 18, 2025
                                                            Save the Date: Smoke on the Water
                                                            October 17 - 18, 2025
                                                              Save the Date: 7th Annual American Legion Whole Hog & Pork Shoulder Cook Off
                                                              October 17 - 18, 2025
                                                                BBQ in the Burg
                                                                Louisburg
                                                                October 24 - 25, 2025
                                                                  Save the Date: Pigs in the Grove
                                                                  Benson
                                                                  October 31 - November 1, 2025
                                                                    Smoke on the Southside
                                                                    Chocowinity, NC
                                                                    November 7 - 8, 2025
                                                                      Pickles, Pigs & Swigs
                                                                      Mount Olive
                                                                      November 7 - 8, 2025
                                                                        Save the Date: Reelsboro Fire Dept. BBQ
                                                                        November 14 - 15, 2025

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                                                                          2024

                                                                          Event
                                                                          Location
                                                                          Date
                                                                          Results
                                                                          Franklin County Partnering for the People
                                                                          Bunn
                                                                          February 2 - 3, 2024
                                                                          1. Randall White
                                                                          2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          3. Dana Peterson
                                                                          Barbecue Summit & Cookoff
                                                                          Kinston
                                                                          February 9 - 10, 2024
                                                                          1. Mark Copeland
                                                                          2. Matt Jones
                                                                          3. John Moody
                                                                          PCA BBQ
                                                                          Pantego
                                                                          February 16 - 17, 2024
                                                                          1. Glenn Davis
                                                                          2. Randall White
                                                                          3. Chris Fineran
                                                                          Whole Hog Classic
                                                                          Raleigh
                                                                          March 1 - 2, 2024
                                                                          1. Wesley Bowers
                                                                          2. Dana Peterson
                                                                          3. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          Seaboard Lions Whole Hog Cookoff
                                                                          Seaboard
                                                                          March 1 - 2, 2024
                                                                          1. John Kearney
                                                                          2. Mark Copeland
                                                                          3. Andy Harrison
                                                                          Franklin County Partnering for People II
                                                                          Bunn
                                                                          March 22 - 23, 2024
                                                                          1. David Murray
                                                                          2. Randall White
                                                                          3. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          Newport Pig Cooking Contest
                                                                          Newport
                                                                          April 5 - 6, 2024
                                                                          1. Dana Peterson
                                                                          2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          3. Mark Copeland
                                                                          Suds & Swine in Laurinburg
                                                                          Laurinburg
                                                                          April 12 - 13, 2024
                                                                          1. Dana Peterson
                                                                          2. Chris Fineran
                                                                          3. David Murray
                                                                          Pig in the Park
                                                                          Goldsboro
                                                                          April 12 - 13, 2024
                                                                          1. Travis Stafford
                                                                          2. Joey Combs
                                                                          3. David Gordon
                                                                          39th Annual ECU Pig Skin Pigout
                                                                          Greenville
                                                                          April 12 - 13, 2024
                                                                          1. Matt Jones
                                                                          2. Paul Gainey
                                                                          3. Mark Woolard
                                                                          American Legion Post 6 Whole Hog and Shoulder Cookoff
                                                                          Chapel Hill
                                                                          April 12 - 13, 2024
                                                                          1. Lonny Kylander
                                                                          2. Lee Johnson
                                                                          3. Matt Attaway
                                                                          Triangle BBQ
                                                                          Alliance
                                                                          April 19 - 20, 2024
                                                                          1. David Murray
                                                                          2. Andy Harrison
                                                                          3. Mark Copeland
                                                                          Pig on the Perquimans
                                                                          Hertford
                                                                          April 26 - 27, 2024
                                                                          1. Randall White
                                                                          2. Mark Copeland
                                                                          3. Mark Copeland
                                                                          BBQ on the Bluff
                                                                          Fair Bluff
                                                                          April 26 - 27, 2024
                                                                          1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          2. Chris Fineran
                                                                          3. Dana Peterson
                                                                          BBQ Festival on the Neuse
                                                                          Kinston
                                                                          May 3 - 4, 2024
                                                                          1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          2. Matt Jones
                                                                          3. Mark Copeland/Billy Perry
                                                                          Kings of Q Whole Hog Cookoff
                                                                          Ayden
                                                                          May 17 - 18, 2024
                                                                          1. Billy Narron
                                                                          2. Mark Copeland / Billy Perry
                                                                          3. Matt Jones
                                                                          Heather Brook Benefit
                                                                          Bath
                                                                          May 24 - 25, 2024
                                                                          1. Chris Fineran
                                                                          2. Mark Copeland
                                                                          3. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          Murfreesboro Fire Dept. PorkFest
                                                                          Murfreesboro
                                                                          May 31 - June 1, 2024
                                                                          1. Chris Fineran
                                                                          2. Mark Copeland
                                                                          3. Ernest Twisdale
                                                                          Wilson Tobs Annual BBQ Festival
                                                                          Wilson
                                                                          June 1, 2024
                                                                          1. DJ Stox
                                                                          2. John Moody
                                                                          3. Tim Carroll
                                                                          NC Blueberry Festival Whole-Hog BBQ Cook-Off
                                                                          Burgaw
                                                                          June 14 - 15, 2024
                                                                          1. Chris Fineran
                                                                          2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          3. Glenn Davis
                                                                          Beaufort Fireman’s Pig Pickin
                                                                          Beaufort
                                                                          June 28 - 29, 2024
                                                                          1. Mark Woolard
                                                                          2. Brooke South
                                                                          3. Mark Copeland
                                                                          Clayton Clovers Beer & BBQ Festival
                                                                          Clayton
                                                                          June 29, 2024
                                                                          1. Randall White
                                                                          2. Kenneth Clark
                                                                          3. Chris Fineran
                                                                          SJF BBQ Battle on the Bay
                                                                          Cedar Island
                                                                          August 9 - 10, 2024
                                                                          1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          2. Brooke South
                                                                          3. Daniel Jones
                                                                          Grillin’ & Chillin’ on Patterson Farm
                                                                          Bunn
                                                                          August 30 - 31, 2024
                                                                          1. Andy Harrison
                                                                          2. Matt Jones
                                                                          3. Chris Fineran
                                                                          ROAR Cook Off
                                                                          Rocky Mount
                                                                          September 6 - 7, 2024
                                                                          1. Mark Woolard
                                                                          2. Mark Copeland (tie for 2nd)
                                                                          3. Randall White (tie for 2nd))
                                                                          Mountain State Fair Cookoff
                                                                          Fletcher
                                                                          September 7, 2024
                                                                          1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          2. Kevin Wooten
                                                                          3. Chris Fineran
                                                                          Relief Lodge Annual Pig Jig
                                                                          Benson
                                                                          September 13 - 14, 2024
                                                                          1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                          2. Dana Peterson
                                                                          3. Chris Fineran
                                                                          Morehead City Fire BBQ
                                                                          Morehead City
                                                                          September 13 - 14, 2024
                                                                          1. Brooke South
                                                                          2. Daniel Jones
                                                                          3. Mark Copeland
                                                                          Hillsborough Hog Day
                                                                          Hillsborough
                                                                          September 13 - 14, 2024
                                                                            Onslow County Shrine Annual BBQ – CANCELLED
                                                                            Jacksonville
                                                                            September 13 - 14, 2024
                                                                              Antioch Fire Department Annual BBQ Cookoff
                                                                              Middlesex
                                                                              September 21 - 22, 2024
                                                                              1. Andy Harrison
                                                                              2. Kevin Wooten
                                                                              3. David Murray
                                                                              Charlotte Baker Memorial Pig Cookoff
                                                                              Pink Hill
                                                                              September 27 - 28, 2024
                                                                              1. Chris Turner
                                                                              2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                              3. Daniel Jones
                                                                              Coastal Pig Out BBQ Festival – NON-Sanctioned
                                                                              Jacksonville
                                                                              September 27 - 28, 2024
                                                                                Cherryanne’s Wish Whole Hog Barbecue
                                                                                Washington
                                                                                October 4 - 5, 2024
                                                                                1. David Murray
                                                                                2. Daniel Jones
                                                                                3. Mark Copeland
                                                                                CANCELLED! – Smokin’ Bacon at Knightdale Station
                                                                                Knightdale
                                                                                October 4 - 5, 2024
                                                                                  19th Annual Vander Pig Cook-Off
                                                                                  Fayetteville
                                                                                  October 18 - 19, 2024
                                                                                  1. Kevin Wooten
                                                                                  2. Roy Parker
                                                                                  3. John Kearney
                                                                                  STATE CHAMPIONSHIP – FULL
                                                                                  Washington
                                                                                  October 18 - 19, 2024
                                                                                  1. Travis Stafford
                                                                                  2. Andy Harrison
                                                                                  3. Mark Copeland
                                                                                  6th Annual American Legion Whole Hog & Pork Shoulder Cook Off
                                                                                  Fuquay-Varina
                                                                                  October 18 - 19, 2024
                                                                                  1. Joe Johnson
                                                                                  2. Lee Johnson
                                                                                  3. Donnie Pierce
                                                                                  Smoke on the Water
                                                                                  Washington
                                                                                  October 18 - 19, 2024
                                                                                    BBQ in the Burg
                                                                                    Louisburg
                                                                                    October 25 - 26, 2024
                                                                                    1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                                    2. Mark Copeland
                                                                                    3. Andy Harrison
                                                                                    Pigs in the Grove Veteran’s Day Cookoff
                                                                                    Benson
                                                                                    November 1 - 2, 2024
                                                                                    1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                                    2. Kevin Wooten
                                                                                    3. David Murray
                                                                                    CANCELED: Crystal Coast Car Show and Pig Cook off
                                                                                    Cape Carteret
                                                                                    November 2, 2024
                                                                                      Pickles, Pigs & Swigs
                                                                                      Mount Olive
                                                                                      November 8 - 9, 2024
                                                                                      1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                                      2. David Murray
                                                                                      3. Timothy Turner
                                                                                      Smoke on the Southside
                                                                                      Chocowinity
                                                                                      November 8 - 9, 2024
                                                                                      1. Billy John Narron
                                                                                      2. Mark Copeland
                                                                                      3. Wesley Bowers
                                                                                      Reelsboro Fire Dept. BBQ
                                                                                      Reelsboro
                                                                                      November 15 - 16, 2024
                                                                                      1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                                      2. David Murray
                                                                                      3. Mark Copeland
                                                                                      Bill Gray Memorial Whole Hog Cook-Off
                                                                                      Deep Run
                                                                                      December 13 - 14, 2024
                                                                                      1. Travis Stafford
                                                                                      2. Daniel Jones
                                                                                      3. John Kearney

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