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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
  1. David Murray, Fired Up BBQ
  2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Alex Belanovich, Triple B
Toisnot Fire Dept. Whole Hog BBQ
Elm City
March 28 - 29, 2025
  1. Drew Hill
  2. Mark Woolard
  3. Dana Peterson
Pig on the Perquimans
Hertford
March 28 - 29, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland
  2. Matt Jones
  3. Randall White
Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest
Newport
April 4 - 5, 2025
  1. David Murray
  2. Andy Harrison
  3. David Hoffman
Suds & Swine in Laurinburg
Laurinburg
April 11 - 12, 2025
  1. Billy Narron, Wicked Pig
  2. Kevin Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Kevin Wooten, Picking & Grilling BBQ
Pig in the Park
Downtown Goldsboro
April 11 - 12, 2025
  1. Randall White, Boo's BBQ
  2. Jason Waters, Kountry Katering Grilling Team
  3. Ryan Murphy, Ring of Fire BBQ
Triangle Fire Dept
Alliance
April 19, 2025
  1. Dana Peterson
  2. David Murray
  3. Constance Lillie
40th Annual Pig Skin PigOut Sponsored by Piggly Wiggly
Greenville, NC
April 25 - 26, 2025
  1. Ryan Murphy, Ring of Fire BBQ
  2. Paul Gainey, It's Que-Time BBQ
  3. Matt Jones, Cuein' Up With the Jones'
BBQ on the Bluff
Fair Bluff
April 25 - 26, 2025
  1. Kevin Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Tim Carroll, Ziggy's Piggy
Festival on the Neuse
Kinston, NC
May 2 - 3, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland, Pocosin Boys
  2. Andy Harrison, Mr. Curley's Que Crew
  3. Chris Fineran, Beach Boys BBQ,
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
    1. Brittany Thompson, JJ'S BBQ
    2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
    3. Chris Fineran, Beach Boys BBQ
    Whole Hog Barbecue State Championship
    Raleigh, NC
    May 16 - 17, 2025
    1. Kevin Peterson
    2. Andy Harrison
    3. Travis Stafford
    St. Jude Children’s Hospital BBQ
    Bath
    May 23 - 24, 2025
    1. Chris Fineran
    2. Kenneth Clark
    3. Ronnie Allen
    Macedonia Children’s BBQ Benefit
    Williamston
    May 30 - 31, 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
                Labor Day Grillin & Chillin at Patterson Farms
                Bunn, NC 27508
                August 29 - 30, 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
                        Morehead City Fire Dept.
                        Morehead City
                        September 12 - 13, 2025
                          43rd Annual Hillsborough Hog Day
                          Hillsborough, NC
                          September 12 - 13, 2025
                            Charlotte Baker Memorial Whole Hog Cookoff
                            Pink Hill, NC 28572
                            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
                                  Save the Date: 7th Annual American Legion Whole Hog & Pork Shoulder Cook Off
                                  October 17 - 18, 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
                                        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
                                                  HOG Fest on The Lake
                                                  Denver, NC 28037
                                                  November 14 - 15, 2025
                                                    Bill Gray Memorial Whole Hog Cook-Off
                                                    Deep Run
                                                    December 12 - 13, 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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                                                                  2023

                                                                  Event
                                                                  Location
                                                                  Date
                                                                  Results
                                                                  Riley’s BBQ Festival
                                                                  LaGrange
                                                                  January 13 - 14, 2023
                                                                  1. Matt Jones
                                                                  2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                  3. Daniel Jones
                                                                  2022 State Championship (New Date!)
                                                                  Kinston
                                                                  February 10 - 11, 2023
                                                                  1. Chris Fineran
                                                                  2. Andy Harrison
                                                                  3. Wesley Bowers
                                                                  PCA BBQ
                                                                  Pantego
                                                                  February 17 - 18, 2023
                                                                  1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                  2. Billy John Narron
                                                                  3. Shayna Bowers
                                                                  Blue Brew and Que Festival
                                                                  Kenansville
                                                                  March 24 - 25, 2023
                                                                  1. Mark Copeland
                                                                  2. Chris Fineran
                                                                  3. Dana Peterson
                                                                  Post 6 Whole Hog Classic Cook-off
                                                                  Chapel Hill
                                                                  March 31 - April 1, 2023
                                                                  1. Kenneth Clark
                                                                  2. Daniel Jones
                                                                  3. Lee Johnson
                                                                  Newport Pig Cookin’
                                                                  Newport
                                                                  March 31 - April 1, 2023
                                                                  1. Chris Fineran
                                                                  2. Brook South
                                                                  3. Andy Harrison
                                                                  4. Billy Narron
                                                                  Suds & Swine
                                                                  Laurinburg
                                                                  April 14 - 15, 2023
                                                                  1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                  2. David Murray
                                                                  3. Mark Copeland
                                                                  Triangle BBQ
                                                                  Alliance
                                                                  April 21 - 22, 2023
                                                                  1. Mark Copeland
                                                                  2. Randall White
                                                                  3. Mark Woolard
                                                                  Bayboro Fire Dept BBQ
                                                                  April 28 - 29, 2023
                                                                    Pig on the Perquimans
                                                                    Hertford
                                                                    April 28 - 29, 2023
                                                                    1. Randall White
                                                                    2. Mark Copeland
                                                                    3. Rayman Vallas
                                                                    BBQ on the Bluff
                                                                    Fair Bluff
                                                                    April 28 - 29, 2023
                                                                    1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    2. Chris Fineran
                                                                    3. Dana Peterson
                                                                    BBQ Fest on the Neuse
                                                                    Kinston
                                                                    May 5 - 6, 2023
                                                                    1. Billy Narron
                                                                    2. Andy Harrison
                                                                    3. Mark Woolard
                                                                    4. David Grandy
                                                                    5. Chris Fineran
                                                                    Pig in the Park
                                                                    Goldsboro
                                                                    May 12 - 13, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Finerin
                                                                    2. Billy Narron
                                                                    3. Daniel Jones
                                                                    Newport Viking BBQ Brawl
                                                                    Newport
                                                                    May 19 - 20, 2023
                                                                    1. Mike Hall
                                                                    2. JR Garner
                                                                    3. Brooke South
                                                                    Rivertown Smoke Show II
                                                                    Columbia
                                                                    May 19 - 20, 2023
                                                                    1. Mark Copeland
                                                                    2. Mark Copeland
                                                                    3. Kevin Wooten
                                                                    Smokin’ on the Point
                                                                    Bath
                                                                    May 26 - 27, 2023
                                                                    1. Mark Copeland
                                                                    2. David Grandy
                                                                    3. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    Wilson Tobs Beer & BBQ Festival
                                                                    Wilson
                                                                    June 3, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Fineran
                                                                    2. Hayden Murphy
                                                                    3. Richie Fulghum
                                                                    Springhill Outfitters Pig Fest
                                                                    Selma
                                                                    June 9 - 10, 2023
                                                                    1. Dana Peterson
                                                                    2. Chris Fineran
                                                                    3. Billy Narron
                                                                    NC Blueberry Festival’s Whole-Hog BBQ Cookoff
                                                                    Burgaw
                                                                    June 16, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Fineran
                                                                    2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    3. Kevin Wooten
                                                                    Pantego Fire BBQ
                                                                    Pantego
                                                                    June 30 - July 1, 2023
                                                                    1. Mark Copeland
                                                                    2. Chris Fineran
                                                                    3. Travis Stafford
                                                                    Labor Day Grillin and Chillin at Patterson Farms
                                                                    Bunn
                                                                    September 1 - 2, 2023
                                                                    1. Andy Harrison
                                                                    2. Mark Copeland
                                                                    3. Randall White
                                                                    Onslow County Shrine Club Pig Cook Off
                                                                    Jacksonville, NC
                                                                    September 8 - 9, 2023
                                                                    1. David Wichtl
                                                                    2. Richard Fulghum
                                                                    3. Michael Hall
                                                                    Benson Masonic Lodge Pig Jig
                                                                    Benson
                                                                    September 8 - 9, 2023
                                                                    1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    2. Chris Fineran
                                                                    3. Daniel Jones
                                                                    Hillsborough Hog Day
                                                                    Hillsborough
                                                                    September 15 - 16, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Fineran
                                                                    2. Andy Harrison
                                                                    3. Raymond Miles (tie)
                                                                    4. Randall White (tie)
                                                                    Antioch Fire Department Annual BBQ Cook Off
                                                                    Middlesex
                                                                    September 22 - 23, 2023
                                                                    1. Billy Narron
                                                                    2. Chris Fineran
                                                                    3. Kenneth Clark
                                                                    1st Annual Belhaven Trout Tournament and ‘Que
                                                                    Belhaven
                                                                    September 29 - 30, 2023
                                                                    1. Shayna Bowers
                                                                    2. Mark Copeland
                                                                    3. Randall White
                                                                    Charlotte Baker Memorial Pig Cookoff
                                                                    Pink Hill
                                                                    September 29 - 30, 2023
                                                                    1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    2. Chris Turner
                                                                    3. John Kearney
                                                                    Smokin Bacon at Knightdale Station
                                                                    Knightdale
                                                                    October 6 - 7, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Fineran
                                                                    2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    3. Mark Copeland
                                                                    Smoke on the Water
                                                                    Washington
                                                                    October 20 - 21, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Fineran
                                                                    2. Mark Copeland
                                                                    3. Wesley Bowers
                                                                    5th Annual American Legion Whole Hog & Pork Shoulder Cook Off
                                                                    Fuquay-Varina NC
                                                                    October 20 - 21, 2023
                                                                    1. Joe Johnson
                                                                    2. Bradley Stroup
                                                                    3. Scott Johnson
                                                                    Vander Pig Cookoff
                                                                    Vander
                                                                    October 20 - 21, 2023
                                                                    1. Roy Parker
                                                                    2. Dru McDaniel
                                                                    3. Mike Carter
                                                                    Squealin’ on the Square
                                                                    Clayton
                                                                    October 27 - 28, 2023
                                                                    1. David Murray
                                                                    2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    3. Andy Harrison
                                                                    Pigs in the Grove Veteran’s Day Cook-off
                                                                    Benson
                                                                    November 3 - 4, 2023
                                                                    1. Chris Fineran
                                                                    2. Kevin Peterson
                                                                    3. Mark Copeland
                                                                    Crystal Coast Car Show and Pig Cook Off
                                                                    Cape Carteret
                                                                    November 3 - 4, 2023
                                                                      Elizabethtown Pork & Beats Festival
                                                                      Elizabethtown
                                                                      November 3 - 4, 2023
                                                                        Pickles, Pigs & Swigs
                                                                        Mount Olive
                                                                        November 10 - 11, 2023
                                                                        1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                        2. Dana Peterson
                                                                        3. Timmy Turner
                                                                        Smoke on the Southside
                                                                        Chocowinity
                                                                        November 10 - 11, 2023
                                                                        1. Glenn Davis
                                                                        2. Shayna Bowers
                                                                        3. Brooke South
                                                                        STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
                                                                        Kinston
                                                                        November 17 - 18, 2023
                                                                        1. Mark Copeland
                                                                        2. Chris Fineran
                                                                        3. Matt Jones
                                                                        Bill Gray Memorial Whole Hog Cook-off
                                                                        Deep Run
                                                                        December 8 - 9, 2023
                                                                        1. Kevin Peterson
                                                                        2. Kenneth Clark
                                                                        3. Jason Baker

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