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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
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
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
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
Smithfield Firefighters Association Whole Hog Competition
Smithfield
May 2 - 3, 2025
  1. Roy Parker
  2. Richie Fulghum
  3. Phillip Groves
Festival on the Neuse
Kinston, NC
May 2 - 3, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland
  2. Andy Harrison
  3. Jason Baker
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
  1. Dana Peterson
  2. Alan Whitehurst
  3. Ryan Murphy
Murfreesboro Fire Dept PorkFest
Murfreesboro
May 30 - 31, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland
  2. David Murray
  3. Chris Fineran
Wilson Tobs Annual BBQ Festival
Wilson
May 30 - 31, 2025
  1. Billy Narron
  2. Richie Fulghum
  3. Will Woolard
Devin Roebuck BBQ Benefit
Greenville, NC 27834
June 6 - 7, 2025
  1. Matt Jones
  2. Andy Harrison
  3. Jeremy Kennedy
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
          Morehead City Fire Dept.
          Morehead City
          September 12 - 13, 2025
            Relief Lodge 431 Pig Jig
            Benson, NC
            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
                      7th Annual American Legion Whole Hog & Pork Shoulder Cook Off
                      October 17 - 18, 2025
                        Smoke on the Water
                        Washington Waterfront
                        October 17 - 18, 2025
                          BBQ in the Burg
                          Louisburg
                          October 24 - 25, 2025
                            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
                                    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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