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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
    PCA BBQ
    Pantego
    February 21 - 22, 2025
      SAVE THE DATE: Seaboard Lions Cookoff
      February 28 - March 1, 2025
        Jamesville BBQ
        Jamesville
        March 14 - 15, 2025
          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
                Save the Date: Newport
                Newport
                April 4 - 5, 2025
                  Suds & Swine in Laurinburg
                  Laurinburg
                  April 11 - 12, 2025
                    Pig in the Park
                    Downtown Goldsboro
                    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
                            Smithfield Firefighters Association Whole Hog Competition
                            Smithfield
                            May 2 - 3, 2025
                              Festival on the Neuse
                              Kinston, NC
                              May 2 - 3, 2025
                                Save the Date – NC BBQ Hall of Fame/Richard Petty Foundation Cook-Off
                                Trinity, NC
                                May 13 - 14, 2025
                                  King of Q Whole Hog Cookoff
                                  Ayden
                                  May 16 - 17, 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
                                            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
                                                    Morehead City Fire Dept.
                                                    Morehead City
                                                    September 12 - 13, 2025
                                                      Wheels and Wings BBQ
                                                      Washington
                                                      September 26 - 27, 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
                                                              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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