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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
    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. Beach Boys BBQ, Chris Fineran
    Smithfield Firefighters Association Whole Hog Competition
    Smithfield
    May 2 - 3, 2025
      NC BBQ Hall of Fame/Richard Petty Foundation Cook-Off
      Trinity, NC
      May 13 - 14, 2025
        Whole Hog Barbecue State Championship
        Raleigh, NC
        May 16 - 17, 2025
          St. Jude Children’s Hospital BBQ
          Bath
          May 23 - 24, 2025
            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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