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2025

Event
Location
Date
Results
Franklin County Partnering for the People
Bunn
January 24 - 25, 2025
  1. Billy John Narron, Wicked Pig
  2. Evan Rose, Squeal Team Six
  3. Randall White, Boo's BBQ
2025 Barbecue Summit
Kinston, NC
February 1, 2025
  1. Backyard Bubba, Wicked Pig, Mr. Curley's Que Crew, Broadslab bbq
PCA BBQ
Pantego
February 21 - 22, 2025
  1. Kevin Peterson
  2. Mark Woolard
  3. Randall White
Jamesville BBQ
Jamesville
March 14 - 15, 2025
  1. Constance Lillie
  2. Mark Copeland
  3. Ryan Murphy
Magnolia Fire Department First Annual Whole Hog Barbecue
Magnolia
March 21 - 22, 2025
  1. David Murray, Fired Up BBQ
  2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Alex Belanovich, Triple B
Toisnot Fire Dept. Whole Hog BBQ
Elm City
March 28 - 29, 2025
  1. Drew Hill
  2. Mark Woolard
  3. Dana Peterson
Pig on the Perquimans
Hertford
March 28 - 29, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland
  2. Matt Jones
  3. Randall White
Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest
Newport
April 4 - 5, 2025
  1. David Murray
  2. Andy Harrison
  3. David Hoffman
Suds & Swine in Laurinburg
Laurinburg
April 11 - 12, 2025
  1. Billy Narron, Wicked Pig
  2. Kevin Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Kevin Wooten, Picking & Grilling BBQ
Pig in the Park
Downtown Goldsboro
April 11 - 12, 2025
  1. Randall White, Boo's BBQ
  2. Jason Waters, Kountry Katering Grilling Team
  3. Ryan Murphy, Ring of Fire BBQ
Triangle Fire Dept
Alliance
April 19, 2025
  1. Dana Peterson
  2. David Murray
  3. Constance Lillie
40th Annual Pig Skin PigOut Sponsored by Piggly Wiggly
Greenville, NC
April 25 - 26, 2025
  1. Ryan Murphy, Ring of Fire BBQ
  2. Paul Gainey, It's Que-Time BBQ
  3. Matt Jones, Cuein' Up With the Jones'
BBQ on the Bluff
Fair Bluff
April 25 - 26, 2025
  1. Kevin Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Tim Carroll, Ziggy's Piggy
Festival on the Neuse
Kinston, NC
May 2 - 3, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland, Pocosin Boys
  2. Andy Harrison, Mr. Curley's Que Crew
  3. Chris Fineran, Beach Boys BBQ,
Smithfield Firefighters Association Whole Hog Competition
Smithfield
May 2 - 3, 2025
  1. Roy Parker
  2. Richie Fulghum
  3. Phillip Groves
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
    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
                                  Pigs in the Grove
                                  Benson
                                  October 31 - November 1, 2025
                                    Smoke on the Southside
                                    Chocowinity, NC
                                    November 7 - 8, 2025
                                      Pickles, Pigs & Swigs
                                      Mount Olive
                                      November 7 - 8, 2025
                                        Save the Date: Reelsboro Fire Dept. BBQ
                                        November 14 - 15, 2025
                                          HOG Fest on The Lake
                                          Denver, NC 28037
                                          November 14 - 15, 2025
                                            Bill Gray Memorial Whole Hog Cook-Off
                                            Deep Run
                                            December 12 - 13, 2025

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                                              2024

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

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                                                          2023

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

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