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2025

Event
Location
Date
Results
Franklin County Partnering for the People
Bunn
January 24 - 25, 2025
  1. Billy John Narron, Wicked Pig
  2. Evan Rose, Squeal Team Six
  3. Randall White, Boo's BBQ
2025 Barbecue Summit
Kinston, NC
February 1, 2025
  1. Backyard Bubba, Wicked Pig, Mr. Curley's Que Crew, Broadslab bbq
PCA BBQ
Pantego
February 21 - 22, 2025
  1. Kevin Peterson
  2. Mark Woolard
  3. Randall White
Jamesville BBQ
Jamesville
March 14 - 15, 2025
  1. Constance Lillie
  2. Mark Copeland
  3. Ryan Murphy
Magnolia Fire Department First Annual Whole Hog Barbecue
Magnolia
March 21 - 22, 2025
  1. David Murray, Fired Up BBQ
  2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Alex Belanovich, Triple B
Toisnot Fire Dept. Whole Hog BBQ
Elm City
March 28 - 29, 2025
  1. Drew Hill
  2. Mark Woolard
  3. Dana Peterson
Pig on the Perquimans
Hertford
March 28 - 29, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland
  2. Matt Jones
  3. Randall White
Newport Pig Cookin’ Contest
Newport
April 4 - 5, 2025
  1. David Murray
  2. Andy Harrison
  3. David Hoffman
Pig in the Park
Downtown Goldsboro
April 11 - 12, 2025
  1. Randall White, Boo's BBQ
  2. Jason Waters, Kountry Katering Grilling Team
  3. Ryan Murphy, Ring of Fire BBQ
Suds & Swine in Laurinburg
Laurinburg
April 11 - 12, 2025
  1. Billy Narron, Wicked Pig
  2. Kevin Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Kevin Wooten, Picking & Grilling BBQ
Triangle Fire Dept
Alliance
April 19, 2025
  1. Dana Peterson
  2. David Murray
  3. Constance Lillie
40th Annual Pig Skin PigOut Sponsored by Piggly Wiggly
Greenville, NC
April 25 - 26, 2025
  1. Ryan Murphy, Ring of Fire BBQ
  2. Paul Gainey, It's Que-Time BBQ
  3. Matt Jones, Cuein' Up With the Jones'
BBQ on the Bluff
Fair Bluff
April 25 - 26, 2025
  1. Kevin Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  2. Dana Peterson, Showtime's Legit BBQ
  3. Tim Carroll, Ziggy's Piggy
Festival on the Neuse
Kinston, NC
May 2 - 3, 2025
  1. Mark Copeland
  2. Andy Harrison
  3. Jason Baker
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
  1. Dana Peterson
  2. Ryan Murphy
  3. Alan Whitehurst
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
            43rd Annual Hillsborough Hog Day
            Hillsborough, NC
            September 12 - 13, 2025
              Morehead City Fire Dept.
              Morehead City
              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
                      20th Annual Vander Pig Cook-Off
                      128 Rockhill Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28312
                      October 17 - 18, 2025
                        Smoke on the Water
                        Washington Waterfront
                        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
                              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
                                      Lake Norman Hog Fest
                                      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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