The 2022 State Championship was postponed due to Post Tropical Storm Ian this fall. It is rescheduled to take place in conjunction with the Barbecue Summit in Kinston, NC.

The qualifying events will stay the same. Any events that took place before Oct. 1 qualify for the 2022 State Championship. There are 28 spaces available. 25 spaces were filled previously. Anyone already registered is already registered. Refunds will be given for anyone who is unable to attend on this new date. To register, contact jen@ncpork.org.

Registered for the 2022 State Championship:

Register – join the waiting list

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Cooks qualified to compete in the 2022 State Championship based on placement at a sanctioned event since last year:

2021 Whole Hog State Championship: Wesley Bowers, Kevin Wooten, David Grandy
Clinton Square: Lewis McDougald, Rick Naylor
Smoke on the Water: David Murray
VCA 17th Annual Pig Cookoff: Roy Parker, Richie Fulgham, Darrell Groves
Smokin’ Bacon at Knightdale Station: Mark Copeland
American Legion (Fuquay Varina): Chris Fineran, Brian Brown, Donnie Pierce
Clayton Harvest Festival: Billy Narron, Kevin Peterson
Smoke on the Southside: Andy Harrison
Pickles Pigs and Swigs: James Wilder
Dancing with the Hogs: Aliceson Turnage, Princess Crooms
Barbecue Summit: Paul Gainey
PCA BBQ: Dana Peterson / Tricia Harrison
Newport Pig Cookin’: Charlie Meeks
Sudan Drifters Que: Mark Woolard
Pigskin Pigout:  John Moody
Spencer-Penn: Robert Astin
BBQ on the Bluff: Tim Carroll
Bayboro Fire Cooking: Matt Jones
BBQ Fest on the Neuse: David Hoffman
Smokin’ on the Point: DJ Stox
Wilson Tobs Beer & BBQ Festival: Mat Griner
BBQ in the ‘Burg: Patrick Dowdee
NC Blueberry Festival’s BBQ Cook-off:  Daniel Jones
TFLM Pork on the Porch: Jason Baker
Springhill Outfitters’ Pig Fest: Eli Barnhill
Benson Masonic Lodge Pig Jig: John Kantenwein
Hillsborough Hog Day: Justin Thompson, Sammy Hobgood

Anyone who qualified in 2021 is still eligible to compete as well, as long as he/she participated in at least one contest this year.

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