The annual Pig in the Park Barbecue Festival and Cookoff was held May 15 & 16 in Williamston’s Mineral Spring Park. The event featured a weekend of championship cooking along with barbecue, food sales, vendor market and other activities. The event is sponsored by The Williamston Masonic Lodge.
Grand Champion was John Stone S&M BBQ. Reserve Grand Champion was Gene Culbertson Backwoods Bar-B-Que.
Pictured – Grand Champion
Grand Champion for the Pig in the Park Barbecue Championship was John Stone – S&M BBQ. Pictured SC Barbeque Assoc. Marshall Susan Hollis, Stone, Kosta Randitsas, Lodge Master.
Reserve Grand Champion
Reserve Grand Champion for the Pig in the Park Barbecue Championship was Gene Culbertson – Backwoods Bar-B-Que. Pictured SC Barbeque Assoc. Marshall Susan Hollis, Culbertson, Kosta Randitsas, Lodge Master.
S&M BBQ placed first in the Butts category with a total score of 16.2667. Backwood Bar-B-Que places second with a total score of 16.2167 and Butt Wrestling placed third with a total score of 16.1833.
In the Ribs category, Smoke Till You’re Broke was first place with a total score of 16.3333. Backwoods Bar-B-Que was second place with a total score of 16.2333. Third place was S&M BBQ with a total score of 16.2168.
Results for the competition:
Butts TOTAL Appearance Aroma Tender Taste Overall
S&M BBQ John Stone 16.2667 2.8667 1.8833 4.8000 4.8333 1.8833
Backwoods Bar-B-Que 16.2167 2.9167 1.9000 4.7667 4.7833 1.8500
Butt Wrestling BBQ 16.1833 2.8333 1.8667 4.7833 4.8333 1.8667
Men at Work BBQ 16.1167 2.9000 1.8167 4.7500 4.7833 1.8667
Smoke Till You’re Broke 16.0167 2.8333 1.7667 4.7667 4.8000 1.8500
Swig-N-Pig 15.9500 2.8333 1.8167 4.7667 4.7000 1.8333
Brady Q 15.7668 2.7500 1.8500 4.6833 4.6835 1.8000
Bold Branch Boys 15.7667 2.7833 1.8333 4.7000 4.6500 1.8000
Allwoodsmokers 14.9500 2.6333 1.6833 4.5000 4.5000 1.6333
Mill Hill BBQ 14.9167 2.6167 1.6500 4.5167 4.5000 1.6333
Ole Sweet Madeline BBQ 14.8667 2.3167 1.7167 4.5667 4.6167 1.6500
RIBS TOTAL Appearance Aroma Tender Taste Overall
Smoke Till You’re Broke 16.3333 2.850 1.867 4.867 4.850 1.900
Backwoods Bar-B-Que 16.2333 2.917 1.850 4.767 4.800 1.900
S&M BBQ 16.2168 2.850 1.867 4.783 4.834 1.883
Men at Work BBQ 16.2167 2.867 1.817 4.850 4.833 1.850
Swig-N-Pig 16.0333 2.783 1.800 4.817 4.800 1.833
Butt Wrestling BBQ 15.5500 2.750 1.733 4.650 4.683 1.733
Brady Q 15.4667 2.800 1.767 4.583 4.617 1.700
Ole Sweet Madeline BBQ 15.4167 2.750 1.800 4.517 4.633 1.717
Allwoodsmokers 14.8833 2.650 1.650 4.417 4.567 1.600
