2022 BBQ Fest on the Neuse Wil King Hog Happenin' WinnerS
PRODUCT QUALITY - BACKYARD DIVISION
Ridge Hinson, Lil’ Tate’s BBQ - Sponsor: The Ultimate Body Shop
Steven Andrews, Skin it Back Catering - Sponsor: GOECO
Adam Turner, Team T-BONE - Sponsor: Down East Protection Systems
PRODUCT QUALITY - PROFESSIONAL
Chris Fineran, Beach Boys BBQ - Sponsor: Sale Auto Mall
Andy Harrison, Mr. Curley Cue’s Crew - Sponsor: State Farm Insurance/Judy Jones/Keith Thompson/Wil Hardy
Kevin Wooten, Pickin’ & Grillin’ - Sponsor: KC Crop Insurance
Kevin Peterson, Showtime Legit BBQ - Sponsor: White & Allen
CAROLINA BBQ LEAQUE - NATURAL SOURCE
Mark Woolard, Mill Hole BBQ - Sponsor: Woodmen Life Kinston Chapter #46
SAUCE BOSS
Chris Fineran, Beach Boys BBQ - Sponsor: Sale Auto Mall
Mark Copeland, Pocosin Boys - Sponsor: Dunn & Dalton Architects
2021 BBQ Fest on the Neuse Wil King Hog Happenin' Winners
PRODUCT QUALITY
Amy Bell, Amy’s Kitchen - Sponsor: State Farm Insurance/Judy Jones/Wil Hardy/Keith Thompson
Brooke South, South in Your Mouth Cookin’ Team - Sponsor: Chick-Fil-A
DJ Stox, Bull Pen BBQ - Sponsor: ServPro
Kevin Wooten, Pickin’ & Grillin’ BBQ - Sponsor: KC Crop Insurance
CAROLINA BBQ LEAGUE - NATURAL SOURCE
DJ Stox, Bull Pen BBQ - Sponsor: ServPro
SAUCE BOSS
Amy Bell, Amy’s Kitchen - Sponsor: State Farm Insurance/Judy Jones/Wil Hardy/Keith Thompson
2019 BBQ Fest on the Neuse Wil King Hog Happenin' Winners
SHOWMANSHIP
Lenoir Community College - Sponsor: LCC
Daniel Woodring, Down East BBQ Boys - Sponsor: Pat and Kendall Hill
Dean Hawley, BBQ Collective Smokehouse - Sponsor: Reuben Davis
PRODUCT QUALITY - BACKYARD DIVISION
Hayley Cates, Southern Boots - Sponsor: The Boiler Room
Brittany Heath, B&W BBQ - Sponsor: Tommy Creech/Creech painting
Clif Whitfield, Cheap Trick BBQ - Sponsor: Perry Management
PRODUCT QUALITY - PROFESSIONAL
Jason Williams, Creekside BBQ - Sponsor: Mill Creek Enterprise
Bobby Prescott, B.P. Country Cookers - Sponsor: Alsco
Jim Bristle, Bristle Cooking Team - Sponsor: Discovery and the Britton
Bryce Daniel, Big Bad Wolf - Sponsor: First Flight Credit Union
CAROLINA BBQ LEAGUE
Larry Taylor, Rub Me Tender - Sponsor: Realo Pink Hill
2018 BBQ Fest on the Neuse Wil King Hog Happenin' Winners
SHOWMANSHIP
Lenoir Community College
B&W BBQ, Brittany Brayboy, sponsored by Mother Earth Brewery
BBQ Collective Smokehouse, Dean Hawley, sponsored by Davis Wholesale Tire
PRODUCT QUALITY - BACKYARD DIVISION
Brown's BBQ, Preston Brown, sponsored by Dickie Killinger and Spring Arbor of Kinston
Kermit's Revenge, Brian Smith, Kenny Chadwick and Jeremy Jones, sponsored by Allstate Insurance Agents, Chris Humprhety and Carmon Jones
Baker Boys BBQ, Jason Baker, sponsored by W.A. Moore Insurance Company
PRODUCT QUALITY - PROFESSIONAL
Lazy Days, David Grandy, sponsored by CopyPro, Inc.
Beach Boys BBQ, Chris Fineran, sponsored by Sale Auto Mall
Purdy in Pink Cookin' Team, Brooke South, sponsored by Triple P-Positive Parenting Program, Steve Roman
Ms. Hawg Head, Amy Whitley, sponsored by State Farm Agents, Judy Jones, Wil Hardy and Keith Thompson
CAROLINA BBQ LEAGUE
Brown's BBQ, Preston Brown, sponsored by Dickie Killinger and Spring Arbor of Kinston
2018 Sauce Boss Winners
BACKYARD
Eric's BBQ Sauce - Eric Johnson
Ronnie's Hawaiian Sauce - Ronnie Foyles
Sweet Heat - Kurt Bowman
PROFESSIONAL
Mike D's BBQ Sauce - Michael De Los Santos
Carolina Beast - Bar-B-Que Beast, LLC
Hot Beast - Bar-B-Que Beast, LLC
PEOPLE’S CHOICE - PROFESSIONAL
Hot Beast - Bar-B-Que Beast, LLC
PEOPLE’S CHOICE - BACKYARD
Eric's BBQ Sauce - Eric Johnson
2017 Wil king hog happenin' cookin' contest final rankings
professional
RANK TEAM NAME CHIEF COOK
1 Getting Piggy With It Wesley Bowers
2 Hound Dog BBQ David Murray
3 Bristle Cookin' Team Jim Bristle
4 The Grillfather Cooking Team Ernest Twisdale
5 BP Country Cookers Bobby Prescott
6 Beach Boys BBQ Chris Fineran
7 Hall's Cookin' Team Mike Hall
8 Pickin' & Grillin' BBQ Kevin Wooten
9 Big Bad Wolf Bruce Daniel
10 Ms. Hawg Head Amy Whitley
11 Big Daddy's BBQ Bill Whitley
12 Captain Charlie's Cooks Charlie Meeks
13 American Piggers John Moody
14 Bernie Hall Bernie Hall
15 Down Home Cookers Chris Fitts
16 JR's SS Morgan Garner II
17 Blue Pig BBQ Christopher Sykes
18 Sneak'n Out Back Ryan Murphy
19 Sweet & Saucy BBQ Kenny Kelly
20 David Hoffman David Hoffman
21 East Coast Smoke House Sam Smith
22 Ramsey Street BBQ Scott Ramsey
23 Catch My Drift Cook Team Tony Groff
24 Justin Black Justin Black
25 N.C. Swine and Shine Timmy Ferrell
26 Baker Boy's BBQ Jason Baker
27 Southern Accent Jon Hoffman
28 3 Pigs and a Hog Ray Beard
29 BBQ Collective Smokehouse Dean Hawley
30 Clements Cookers Will Clements
31 Chubby Rob's BBQ Rob Braxton
backyard
RANK TEAM NAME CHIEF COOK
1 B&W BBQ Brittany Brayboy
2 Southern Wonders BBQ Adam Thompson
3 Kermit's Revenge Brian Smith
4 Masontown Road Gang Benny Parrish
5 Kee-Lang Kookers Ronnie Mills
6 Natural Born Grillers William Shaw
7 M&D BBQ Mark Jones
8 KCC KREW Dave Marshburn
9 Tim Butler Tim Butler
10 Thunder Swamp Smokers Craig Harrell
11 Pigs Cookin' Hogs Brandon Wells
12 Stocks Hog Farm David Stocks
13 Porkin' Pirates Susan Harper
14 The Hole Old Fashion Barbeque David Brown
15 Team Green Gary Green
16 Scouting Pigs Trey Morgan
17 Old Dominion BBQ John Norton
18 Grillin' and Chillin' Daniel Hunnings
19 Heavy's Happy Hoggies Wendy Andrews
20 T & J's BBQ Todd Wilson
21 The Pig Lebowski Brandon Houghton
22 Hog Havoc Dru McDaniel
23 Jamie Ferrell Jamie Ferrell
24 Lenoir Community College-2 Daniel McLawhorn
25 T & H Cookers Cameron Harper
26 Convergy's Back Yard Grillers Tom Hicks
27 Rub Me Tender Larry Taylor
28 T-Bones Cooking Team Chris Turner
29 Smith's Corner Jimmy Hill
30 Stooges BBQ Jimmy Stroud
31 Butt Smokers Eric Rouse
32 Preston Bunn Preston Bunn
33 Eyes of Texas BBQ Robert Mitchell
34 Southern Traditions Sammy Whitehurst
35 Po Boyz BBQ Travis Wright
36 Brown Town Rufus Grant
37 Grillin and Chillin Hunter Morgan
38 BB&T Tommy King
39 Camo and Que Ricky Smith
40 VFW Post 2771 Michael Whitley
41 Red Eyed Smokers Bryan Thompson
42 Big Papa's BBQ and Stew Dennus Guill
43 Brown 2D Bone Steven Ward
44 Dust-N-Smoke Robert Hoffman Jr.
45 MGC BBQ Doug Sauls
46 Tootsmokincoals Demetrius Lynch
47 Lenoir Community College-1 Brian May
48 Full Boar Cherry Run Daniel Saucedo
49 Spirit AeroSystems-1 Richard Wiggs
50 Hill's Cookers A.J. Johnson
51 Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy