Go Hog Wild BBQ

2023-10-06 – 2023-10-07 · Sheridan, AR · State championship

Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $7,600.00

Grand Champion: Kermit's Ex (709.7144) · 26 teams

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Kermit's Ex

709.7144 · Master Series — Overall

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COWBOY Q

708.5372 · Master Series — Overall

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WOOD HOOK BBQ

708.5372 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

709.7144

Winning margin

1.1772

GC over RC

Field average

656.28

median 657.01

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

3.4284 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.3256

what a walk cost here

Field spread

230.3888

winner to last place

Prize money

$7,600.00

on the line

Most consistent

WOOD HOOK BBQ

avg finish 3.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 4%

beats 96% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1539

avg power rating going in · stronger than 45% of contests

Top-rated in the field

RAZORRACKS

rated 1812 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

Kermit's Ex came in rated below the field's top team, RAZORRACKS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.

Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)

Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2022-10-07	Sheridan, AR	26	702.8344	Piggin' Whiskey
2023-10-06 ← this one	Sheridan, AR	26	709.7144	Kermit's Ex
2024-10-04	Sheridan, AR	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Kermit's Ex	178.8572
3	WOOD HOOK BBQ	177.7028
4	BLIND HOG BBQ	177.7028
5	RAZORRACKS	174.2628
6	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	174.2628
7	FIRE DANCER BBQ	173.1200
8	COWBOY Q	173.1200
9	Ahh Townley BBQ	171.9656
10	FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ	170.8228
11	Smokestack Lightnin'	169.6800
12	Great Pig InThe Stye	168.5256
13	Pirates of the SpareRibbean	166.8228
14	Slappin'Butt BBQ	164.5600
15	Red, White and Smoke BBQ	163.9660
16	Red Hog Services	155.9428
17	Armadillo Junction	153.0744
18	Pave Connect	153.0628
19	Saucey Bossy Butt Brigade	151.3944
20	Bird Front Yard Grill	151.3944
21	Rusty Butts	150.8456
22	Baptist Health	150.8000
23	West Fraser-Millin N Grillin	148.5488
24	OHI/MNB	146.2400
25	Butt Naked-Jeff	145.1088
26	honey b-b-q	141.6116

Master Series — Chicken

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	180.0000 🔥
2	COWBOY Q	178.8572
3	Kermit's Ex	178.2972
4	FIRE DANCER BBQ	177.7028
5	WOOD HOOK BBQ	175.4172
6	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	175.4056
7	Great Pig InThe Stye	174.8456
8	Smokestack Lightnin'	174.2628
9	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	173.7144
10	honey b-b-q	171.4172
11	BLIND HOG BBQ	170.8228
12	Baptist Health	170.2628
13	FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ	169.6684
14	Ahh Townley BBQ	164.5488
15	Rusty Butts	162.8684
16	Red Hog Services	162.8228
17	Armadillo Junction	162.2400
18	Saucey Bossy Butt Brigade	161.7372
19	Pave Connect	161.7028
20	Slappin'Butt BBQ	161.6800
21	OHI/MNB	161.1088
22	Red, White and Smoke BBQ	159.3828
23	West Fraser-Millin N Grillin	156.0000
24	Pirates of the SpareRibbean	155.9544
25	Butt Naked-Jeff	151.9544
26	Bird Front Yard Grill	150.8228

Master Series — Overall

26 entries · top 709.7144 · median 657.0114

#	Team	Score
1	Kermit's Ex	709.7144
2	COWBOY Q	708.5372
3	WOOD HOOK BBQ	708.5372
4	BLIND HOG BBQ	707.3828
5	RAZORRACKS	705.0972
6	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	702.8000
7	FIRE DANCER BBQ	701.6572
8	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	701.0972
9	Ahh Townley BBQ	688.4800
10	FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ	687.3256
11	Great Pig InThe Stye	683.8740
12	Smokestack Lightnin'	672.9712
13	Slappin'Butt BBQ	659.2912
14	Baptist Health	654.7316
15	Red, White and Smoke BBQ	651.2688
16	Red Hog Services	645.5772
17	Pirates of the SpareRibbean	641.5316
18	honey b-b-q	640.3428
19	Armadillo Junction	635.7716
20	OHI/MNB	634.2060
21	Pave Connect	626.6740
22	West Fraser-Millin N Grillin	618.7776
23	Saucey Bossy Butt Brigade	608.4688
24	Butt Naked-Jeff	598.0576
25	Rusty Butts	591.8964
26	Bird Front Yard Grill	479.3256

Master Series — Pork

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	BLIND HOG BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	COWBOY Q	180.0000 🔥
3	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	178.8572
4	Kermit's Ex	178.2972
5	WOOD HOOK BBQ	176.5600
6	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
7	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	175.4056
8	FIRE DANCER BBQ	174.2628
9	FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ	172.5600
10	Ahh Townley BBQ	171.9656
11	Great Pig InThe Stye	167.3828
12	Red Hog Services	166.8572
13	Slappin'Butt BBQ	166.2284
14	West Fraser-Millin N Grillin	165.7372
15	Armadillo Junction	165.0856
16	Baptist Health	164.5372
17	OHI/MNB	164.5372
18	Smokestack Lightnin'	162.7884
19	Pave Connect	157.0856
20	Red, White and Smoke BBQ	156.5028
21	Butt Naked-Jeff	154.8000
22	honey b-b-q	154.7656
23	Pirates of the SpareRibbean	152.5144
24	Saucey Bossy Butt Brigade	139.3372
25	Rusty Butts	131.9540
26	Bird Front Yard Grill	20.0000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Ahh Townley BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	WOOD HOOK BBQ	178.8572
3	BLIND HOG BBQ	178.8572
4	DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	177.7144
5	FIRE DANCER BBQ	176.5716
6	COWBOY Q	176.5600
7	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
8	FAT HEAD HOLLER BBQ	174.2744
9	Kermit's Ex	174.2628
10	Great Pig InThe Stye	173.1200
11	honey b-b-q	172.5484
12	Red, White and Smoke BBQ	171.4172
13	Baptist Health	169.1316
14	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	168.5372
15	Slappin'Butt BBQ	166.8228
16	Smokestack Lightnin'	166.2400
17	Pirates of the SpareRibbean	166.2400
18	OHI/MNB	162.3200
19	Red Hog Services	159.9544
20	Bird Front Yard Grill	157.1084
21	Saucey Bossy Butt Brigade	156.0000
22	Armadillo Junction	155.3716
23	Pave Connect	154.8228
24	West Fraser-Millin N Grillin	148.4916
25	Rusty Butts	146.2284
26	Butt Naked-Jeff	146.1944