Go Hog Wild BBQ
2023-10-06 – 2023-10-07 · Sheridan, AR · 📍 204 North Oak · State championship
Reps: KAREN JANE WILLIAMS, RALPH WILLIAMS · Prize money: $7,600.00
Grand Champion: Kermit's Ex (709.7144) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COWBOY Q
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 77% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 2–3: WOOD HOOK BBQ and BLIND HOG BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: BLIND HOG BBQ and COWBOY Q tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 3–4: WOOD HOOK BBQ and BLIND HOG BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 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 27-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)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-07 | Sheridan, AR | 204 North Oak | 26 | 702.8344 | Piggin' Whiskey | RAZORRACKS |
| 2023-10-06 ← this one | Sheridan, AR | 204 North Oak | 26 | 709.7144 | Kermit's Ex | COWBOY Q |
| 2024-10-04 | Sheridan, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 709.7144 · median 657.0114
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.1086 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8344 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.9828 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180