Apr 12–13, 2024 · Somerville, TN · 📍 950 Moose Lodge Rd · State championship
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $5,000
Kith n' Kin won Grand Champion at the 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ on April 12, 2024 in Somerville, TN at 950 Moose Lodge Rd, scoring 705.6684 in a field of 14 teams. HIGH ON THE HAWG took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.3944. Category winners: Chicken — Kith n' Kin (179.4400); Pork Ribs — Kith n' Kin (180.0000); Pork — PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — HIGH ON THE HAWG (177.7028).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
Kith n' Kin came in rated below the field's top team, Poppa Pig, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Brisket places 1–2: HIGH ON THE HAWG and MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 6–7: SWEET SMOKE BBQ and UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 7–8: UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ and Poppa Pig tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Kith n' Kin won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Kith n' Kin took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 175.4172 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.8572 | 169.6916 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.6172 | 169.6800 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 171.9656 |
14 entries · top 705.6684 · median 692.7712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | T-Squared BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | Mo Betta BBQ | |
| 9 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 10 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 11 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 13 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 14 | K & K KOOKERS |
14 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 5 | T-Squared BBQ | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | Mo Betta BBQ | |
| 11 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 13 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | K & K KOOKERS |
14 entries · top 180 · median 171.3942 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 3 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | Mo Betta BBQ | |
| 6 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 7 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 8 | T-Squared BBQ | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ |
14 entries · top 180 · median 174.8342 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | T-Squared BBQ | |
| 3 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 4 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 5 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | Mo Betta BBQ | |
| 9 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 12 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 13 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 14 | 2nd Hand Smoke |
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 173.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH ON THE HAWG | |
| 2 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 3 | T-Squared BBQ | |
| 4 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | SWEET SMOKE BBQ | |
| 7 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | Poppa Pig | |
| 9 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 10 | Mo Betta BBQ | |
| 11 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 12 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 13 | 2nd Hand Smoke | |
| 14 | K & K KOOKERS |