Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2024-06-07 – 2024-06-08 · Wynne, AR · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: Piggin' Whiskey (705.6916) · 33 teams
Entries
33
4 categories
Top score
705.6916
Winning margin
1.1660
GC over RC
Field average
674.12
median 686.18
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7144 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
693.6572
what a walk cost here
Field spread
77.8740
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,500.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 14%
beats 86% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1579
avg power rating going in · stronger than 79% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1660 points — closer than 79% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Piggin' Whiskey took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🃏 An upset on the books
Piggin' Whiskey came in rated below the field's top team, TRIPLE H BBQ, 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)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Wynne, AR | 26 | 707.3828 | Kith n' Kin |
| 2024-06-07 ← this one | Wynne, AR | 33 | 705.6916 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2025-06-06 | Wynne, AR | 30 | 711.9772 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Busters | |
| 2 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 3 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 6 | Cowboy Q | |
| 7 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | Slowburn BBQ - AR | |
| 9 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 12 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 13 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 15 | honey b-b-q | |
| 16 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 17 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 18 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 19 | Pancho & Lefty Steaks | |
| 20 | Lil J's Smokin Butts Crew | |
| 21 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 22 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 23 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 24 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 25 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 26 | Dats Cool | |
| 27 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 28 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 29 | Key corner cookers | |
| 30 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 31 | Natural State Smokers | |
| 32 | Lucy Q BBQ | |
| 33 | L If I Know BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 5 | Slowburn BBQ - AR | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 11 | Cowboy Q | |
| 12 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 13 | Smoke Busters | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 16 | honey b-b-q | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 19 | Natural State Smokers | |
| 20 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 22 | Key corner cookers | |
| 23 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 24 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 25 | L If I Know BBQ | |
| 26 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 27 | Pancho & Lefty Steaks | |
| 28 | Lucy Q BBQ | |
| 29 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 30 | Lil J's Smokin Butts Crew | |
| 31 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 32 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 33 | Dats Cool |
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 705.6916 · median 686.1828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 7 | Cowboy Q | |
| 8 | Smoke Busters | |
| 9 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | Slowburn BBQ - AR | |
| 16 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 17 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 18 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 19 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | honey b-b-q | |
| 21 | Pancho & Lefty Steaks | |
| 22 | Natural State Smokers | |
| 23 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 24 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 25 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 26 | Key corner cookers | |
| 27 | Lil J's Smokin Butts Crew | |
| 28 | Dats Cool | |
| 29 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 30 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 31 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 32 | Lucy Q BBQ | |
| 33 | L If I Know BBQ |
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | Cowboy Q | |
| 12 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | Smoke Busters | |
| 15 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 16 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 17 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | Slowburn BBQ - AR | |
| 19 | Pancho & Lefty Steaks | |
| 20 | honey b-b-q | |
| 21 | Dats Cool | |
| 22 | Lil J's Smokin Butts Crew | |
| 23 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 24 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 25 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 26 | Natural State Smokers | |
| 27 | Lucy Q BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 29 | Key corner cookers | |
| 30 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 31 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 32 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 33 | L If I Know BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 3 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | BIG D BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 8 | Cowboy Q | |
| 9 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 11 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 12 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 13 | Smoke Busters | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | Natural State Smokers | |
| 16 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 17 | Slowburn BBQ - AR | |
| 18 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Key corner cookers | |
| 20 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 21 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | honey b-b-q | |
| 23 | Rub Me Raw BBQ | |
| 24 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 25 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 26 | L If I Know BBQ | |
| 27 | Pancho & Lefty Steaks | |
| 28 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 29 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 30 | Lucy Q BBQ | |
| 31 | Dats Cool | |
| 32 | Lil J's Smokin Butts Crew | |
| 33 | Smokin Miss Piggy |