World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Memphis, TN · 📍 Riverside Dr/River Park
Reps: CAROLYN WELLS, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $5,000.00
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
34
0 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
179.4400
Winning margin
0.5600
1st over 2nd
Field average
164.98
median 169.97 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Top-10 cutoff
174.2628
10th place overall
Field spread
159.4400
winner to last place
Prize money
$5,000.00
on the line
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-20 | Memphis, TN | Riverside Dr/River Park | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 ← this one | Memphis, TN | Riverside Dr/River Park | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Memphis, TN | 213 N McLean Blvd | — | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Open Comp — Wing Final
30 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9714
Other — Wing Preliminary
34 entries · top 174.8916 · median 166.2972