A day of perfect scores
4
perfect 180s
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- MUDVILLE BBQ · Brisket
- MUDVILLE BBQ · Chicken
- Kith n' Kin · Chicken
Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 2025
May 30–31, 2025 · Covington, TN · 📍 Cobb Parr Park · State championship
Reps: Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman · Prize money: $10,700
MUDVILLE BBQ won Grand Champion at the Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival on May 30, 2025 in Covington, TN at Cobb Parr Park, scoring 707.3828 in a field of 25 teams. Kith n' Kin took Reserve Grand Champion with 703.9428. Category winners: Chicken — MUDVILLE BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BrewsCue (180.0000); Pork — Kith n' Kin (177.7028); Brisket — MUDVILLE BBQ (180.0000). This is the 4th of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Triple H BBQ.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
599.81
median 656.02
707.38 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 180 🔥
- Pork Ribs 180 🔥
- Pork 177.70
- Brisket 180 🔥
138.24
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2022 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Entries
25
4 judged meats
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
659.08
599.81707.38
median 656.02 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.6228
599.81707.38
10th place overall
Field spread
107.5768
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,700
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 8%
beats 92% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
32%
8 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.69 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,545
avg power rating going in · stronger than 34% of contests
Storylines (5 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
A dynasty in the making
2×
wins at this contest
2 of 4 tracked editions
Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
- 2022
- 2024
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 1–2: MUDVILLE BBQ and Kith n' Kin tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Purdom's BBQ and Thin Blue Smoke MS tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: Thin Blue Smoke MS and Kith n' Kin tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 1–2 · tie
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · tie
- Pork Ribs 4–5 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
MUDVILLE BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
MUDVILLE BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 10th.
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 10th
- Pork 4th
- Brisket 1st
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2022 | Covington, TN | Cobb Parr Park | 28 | 707.3828 | Triple H BBQ | JANKY LEG BBQ |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington, TN | Cobb Parr Park | 25 | 701.6688 | Triple H | Kith n' Kin |
| May 31, 2024 | Covington, TN | Cobb Parr Park | 25 | 702.2400 | Triple H BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| May 30, 2025 ← this one | Covington, TN | Cobb Parr Park | 25 | 707.3828 | Mudville BBQ | Kith n' Kin |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4056 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.3544 | 170.8228 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
25 entries · top 707.3828 · median 656.0232
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 5 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 8 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 9 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 10 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 11 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 12 | 901Q | |
| 13 | Too Good To Be Que | |
| 14 | PAWS Family BBQ | |
| 15 | Pitts BBQ | |
| 16 | Shockin Swine | |
| 17 | Z Go Box BBQ | |
| 18 | Ain't Got A Que | |
| 19 | Double D Smokers | |
| 20 | ZClean BBQ | |
| 21 | You Suck Wes | |
| 22 | Pig Lick | |
| 23 | Vaccuum BBQ | |
| 24 | flour alarm smoke | |
| 25 | Triple Smoke Mafia |
Chicken
25 entries · top 180 · median 168 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 3 | Z Go Box BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 6 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 9 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 11 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 13 | PAWS Family BBQ | |
| 14 | Pitts BBQ | |
| 15 | Ain't Got A Que | |
| 16 | Double D Smokers | |
| 17 | 901Q | |
| 18 | Vaccuum BBQ | |
| 19 | Triple Smoke Mafia | |
| 20 | Shockin Swine | |
| 21 | ZClean BBQ | |
| 22 | flour alarm smoke | |
| 23 | You Suck Wes | |
| 24 | Pig Lick | |
| 25 | Too Good To Be Que |
Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180 · median 167.3944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 3 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 4 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 5 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 6 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 7 | Too Good To Be Que | |
| 8 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 9 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 10 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 11 | You Suck Wes | |
| 12 | 901Q | |
| 13 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 14 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 15 | Pitts BBQ | |
| 16 | Ain't Got A Que | |
| 17 | flour alarm smoke | |
| 18 | Double D Smokers | |
| 19 | PAWS Family BBQ | |
| 20 | Shockin Swine | |
| 21 | Vaccuum BBQ | |
| 22 | Pig Lick | |
| 23 | Triple Smoke Mafia | |
| 24 | Z Go Box BBQ | |
| 25 | ZClean BBQ |
Pork
25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 3 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 4 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 5 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 6 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 7 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 10 | 901Q | |
| 11 | BrewsCue | |
| 12 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 13 | Too Good To Be Que | |
| 14 | Shockin Swine | |
| 15 | Pitts BBQ | |
| 16 | ZClean BBQ | |
| 17 | Double D Smokers | |
| 18 | Z Go Box BBQ | |
| 19 | Triple Smoke Mafia | |
| 20 | Pig Lick | |
| 21 | flour alarm smoke | |
| 22 | Ain't Got A Que | |
| 23 | Vaccuum BBQ | |
| 24 | PAWS Family BBQ | |
| 25 | You Suck Wes |
Brisket
25 entries · top 180 · median 169.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 2 | TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | |
| 3 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | Too Good To Be Que | |
| 6 | ZClean BBQ | |
| 7 | Purdom's BBQ | |
| 8 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 10 | 901Q | |
| 11 | Shockin Swine | |
| 12 | PAWS Family BBQ | |
| 13 | PeachCoast BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 16 | You Suck Wes | |
| 17 | Pig Lick | |
| 18 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 19 | Vaccuum BBQ | |
| 20 | Z Go Box BBQ | |
| 21 | Ain't Got A Que | |
| 22 | Double D Smokers | |
| 23 | Triple Smoke Mafia | |
| 24 | Pitts BBQ | |
| 25 | flour alarm smoke |