Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
2025-05-30 – 2025-05-31 · Covington, TN · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $10,700.00
Grand Champion: Mudville BBQ (707.3828) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
3.4400
GC over RC
Field average
659.08
median 656.02
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Tightest race
Pork
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
685.6228
what a walk cost here
Field spread
107.5768
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,700.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1536
avg power rating going in · stronger than 42% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MUDVILLE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-03 | Covington, TN | 28 | 707.3828 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington, TN | 25 | 701.6688 | Triple H |
| 2024-05-31 | Covington, TN | 25 | 702.2400 | Triple H BBQ |
| 2025-05-30 ← this one | Covington, TN | 25 | 707.3828 | Mudville BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.0000 · 🔥 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 |
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 |
Master Series — 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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |