World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2026-04-18 · Memphis, TN · 📍 213 N McLean Blvd
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $30,200.00
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
32
0 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
180.0000
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
171.74
median 172.55 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Top-10 cutoff
176.5600
10th place overall
Field spread
22.9256
winner to last place
Prize money
$30,200.00
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 | Memphis, TN | Riverside Dr/River Park | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 ← this one | 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 — Wings-Final
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5484 · 🔥 perfect 180
Other — Wings-Preliminary
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180