Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2019-06-07 – 2019-06-08 · Wynne, AR · 📍 705 S Union Ave · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: 501 BBQ (702.7884) · 51 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COWBOY Q
Entries
51
4 judged meats
Top score
702.7884
Winning margin
2.8340
GC over RC
Field average
655.80
median 666.14
Tightest race
Chicken
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
686.7656
10th place overall
Field spread
404.6852
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 36%
beats 64% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
25%
of the 51 teams with a home region came from outside AR
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.47 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
GETTIN' BASTED has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: GETTIN' BASTED and 501 BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: 501 BBQ and SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ and TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FIRE DANCER BBQ (won 2014), HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ (won 2016), GETTIN' BASTED (won 2017).
🃏 An upset on the books
501 BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-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
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)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-07 | Wynne, AR | 40 | 704.5716 | GILLY'S BBQ | Ghost RiverSmoke-A-Holic | |
| 2014-06-13 | Wynne, AR 72396 | 49 | 703.9656 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | Organizer Portal | |
| 2015-06-12 | Wynne, AR 72396 | 49 | 701.6800 | HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 2016-06-10 | Wynne , AR | 39 | 701.6800 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2017-06-09 | Wynne, AR 72396 | 45 | 704.5600 | GETTIN' BASTED | Organizer Portal | |
| 2018-06-08 | Wynne, AR 72396 | 44 | 707.3828 | HOT COLE'S BBQ | Organizer Portal | |
| 2019-06-07 ← this one | Wynne, AR | 705 S Union Ave | 51 | 702.7884 | 501 BBQ | COWBOY Q |
| 2021-06-11 | Wynne, AR | Wynne, AR 72396 | 38 | 709.1316 | Gettin' Basted | SWEET SWINE O'MINE |
| 2022-06-10 | Wynne, AR | Hwy 1 North | 33 | 707.3828 | Triple H BBQ | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 176.5600 | 174.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9772 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
51 entries · top 702.7884 · median 666.1372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501 BBQ | |
| 2 | COWBOY Q | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 6 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 7 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 9 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 10 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 12 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 13 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 14 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 15 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 16 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | Beasley BBQ | |
| 18 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 19 | Holy Smoke | |
| 20 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 21 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 22 | Poker Porkers | |
| 23 | Backdraft Smokers | |
| 24 | Uncle Feol BBQ | |
| 25 | Knight Fire Barbecue | |
| 26 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 27 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 28 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 29 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 30 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 31 | Great Smoke 662 | |
| 32 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 33 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 34 | GT Smokers | |
| 35 | Slab Techs | |
| 36 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 37 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 38 | Key corner cookers | |
| 39 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 40 | Ridge Runner BBQ | |
| 41 | Woo Pig Quey | |
| 42 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 43 | Barley, Hops, & Hogs | |
| 44 | Dats Cool | |
| 45 | "L" If I Know | |
| 46 | Beale Trucking | |
| 47 | The Flying Ducks | |
| 48 | Johnsonville Brats | |
| 49 | Southern Comfort Cooking Crew | |
| 50 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 51 | PARTY Q |
Chicken
51 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | 501 BBQ | |
| 3 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | Backdraft Smokers | |
| 6 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 7 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | COWBOY Q | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 13 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 15 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 16 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 17 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 18 | Ridge Runner BBQ | |
| 19 | GT Smokers | |
| 20 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 21 | The Flying Ducks | |
| 22 | Great Smoke 662 | |
| 23 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 24 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 25 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 26 | Key corner cookers | |
| 27 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 28 | Holy Smoke | |
| 29 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 30 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 31 | Woo Pig Quey | |
| 32 | Beasley BBQ | |
| 33 | Slab Techs | |
| 34 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 35 | Knight Fire Barbecue | |
| 36 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 37 | Beale Trucking | |
| 38 | Johnsonville Brats | |
| 39 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 40 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 41 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 42 | Poker Porkers | |
| 43 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 44 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 45 | Dats Cool | |
| 46 | Uncle Feol BBQ | |
| 47 | Southern Comfort Cooking Crew | |
| 48 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 49 | PARTY Q | |
| 50 | "L" If I Know | |
| 51 | Barley, Hops, & Hogs |
Pork Ribs
51 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 3 | 501 BBQ | |
| 4 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 5 | Holy Smoke | |
| 6 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 7 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Backdraft Smokers | |
| 9 | Uncle Feol BBQ | |
| 10 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 11 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 12 | Knight Fire Barbecue | |
| 13 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 14 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 15 | Beasley BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 19 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 20 | COWBOY Q | |
| 21 | Poker Porkers | |
| 22 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 23 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 24 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 25 | Great Smoke 662 | |
| 26 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 27 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 28 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 29 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 30 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 31 | Barley, Hops, & Hogs | |
| 32 | The Flying Ducks | |
| 33 | Woo Pig Quey | |
| 34 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 35 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 36 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 37 | Slab Techs | |
| 38 | "L" If I Know | |
| 39 | Dats Cool | |
| 40 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 41 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 42 | GT Smokers | |
| 43 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 44 | Key corner cookers | |
| 45 | Beale Trucking | |
| 46 | Southern Comfort Cooking Crew | |
| 47 | Ridge Runner BBQ | |
| 48 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 49 | PARTY Q | |
| 50 | Johnsonville Brats | |
| 51 | Greenway Equipment |
Pork
50 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501 BBQ | |
| 2 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 3 | COWBOY Q | |
| 4 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 6 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 7 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 13 | Uncle Feol BBQ | |
| 14 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 17 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 18 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 19 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 20 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 21 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 22 | Knight Fire Barbecue | |
| 23 | Beasley BBQ | |
| 24 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 25 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 26 | Holy Smoke | |
| 27 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 28 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 29 | Poker Porkers | |
| 30 | Backdraft Smokers | |
| 31 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 32 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 33 | "L" If I Know | |
| 34 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 35 | Ridge Runner BBQ | |
| 36 | Slab Techs | |
| 37 | Barley, Hops, & Hogs | |
| 38 | Southern Comfort Cooking Crew | |
| 39 | Key corner cookers | |
| 40 | Woo Pig Quey | |
| 41 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 42 | Dats Cool | |
| 43 | GT Smokers | |
| 44 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 45 | Great Smoke 662 | |
| 46 | Johnsonville Brats | |
| 47 | Beale Trucking | |
| 48 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 49 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 50 | The Flying Ducks |
Brisket
50 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | COWBOY Q | |
| 6 | Poker Porkers | |
| 7 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 8 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Beasley BBQ | |
| 10 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 11 | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 12 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 13 | SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 16 | Uncle Feol BBQ | |
| 17 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 18 | BBQR'S DELIGHT | |
| 19 | 501 BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 21 | Uncle Pookie BBQ | |
| 22 | QUE-N-BREW | |
| 23 | Holy Smoke | |
| 24 | GT Smokers | |
| 25 | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ | |
| 26 | GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 27 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 28 | 3 RIVERS BBQ | |
| 29 | Great Smoke 662 | |
| 30 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 31 | Knight Fire Barbecue | |
| 32 | Key corner cookers | |
| 33 | Slab Techs | |
| 34 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 35 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 36 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 37 | Ridge Runner BBQ | |
| 38 | CRUMMY BBQ | |
| 39 | Barley, Hops, & Hogs | |
| 40 | Backdraft Smokers | |
| 41 | Dats Cool | |
| 42 | "L" If I Know | |
| 43 | Woo Pig Quey | |
| 44 | Beale Trucking | |
| 45 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 46 | Johnsonville Brats | |
| 47 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 48 | Buzzards BBQ | |
| 49 | Southern Comfort Cooking Crew | |
| 50 | The Flying Ducks |