2025-06-06 – 2025-06-07 · Wynne, AR · 📍 705 E. Union Ave. · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ (711.9772) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Kermit's Ex
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
711.9772 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 707.3828 Kith n' Kin set in 2023.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
9 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
Chicken places 2–3: Bad Dog BBQ and PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ and Cowboy Q tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Poppa Pig and Can Country Outlaw BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 9th.
Thin Blue Smoke MS turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Kith n' Kin (won 2023).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Wynne, AR | 801 Glenda Lane | 26 | 707.3828 | Kith n' Kin | Kermit's Ex |
| 2024-06-07 | Wynne, AR | Wynne Sports Complex | 33 | 705.6916 | Piggin' Whiskey | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 ← this one | Wynne, AR | 705 E. Union Ave. | 30 | 711.9772 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | Kermit's Ex |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 175.4288 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 175.4056 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 173.1084 |
30 entries · top 711.9772 · median 692.7884
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 7 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 8 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 9 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 13 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 14 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 15 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 16 | BrewsCue | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 19 | Cowboy Q | |
| 20 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 21 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 22 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 23 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 25 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 26 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 27 | Dats Cool | |
| 28 | TBDQ | |
| 29 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 30 | Big Dog Grillers |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | Cowboy Q | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 8 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 9 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 10 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 11 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 12 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 13 | BrewsCue | |
| 14 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 15 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 16 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 17 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 18 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 19 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 23 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 24 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 25 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 26 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 27 | Dats Cool | |
| 28 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 29 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 30 | TBDQ |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 11 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 12 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 13 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 14 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 17 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 18 | Cowboy Q | |
| 19 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 20 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 21 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 22 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 23 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 25 | TBDQ | |
| 26 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 27 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 28 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 29 | Dats Cool | |
| 30 | PORK AVENUE |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 5 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 6 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 7 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 11 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 13 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 14 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 15 | Poppa Pig | |
| 16 | Dats Cool | |
| 17 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 18 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 19 | Cowboy Q | |
| 20 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 22 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 23 | TBDQ | |
| 24 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 25 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 26 | BrewsCue | |
| 27 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 28 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 29 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 30 | Big Dog Grillers |
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 2 | Ahh Townley BBQ | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 9 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 10 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 11 | COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ | |
| 12 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 13 | Can Country Outlaw BBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 17 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 19 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | Poppa Pig | |
| 22 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 23 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 24 | Cowboy Q | |
| 25 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 26 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 27 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 28 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 29 | TBDQ | |
| 30 | Dats Cool |