Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
2022-06-03 – 2022-06-04 · Covington, TN · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $13,000.00
Grand Champion: Triple H BBQ (707.3828) · 28 teams
Entries
28
4 categories
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
4.5828
GC over RC
Field average
635.21
median 674.14
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
681.5884
what a walk cost here
Field spread
542.8456
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1557
avg power rating going in · stronger than 64% 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
TRIPLE H BBQ took the Grand Championship home to IL.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
5 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 ← this one | 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 | Covington, TN | 25 | 707.3828 | Mudville BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 707.3828 · median 674.1426
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180