A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- New Wing Order · Wing Preliminary
- Hold My Beer and Watch This 1 · Wing Preliminary
World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS)
Oct 22, 2022 · Memphis, TN · 📍 Tiger Lane Liberty Bowl
Reps: Carolyn Wells, Wayne Lohman
The World Championship Hot Wing Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS) 2022 is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue contest held on October 22, 2022 in Memphis, TN at Tiger Lane Liberty Bowl.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
Entries
46
2 side categories, no meats
Top score
177.7372
Winning margin
0.0228
1st over 2nd in Wing Final
Field average
170.11
Wing Final · median 171.41 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Ancillary — Wing Final
2.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
173.1200
10th place in Wing Final
Field spread
21.8288
winner to last place
Double threats
1
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
Widest winning margin
Ancillary — Wing Final
won by 0.0228 pts — Team Springbrook Braii - South Africa
Storylines (1 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per category)
Score distribution
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wing Final | 177.7372 | 175.4172 | 173.1200 |
| Wing Preliminary | 180 | 176.0116 | 175.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary categories
This contest judged side dishes only — no meats and no overall — so these boards are the contest, and the figures and charts above are read off them.
Ancillary — Wing Final
30 entries · top 177.7372 · median 171.4114
Ancillary — Wing Preliminary
46 entries · top 180 · median 170.8458 · 🔥 perfect 180