Smokin' for Down Syndrome
2023-03-31 – 2023-04-01 · Marion, AR · 📍 1 Complex Road · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $4,600.00
Grand Champion: Janky Leg BBQ (709.1200) · 15 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN
Entries
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
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Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
JANKY LEG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🧹 A double category winner
JANKY LEG BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 6–7: Organizer Portal and Poppa Pig tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Organizer Portal and Poppa Pig tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: MUDVILLE BBQ and Glamping Grillers tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SmokinGhost BBQ (won 2022).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1646 power rating going in — stronger than 99% of every contest tracked.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Collierville, TN | 2005 E Winchester Blvd. | 28 | 707.9772 | SmokinGhost BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| 2023-03-31 ← this one | Marion, AR | 1 Complex Road | 15 | 709.1200 | Janky Leg BBQ | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 169.6800 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4172 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 172.5600 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.7144 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
15 entries · top 709.1200 · median 684.5028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 10 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 13 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | Piggin Ain't Easy | |
| 15 | Four Alarm Smoker |
Chicken
15 entries · top 180.0000 · median 174.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | Poppa Pig | |
| 8 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 9 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 10 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 14 | Piggin Ain't Easy | |
| 15 | Four Alarm Smoker |
Pork Ribs
15 entries · top 175.4172 · median 171.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 9 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 10 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 11 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 12 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 13 | Four Alarm Smoker | |
| 14 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 15 | Piggin Ain't Easy |
Pork
15 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 2 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 3 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 4 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 7 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 8 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 9 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 12 | Organizer Portal | |
| 13 | Four Alarm Smoker | |
| 14 | Piggin Ain't Easy | |
| 15 | BLIND HOG BBQ |
Brisket
15 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 4 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | SmokinGhost BBQ | |
| 10 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 11 | Organizer Portal | |
| 12 | Poppa Pig | |
| 13 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 14 | Piggin Ain't Easy | |
| 15 | Four Alarm Smoker |