Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff

2023-04-28 – 2023-04-29 · Brandon, MS · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN

Grand Champion: Chicken Fried BBQ (698.8228) · 28 teams

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CHICKEN FRIED BBQ

698.8228 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

697.6456 · Master Series — Overall

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FIRE DANCER BBQ

696.5028 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

698.8228

Winning margin

1.1772

GC over RC

Field average

680.80

median 683.91

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

2.8572 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.9428

what a walk cost here

Field spread

57.8632

winner to last place

Most consistent

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ

avg finish 8.00 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — Kith n' Kin

How hot was the win?

Top 38%

beats 62% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1589

avg power rating going in · stronger than 86% of contests

Top-rated in the field

TRIPLE H BBQ

rated 1830 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1772 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

CHICKEN FRIED BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 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)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428

#	Team	Score
1	Kith n' Kin	178.8572
2	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	177.7144
3	Crossed Rifles BBQ	176.5600
4	Shig Walking	176.0000
5	BLIND HOG BBQ	175.4172
6	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	174.2628
7	East Texas Smokers	174.2628
8	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.2628
9	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	174.2628
10	Poppa Pig	173.1200
11	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	172.5600
12	Glamping Grillers	171.9656
13	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	170.8228
14	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	170.8228
15	Superior Smoke	170.2628
16	Smokin N The Bandits	169.7028
17	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	169.6800
18	FIRE DANCER BBQ	169.1200
19	RAZORRACKS	168.5256
20	Rankin County BBQ Company	168.5256
21	BEER-B-QUE BOYS	166.2400
22	HIGH ON THE HAWG	164.5372
23	Kings of Smoke	159.9656
24	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	154.2172
25	2nd Hand Smoke	153.6572
26	Kuntry Boyz	152.5256
27	Grills of Mississippi	152.4684
28	The Smoke Show	143.3488

Master Series — Chicken

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	178.8572
3	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	178.8572
4	FIRE DANCER BBQ	177.7028
5	HIGH ON THE HAWG	177.1428
6	Kith n' Kin	176.5716
7	Glamping Grillers	176.0000
8	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	175.4172
9	Rankin County BBQ Company	175.4172
10	BLIND HOG BBQ	175.4172
11	TRIPLE H BBQ	175.4056
12	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	175.4056
13	Smokin N The Bandits	174.8456
14	The Smoke Show	173.1200
15	Superior Smoke	172.5600
16	Crossed Rifles BBQ	172.5484
17	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	171.9656
18	2nd Hand Smoke	169.6800
19	Poppa Pig	169.6684
20	RAZORRACKS	169.1200
21	Grills of Mississippi	168.5600
22	BEER-B-QUE BOYS	167.9656
23	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	166.2284
24	Kuntry Boyz	165.6800
25	Kings of Smoke	165.6684
26	Shig Walking	161.6912
27	East Texas Smokers	160.5028
28	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	159.3712

Master Series — Overall

28 entries · top 698.8228 · median 683.9142

#	Team	Score
1	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	698.8228
2	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	697.6456
3	FIRE DANCER BBQ	696.5028
4	Crossed Rifles BBQ	696.4912
5	TRIPLE H BBQ	694.7768
6	Poppa Pig	694.7656
7	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	694.2400
8	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	693.6456
9	Smokin N The Bandits	689.6684
10	HIGH ON THE HAWG	687.9428
11	Kith n' Kin	687.3716
12	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	687.3600
13	Glamping Grillers	685.0512
14	RAZORRACKS	685.0284
15	Superior Smoke	682.8000
16	Rankin County BBQ Company	681.6228
17	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	679.8968
18	East Texas Smokers	679.8856
19	Shig Walking	675.9312
20	BEER-B-QUE BOYS	675.8512
21	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	672.4916
22	BLIND HOG BBQ	671.8284
23	Kings of Smoke	669.0168
24	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	668.4684
25	2nd Hand Smoke	667.2800
26	Grills of Mississippi	659.2916
27	The Smoke Show	647.8404
28	Kuntry Boyz	640.9596

Master Series — Pork

28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2570

#	Team	Score
1	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	179.4400
2	Poppa Pig	178.8572
3	Crossed Rifles BBQ	176.5600
4	Rankin County BBQ Company	174.2744
5	2nd Hand Smoke	174.2628
6	FIRE DANCER BBQ	173.1200
7	Superior Smoke	173.1200
8	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.1084
9	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	172.5600
10	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	170.8572
11	TRIPLE H BBQ	170.8456
12	HIGH ON THE HAWG	170.8456
13	Kings of Smoke	170.8228
14	BEER-B-QUE BOYS	170.8112
15	East Texas Smokers	169.7028
16	RAZORRACKS	169.6800
17	Kith n' Kin	169.1200
18	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	168.5600
19	Smokin N The Bandits	167.9656
20	Kuntry Boyz	167.4056
21	The Smoke Show	166.8344
22	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	165.7028
23	BLIND HOG BBQ	165.0856
24	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	164.5600
25	Glamping Grillers	164.5256
26	Grills of Mississippi	163.4060
27	Shig Walking	162.8228
28	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	159.4172

Master Series — Pork Ribs

28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	180.0000 🔥
3	RAZORRACKS	177.7028
4	Smokin N The Bandits	177.1544
5	FIRE DANCER BBQ	176.5600
6	GENERAL LEE SMOKING	176.0000
7	HIGH ON THE HAWG	175.4172
8	Shig Walking	175.4172
9	East Texas Smokers	175.4172
10	Grills of Mississippi	174.8572
11	TRIPLE H BBQ	174.2628
12	Poppa Pig	173.1200
13	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.1200
14	Glamping Grillers	172.5600
15	Kings of Smoke	172.5600
16	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	171.4056
17	BEER-B-QUE BOYS	170.8344
18	Crossed Rifles BBQ	170.8228
19	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	170.2972
20	2nd Hand Smoke	169.6800
21	Snuff The Rooster BBQ	168.5600
22	Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	168.5372
23	Superior Smoke	166.8572
24	The Smoke Show	164.5372
25	Rankin County BBQ Company	163.4056
26	Kith n' Kin	162.8228
27	BLIND HOG BBQ	155.9084
28	Kuntry Boyz	155.3484