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
Entries
28
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
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
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
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)
Score distribution
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.5428
Master Series — Chicken
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
28 entries · top 698.8228 · median 683.9142
Master Series — Pork
28 entries · top 179.4400 · median 170.2570
Master Series — Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 172.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180