Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival

2023-06-02 – 2023-06-03 · Covington, TN · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN

Grand Champion: Triple H (701.6688) · 25 teams

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TRIPLE H BBQ

701.6688 · Master Series — Overall

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Kith n' Kin

696.5028 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGGIN' WHISKEY

693.6456 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

701.6688

Winning margin

5.1660

GC over RC

Field average

664.78

median 682.74

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.7144 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

687.3140

what a walk cost here

Field spread

153.6804

winner to last place

Most consistent

TRIPLE H BBQ

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 1.1428 pts — Q-BONES BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 28%

beats 72% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1628

avg power rating going in · stronger than 98% of contests

Top-rated in the field

JANKY LEG BBQ

rated 1874 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Triple H BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1628 power rating going in — stronger than 98% 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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2022-06-03	Covington, TN	28	707.3828	Triple H BBQ
2023-06-02 ← this one	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

25 entries · top 177.7028 · median 171.4056

#	Team	Score
1	Q-BONES BBQ	177.7028
2	Heavy Smoke BBQ	176.5600
3	TRIPLE H BBQ	176.5600
4	Glamping Grillers	174.2744
5	Kermit's Ex	174.2628
6	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	173.1084
7	Poppa Pig	172.5600
8	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	172.5484
9	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	171.9772
10	Kith n' Kin	171.9656
11	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	171.9656
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9656
13	Smokehouse Gang	171.4056
14	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.4056
15	RAZORRACKS	167.3828
16	JANKY LEG BBQ	166.2400
17	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	165.6800
18	Whiskey & Swine	160.5144
19	Fireside Smokers	159.9772
20	Rankin County BBQ Company	152.4800
21	Grind City Smokers	147.9316
22	Certified Pork Workers	145.7484
23	Shockin Swine	141.1656
24	CRUMMY BBQ	141.0400
25	Four Alarm Smoker	138.7544

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 176.5600 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	176.5600
2	FIRE DANCER BBQ	176.5600
3	Heavy Smoke BBQ	175.4172
4	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	175.4172
5	Q-BONES BBQ	174.8456
6	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	174.2628
7	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	174.2628
8	Kith n' Kin	173.7028
9	JANKY LEG BBQ	173.1084
10	Rankin County BBQ Company	173.1084
11	RAZORRACKS	171.9772
12	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	170.8228
13	Poppa Pig	170.2628
14	Kermit's Ex	169.6800
15	Glamping Grillers	168.5372
16	Four Alarm Smoker	166.8344
17	Whiskey & Swine	166.2628
18	TRIPLE H BBQ	166.2516
19	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	165.7028
20	Smokehouse Gang	162.8000
21	Fireside Smokers	161.6800
22	CRUMMY BBQ	159.3828
23	Grind City Smokers	158.2056
24	Shockin Swine	134.9144
25	Certified Pork Workers	125.7028

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 701.6688 · median 682.7428

#	Team	Score
1	TRIPLE H BBQ	701.6688
2	Kith n' Kin	696.5028
3	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	693.6456
4	Poppa Pig	693.0972
5	Glamping Grillers	692.4916
6	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	691.9084
7	Heavy Smoke BBQ	691.3372
8	Kermit's Ex	690.7540
9	RAZORRACKS	687.8972
10	Q-BONES BBQ	687.3140
11	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	686.1712
12	JANKY LEG BBQ	684.4684
13	FIRE DANCER BBQ	682.7428
14	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	679.2912
15	Rankin County BBQ Company	677.5656
16	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	668.4112
17	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	667.3144
18	Fireside Smokers	660.4572
19	Whiskey & Swine	656.9828
20	Smokehouse Gang	644.4000
21	Grind City Smokers	635.7600
22	CRUMMY BBQ	619.1768
23	Four Alarm Smoker	613.4860
24	Shockin Swine	568.6972
25	Certified Pork Workers	547.9884

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6684 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TRIPLE H BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	Rankin County BBQ Company	178.8572
3	Glamping Grillers	177.7144
4	JANKY LEG BBQ	174.2628
5	FIRE DANCER BBQ	174.2628
6	Poppa Pig	173.7144
7	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	173.7028
8	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	173.1200
9	RAZORRACKS	173.1200
10	Kermit's Ex	173.1084
11	Kith n' Kin	171.9772
12	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	171.4056
13	Q-BONES BBQ	169.6684
14	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	169.6684
15	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	169.6684
16	Whiskey & Swine	168.5256
17	Heavy Smoke BBQ	167.3828
18	Fireside Smokers	165.6800
19	Grind City Smokers	165.0856
20	Smokehouse Gang	162.8344
21	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	159.9544
22	Four Alarm Smoker	156.5372
23	CRUMMY BBQ	154.7884
24	Certified Pork Workers	144.5600
25	Shockin Swine	140.6172

Master Series — Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	TRIPLE H BBQ	178.8572
2	Kith n' Kin	178.8572
3	Poppa Pig	176.5600
4	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.0000
5	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
6	Kermit's Ex	173.7028
7	Fireside Smokers	173.1200
8	Rankin County BBQ Company	173.1200
9	PIGGIN' WHISKEY	171.9772
10	Heavy Smoke BBQ	171.9772
11	Glamping Grillers	171.9656
12	JANKY LEG BBQ	170.8572
13	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	170.2628
14	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	169.6916
15	Q-BONES BBQ	165.0972
16	Grind City Smokers	164.5372
17	CRUMMY BBQ	163.9656
18	Whiskey & Swine	161.6800
19	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	160.5144
20	FIRE DANCER BBQ	160.5144
21	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	156.5028
22	Shockin Swine	152.0000
23	Four Alarm Smoker	151.3600
24	Smokehouse Gang	147.3600
25	Certified Pork Workers	131.9772