2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Wynne, AR · 📍 801 Glenda Lane · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: Kith n' Kin (707.3828) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Kermit's Ex
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 83% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100
Kith n' Kin came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 3.4516 points.
Chicken places 1–2: PIGGIN' WHISKEY and RAZORRACKS tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: RAZORRACKS and MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ and Kith n' Kin tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Kith n' Kin took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Wynne, AR | 801 Glenda Lane | 26 | 707.3828 | Kith n' Kin | Kermit's Ex |
| 2024-06-07 | Wynne, AR | Wynne Sports Complex | 33 | 705.6916 | Piggin' Whiskey | Heavy Smoke BBQ |
| 2025-06-06 | Wynne, AR | 705 E. Union Ave. | 30 | 711.9772 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | Kermit's Ex |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 171.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
26 entries · top 707.3828 · median 677.5944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 8 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 9 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 10 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 11 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 12 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 13 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | honey b-b-q | |
| 15 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 16 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 17 | Smoke & Flame BBQ Catering Co. | |
| 18 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 19 | Key corner cookers | |
| 20 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 21 | Dats Cool | |
| 22 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 23 | Smoked and Sauced BBQ Co. | |
| 24 | %22L%22 if I Know | |
| 25 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 26 | Johnson's Fish House |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.5944 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 9 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 11 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 12 | honey b-b-q | |
| 13 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 14 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 15 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 17 | Smoked and Sauced BBQ Co. | |
| 18 | Key corner cookers | |
| 19 | Smoke & Flame BBQ Catering Co. | |
| 20 | Dats Cool | |
| 21 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 22 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 23 | %22L%22 if I Know | |
| 24 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 25 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 26 | Johnson's Fish House |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6858 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 2 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 4 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 5 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 6 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 7 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 8 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 9 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 12 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 14 | honey b-b-q | |
| 15 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 16 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 17 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 18 | %22L%22 if I Know | |
| 19 | Smoke & Flame BBQ Catering Co. | |
| 20 | Dats Cool | |
| 21 | Key corner cookers | |
| 22 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 23 | Smoked and Sauced BBQ Co. | |
| 24 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 25 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 26 | Ooh That Smell |
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 2 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 5 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 6 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 7 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 8 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 9 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 10 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 11 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 12 | Key corner cookers | |
| 13 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 14 | honey b-b-q | |
| 15 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 16 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 17 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 18 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 19 | Smoke & Flame BBQ Catering Co. | |
| 20 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 21 | Smoked and Sauced BBQ Co. | |
| 22 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 23 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 24 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 25 | Dats Cool | |
| 26 | %22L%22 if I Know |
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 2 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | Heavy Smoke BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Miss Piggy | |
| 9 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 10 | MUDVILLE BBQ | |
| 11 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 12 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 13 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 14 | honey b-b-q | |
| 15 | Hillbilly Hoggers | |
| 16 | Dats Cool | |
| 17 | Smoke & Flame BBQ Catering Co. | |
| 18 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 19 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 20 | Johnson's Fish House | |
| 21 | Greenway Equipment | |
| 22 | Ooh That Smell | |
| 23 | Donk's BBQ | |
| 24 | Key corner cookers | |
| 25 | %22L%22 if I Know | |
| 26 | Smoked and Sauced BBQ Co. |