Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Wynne, AR · State championship
Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $11,500.00
Grand Champion: Kith n' Kin (707.3828) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
707.3828
Winning margin
1.1312
GC over RC
Field average
673.60
median 677.59
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
3.4284 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
695.9084
what a walk cost here
Field spread
82.4572
winner to last place
Prize money
$11,500.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 10%
beats 90% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1574
avg power rating going in · stronger than 76% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 84% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Kith n' Kin took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Kith n' Kin came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Wynne, AR | 26 | 707.3828 | Kith n' Kin |
| 2024-06-07 | Wynne, AR | 33 | 705.6916 | Piggin' Whiskey |
| 2025-06-06 | Wynne, AR | 30 | 711.9772 | Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
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. |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |