World Champion Wings: The Winning Recipe from Memphis in May

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Written By Cara Covington

Hot Squatch & Squatch Dust

Fire up your grill and taste what championship BBQ is made of. This is the exact sauce and rub combo that helped Russell’s take home the win for World Champion Chicken Wings at Memphis in May 2023.

We packed up our smokers and took our BBQ skills to one of the biggest stages in the world — Memphis in May — and came home with some serious bragging rights. Our team snagged 1st Place Overall in the Chicken Wing Contest using the very combo you see above. The wild part? We created these sauces and rubs on the spot, right before turn-in.

We didn’t stop there. Our ribs earned a Top 10 finish (7th place), just a few points shy of the top three.

We’ll be back in 2024 to defend our title, fire up some new flavors, and chase even more hardware.

Products used:

  • Butt Rub – chicken wing brine & rib rub

  • Carolina BBQ – sauce used to marinate the ribs

  • Berry Garcia BBQ – sauce used to top the finished ribs

  • Maple Rub – rub used to dust the wings

  • Hot Squatch – sauce used to cover the wings

  • Squatch Dust – rub used to dust the wings

Cara Covington
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