I have a great spit-roasted chicken recipe, rubbed with Moroccan spices. It is absolutely delicious. But...in my first KCBS comp--putting thighs, legs, wings, and breasts in the turn in box--it scored 30th out of 47. Average appearance, taste, and texture were, respectively 7.7, 6.8, and 7.2.
Keep in my that the confounding factor here is that it was my first competition. But my wife said, and I think I agree, that it wasn't "BBQed enough".
I've judged a few competitions since my first outting, and I heard a lot of judges say that they were sick of chicken thighs. Nonetheless, I've practiced chicken thighs exclusively this year. We'll see how they do this weekend.
--frank in Wilson, NY