Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2023-09-29 – 2023-09-30 · Jonesboro, AR · State championship
Reps: BUNNY TUTTLE, RICH TUTTLE · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (703.3712) · 25 teams
Entries
25
4 categories
Top score
703.3712
Winning margin
1.7028
GC over RC
Field average
659.60
median 660.41
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
4.5944 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
678.1600
what a walk cost here
Field spread
95.0284
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,200.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 23%
beats 77% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1546
avg power rating going in · stronger than 52% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.7028 points — closer than 75% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 | 48 | 692.5484 | HIGGINBOTHAM FAMILY DENTAL GROUP | |
| 2015-09-25 | 38 | 708.0456 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2019-09-27 | Jonesboro, AR | 43 | 699.9544 | COWBOY Q |
| 2023-09-29 ← this one | Jonesboro, AR | 25 | 703.3712 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | Jonesboro, AR | 27 | 705.7028 | Glamping Grillers |
| 2025-09-26 | Jonesboro, AR | 26 | 717.7028 | Bad Dog BBQ |
| 2026-09-25 | Jonesboro, AR | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 6 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 7 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | A QUE GOOD MEN | |
| 9 | DOWNHOMEQUE | |
| 10 | Ambition Que | |
| 11 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 12 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 13 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 14 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 15 | COWBOY Q | |
| 16 | ACE BBQ | |
| 17 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 19 | RUB MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 20 | RIGGS CAT | |
| 21 | DEM PELLET BOYS | |
| 22 | %22L%22 IF I KNOW | |
| 23 | PEC SERVICES | |
| 24 | CHEEESE & SWINE-FL FAMILY | |
| 25 | SWINE AND CHEESE |
Master Series — Chicken
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3828 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | COWBOY Q | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | Poppa Pig | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 7 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 8 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 11 | DEM PELLET BOYS | |
| 12 | ACE BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 14 | RUB MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 15 | %22L%22 IF I KNOW | |
| 16 | A QUE GOOD MEN | |
| 17 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 18 | PEC SERVICES | |
| 19 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 20 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 21 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 22 | SWINE AND CHEESE | |
| 23 | DOWNHOMEQUE | |
| 24 | RIGGS CAT | |
| 25 | CHEEESE & SWINE-FL FAMILY |
Master Series — Overall
25 entries · top 703.3712 · median 660.4112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 2 | Poppa Pig | |
| 3 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | Ambition Que | |
| 6 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 7 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 8 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 9 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 10 | COWBOY Q | |
| 11 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 12 | ACE BBQ | |
| 13 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 14 | PEC SERVICES | |
| 15 | A QUE GOOD MEN | |
| 16 | DEM PELLET BOYS | |
| 17 | RUB MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 18 | DOWNHOMEQUE | |
| 19 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 20 | %22L%22 IF I KNOW | |
| 21 | RIGGS CAT | |
| 22 | SWINE AND CHEESE | |
| 23 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 24 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 25 | CHEEESE & SWINE-FL FAMILY |
Master Series — Pork
25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2628 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poppa Pig | |
| 2 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | PEC SERVICES | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 8 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 11 | RUB MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 12 | COWBOY Q | |
| 13 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 14 | RIGGS CAT | |
| 15 | DEM PELLET BOYS | |
| 16 | ACE BBQ | |
| 17 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 18 | SWINE AND CHEESE | |
| 19 | %22L%22 IF I KNOW | |
| 20 | CHEEESE & SWINE-FL FAMILY | |
| 21 | DOWNHOMEQUE | |
| 22 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 23 | A QUE GOOD MEN | |
| 24 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 25 | WILD WOLVES BBQ |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 2 | Ambition Que | |
| 3 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 7 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 8 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 9 | ACE BBQ | |
| 10 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | COWBOY Q | |
| 12 | Poppa Pig | |
| 13 | PEC SERVICES | |
| 14 | SWINE AND CHEESE | |
| 15 | A QUE GOOD MEN | |
| 16 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 17 | DEM PELLET BOYS | |
| 18 | DOWNHOMEQUE | |
| 19 | Big Dog Grillers | |
| 20 | RIGGS CAT | |
| 21 | RUB MY BUTT BBQ | |
| 22 | CHEEESE & SWINE-FL FAMILY | |
| 23 | %22L%22 IF I KNOW | |
| 24 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 25 | WILD WOLVES BBQ |