Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2024-09-27 – 2024-09-28 · Jonesboro, AR · 📍 314 Union · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: Glamping Grillers (705.7028) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 RAZORRACKS
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🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Glamping Grillers took the Grand Championship home to TN.
🧹 A double category winner
Glamping Grillers won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: Dr. Smoke and ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Poppa Pig and PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RAZORRACKS (won 2015), COWBOY Q (won 2019), MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (won 2023).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1626 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
🃏 An upset on the books
Glamping Grillers came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 27-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)
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Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 | Jonesboro, AR 72404 | 48 | 692.5484 | HIGGINBOTHAM FAMILY DENTAL GROUP | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2015-09-25 | Jonesboro, AR 72404 | 38 | 708.0456 | RAZORRACKS | KILLER HOGS | |
| 2019-09-27 | Jonesboro, AR | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 43 | 699.9544 | COWBOY Q | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ |
| 2023-09-29 | Jonesboro, AR | 315 Union | 25 | 703.3712 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| 2024-09-27 ← this one | Jonesboro, AR | 314 Union | 27 | 705.7028 | Glamping Grillers | RAZORRACKS |
| 2025-09-26 | Jonesboro, AR | 314 Union | 26 | 717.7028 | Bad Dog BBQ | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| 2026-09-25 | Jonesboro, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 172.5600 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 176.0000 | 173.7256 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 173.7256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 705.7028 · median 687.9200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke Busters | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | Poppa Pig | |
| 7 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 10 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 11 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 12 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 13 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 14 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 15 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 16 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 17 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 18 | Cowboy Q | |
| 19 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 20 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 21 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 22 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 23 | Rub My Butt BBQ Crew | |
| 24 | Smoking Through Salvation | |
| 25 | McBrim Brothers BBQ | |
| 26 | Kinfolk's Smokin Butts | |
| 27 | Wild Wolves |
Chicken
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 2 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 7 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoke Busters | |
| 9 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 10 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 11 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 13 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 14 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 15 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 16 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 17 | Cowboy Q | |
| 18 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 19 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoking Through Salvation | |
| 21 | McBrim Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 23 | Kinfolk's Smokin Butts | |
| 24 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 25 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 26 | Rub My Butt BBQ Crew | |
| 27 | Wild Wolves |
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 6 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 7 | Cowboy Q | |
| 8 | Smoke Busters | |
| 9 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 10 | Poppa Pig | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 13 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 15 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 16 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 17 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 18 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoking Through Salvation | |
| 21 | Rub My Butt BBQ Crew | |
| 22 | Kinfolk's Smokin Butts | |
| 23 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 24 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 25 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 26 | Wild Wolves | |
| 27 | McBrim Brothers BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | Smoke Busters | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 6 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig | |
| 10 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 13 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 14 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 15 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 16 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 17 | Cowboy Q | |
| 18 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 19 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 20 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 21 | Rub My Butt BBQ Crew | |
| 22 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 23 | Wild Wolves | |
| 24 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 25 | Kinfolk's Smokin Butts | |
| 26 | McBrim Brothers BBQ | |
| 27 | Smoking Through Salvation |
Brisket
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Poppa Pig | |
| 6 | TRIPLE H BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoke Busters | |
| 8 | JANKY LEG BBQ | |
| 9 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 10 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 11 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 12 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 13 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 14 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 15 | Big D's BBQ | |
| 16 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 17 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 18 | Slappin'Butt BBQ | |
| 19 | Cowboy Q | |
| 20 | Rub My Butt BBQ Crew | |
| 21 | McBrim Brothers BBQ | |
| 22 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 24 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 25 | Wild Wolves | |
| 26 | Smoking Through Salvation | |
| 27 | Kinfolk's Smokin Butts |