Southaven Springfest

2025-04-25 – 2025-04-26 · Southaven, MS · State championship

Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $14,500.00

Grand Champion: Hold Your Horses BBQ (699.9428) · 34 teams

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HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ

699.9428 · Master Series — Overall

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Mad Dog BBQ

699.3944 · Master Series — Overall

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TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN

699.3944 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

699.9428

Winning margin

0.5484

GC over RC

Field average

681.40

median 685.58

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

1.1428 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

694.1940

what a walk cost here

Field spread

67.4632

winner to last place

Prize money

$14,500.00

on the line

Most consistent

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ

avg finish 8.50 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork Ribs

won by 1.7028 pts — Take It Easy BBQ

How hot was the win?

Top 35%

beats 65% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1583

avg power rating going in · stronger than 82% of contests

Top-rated in the field

JANKY LEG BBQ

rated 1902 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Razorracks has won this contest 4 times across its 11 tracked editions.

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5484 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ took the Grand Championship home to GA.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🃏 An upset on the books

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, JANKY LEG BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2016-04-22		41	704.5256	VICTORY LANE BBQ
2017-04-28		33	694.2400	VICTORY LANE BBQ
2018-04-27		34	700.5604	Q-BONES BBQ
2019-04-26	Southaven, MS	31	704.5256	Razorracks
2021-10-29	Southaven, MS	36	704.5716	Razzoracks
2022-04-22	Southaven, MS	36	702.8000	Razorracks
2023-04-21	Southaven, MS	34	714.2744	Razorracks
2024-04-26	Southaven, MS	44	699.9428	Optimus Swine
2025-04-25 ← this one	Southaven, MS	34	699.9428	Hold Your Horses BBQ
2026-04-24	Southaven, MS	33	713.1316	RAZORRACKS
2027-04-23	Southaven, MS	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

34 entries · top 178.8800 · median 170.8170

#	Team	Score
1	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	178.8800
2	MUDVILLE BBQ	178.8572
3	Mad Dog BBQ	178.2972
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	177.7144
5	Bad Dog BBQ	175.4172
6	Breaking Bread BBQ	175.4056
7	Kith n' Kin	175.4056
8	Glamping Grillers	175.4056
9	Take It Easy BBQ	175.4056
10	HOT COLE'S BBQ	174.8572
11	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	173.7028
12	Thin Blue Smoke MS	173.1200
13	JANKY LEG BBQ	173.1084
14	Smoke Busters	171.9772
15	RAZORRACKS	171.4056
16	FIRE DANCER BBQ	170.8228
17	Slappin'Butt BBQ	170.8228
18	CHULENGO Smoker Team	170.8112
19	Kermit's Ex	169.6684
20	BLIND HOG BBQ	169.6684
21	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	169.1200
22	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	168.5256
23	Meat Whiskey	168.5256
24	SMOKIN' BUTTS	168.5256
25	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	166.8344
26	Anonymous Swine	166.8228
27	Ole Booger Bears BBQ	166.2400
28	BOARS NIGHT OUT	165.0856
29	Eat My Meat	163.9428
30	Serial Grillers	163.9428
31	P & L Steaks Grilling Supply	162.8000
32	Boys in the Q	158.2400
33	Son of a Butt	154.2172
34	Smokin' Hot & Saucy	149.6684

Master Series — Chicken

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	180.0000 🔥
2	Glamping Grillers	180.0000 🔥
3	JANKY LEG BBQ	178.8572
4	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	178.8572
5	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	178.8572
6	RAZORRACKS	177.7144
7	Kith n' Kin	176.5716
8	FIRE DANCER BBQ	176.5600
9	Slappin'Butt BBQ	175.4172
10	Smoke Busters	175.4056
11	CHULENGO Smoker Team	173.1200
12	P & L Steaks Grilling Supply	173.1200
13	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	173.1200
14	Serial Grillers	173.1084
15	Kermit's Ex	171.4056
16	Anonymous Swine	170.8572
17	Mad Dog BBQ	170.8228
18	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	170.8228
19	BLIND HOG BBQ	169.6800
20	Take It Easy BBQ	169.6800
21	MUDVILLE BBQ	169.6800
22	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	169.1200
23	Thin Blue Smoke MS	169.1200
24	BOARS NIGHT OUT	169.1200
25	Bad Dog BBQ	168.5256
26	Boys in the Q	167.4516
27	HOT COLE'S BBQ	167.4056
28	Breaking Bread BBQ	166.2400
29	Son of a Butt	165.1544
30	Smokin' Hot & Saucy	164.5828
31	SMOKIN' BUTTS	163.9656
32	Meat Whiskey	161.6800
33	Ole Booger Bears BBQ	155.9084
34	Eat My Meat	154.2284

Master Series — Overall

34 entries · top 699.9428 · median 685.5826

#	Team	Score
1	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	699.9428
2	Mad Dog BBQ	699.3944
3	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	699.3944
4	JANKY LEG BBQ	699.3600
5	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	699.3600
6	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	697.6572
7	Smoke Busters	695.3600
8	Bad Dog BBQ	694.7656
9	Kith n' Kin	694.2172
10	Take It Easy BBQ	694.1940
11	MUDVILLE BBQ	691.9200
12	RAZORRACKS	691.9084
13	Glamping Grillers	691.3256
14	Kermit's Ex	690.7656
15	Slappin'Butt BBQ	690.2172
16	HOT COLE'S BBQ	685.6456
17	CHULENGO Smoker Team	685.5884
18	BLIND HOG BBQ	685.5768
19	Thin Blue Smoke MS	683.3488
20	Breaking Bread BBQ	683.3028
21	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	682.7888
22	FIRE DANCER BBQ	682.7312
23	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	675.3604
24	Serial Grillers	674.7200
25	BOARS NIGHT OUT	673.5884
26	Meat Whiskey	673.0056
27	P & L Steaks Grilling Supply	672.9944
28	Anonymous Swine	672.4800
29	Ole Booger Bears BBQ	664.3884
30	Eat My Meat	662.7200
31	Boys in the Q	656.4688
32	SMOKIN' BUTTS	655.8168
33	Son of a Butt	634.7320
34	Smokin' Hot & Saucy	632.4796

Master Series — Pork

34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	178.8572
2	Smoke Busters	178.2972
3	Mad Dog BBQ	176.5716
4	JANKY LEG BBQ	175.4056
5	Bad Dog BBQ	174.2628
6	BLIND HOG BBQ	174.2628
7	Kermit's Ex	173.1316
8	Ole Booger Bears BBQ	173.1200
9	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	173.1200
10	Smokin' Hot & Saucy	172.5828
11	BOARS NIGHT OUT	172.5600
12	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	172.5484
13	Breaking Bread BBQ	171.9772
14	Eat My Meat	171.9772
15	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	170.2744
16	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	169.6916
17	Slappin'Butt BBQ	169.6800
18	CHULENGO Smoker Team	169.6800
19	Anonymous Swine	169.1200
20	Take It Easy BBQ	169.1084
21	Thin Blue Smoke MS	168.5488
22	MUDVILLE BBQ	168.5256
23	RAZORRACKS	168.5256
24	Kith n' Kin	166.8228
25	Meat Whiskey	166.2400
26	Serial Grillers	166.2400
27	Boys in the Q	166.2400
28	P & L Steaks Grilling Supply	165.0972
29	HOT COLE'S BBQ	165.0856
30	Glamping Grillers	163.9428
31	FIRE DANCER BBQ	163.3828
32	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	161.6804
33	SMOKIN' BUTTS	155.9428
34	Son of a Butt	151.9544

Master Series — Pork Ribs

34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9830 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Take It Easy BBQ	180.0000 🔥
2	HOT COLE'S BBQ	178.2972
3	Bad Dog BBQ	176.5600
4	Kermit's Ex	176.5600
5	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.5600
6	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	176.5600
7	Meat Whiskey	176.5600
8	Kith n' Kin	175.4172
9	MUDVILLE BBQ	174.8572
10	Slappin'Butt BBQ	174.2972
11	RAZORRACKS	174.2628
12	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	173.7372
13	Mad Dog BBQ	173.7028
14	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	173.1200
15	Eat My Meat	172.5716
16	Thin Blue Smoke MS	172.5600
17	JANKY LEG BBQ	171.9888
18	P & L Steaks Grilling Supply	171.9772
19	CHULENGO Smoker Team	171.9772
20	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	171.9772
21	Glamping Grillers	171.9772
22	FIRE DANCER BBQ	171.9656
23	BLIND HOG BBQ	171.9656
24	Serial Grillers	171.4288
25	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	170.8228
26	Breaking Bread BBQ	169.6800
27	Smoke Busters	169.6800
28	Ole Booger Bears BBQ	169.1200
29	SMOKIN' BUTTS	167.3828
30	BOARS NIGHT OUT	166.8228
31	Anonymous Swine	165.6800
32	Boys in the Q	164.5372
33	Son of a Butt	163.4060
34	Smokin' Hot & Saucy	145.6456