Sep 26–27, 2025 · Jonesboro, AR · 📍 314 Union · State championship
Reps: Charlie Brinza, Jeanne Titus · Prize money: $13,200
Bad Dog BBQ won Grand Champion at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival on September 26, 2025 in Jonesboro, AR at 314 Union, scoring 717.7028 in a field of 26 teams. PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 707.9888. Category winners: Chicken — PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — Bad Dog BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Whiskey & Swine (180.0000); Brisket — Bad Dog BBQ (180.0000). This is the 8th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Glamping Grillers.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2014 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Bad Dog BBQ holds the KCBS record for most perfect 180s in one day — 3 180s at a single contest, Brisket, Chicken, Pork Ribs, set right here. Nobody has beaten it since.
717.7028 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 708.0456 RAZORRACKS set in 2015.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Bad Dog BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Bad Dog BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 29th tracked contest.
Wider than 86% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7140 points — a wider margin than 86% of championships in the data.
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 8 tracked editions
RAZORRACKS has won this contest 2 times across its 8 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ and Bad Dog BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Mulkey's BBQ and Whiskey & Swine tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Whiskey & Swine and Kith n' Kin tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bad Dog BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Bad Dog BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RAZORRACKS (won 2015, 2017), MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (won 2023), Glamping Grillers (won 2024).
What happened at this contest that stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record nobody has beaten.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2014 | Jonesboro, AR | Jonesboro, AR 72404 | 48 | 692.5484 | HIGGINBOTHAM FAMILY DENTAL GROUP | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jonesboro, AR | Jonesboro, AR 72404 | 38 | 708.0456 | RAZORRACKS | KILLER HOGS |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Jonesboro, AR | Main St | 44 | 701.7488 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Jonesboro, AR | Main St/Union St | 33 | 694.7768 | RAZORRACKS | Higginbotham Family Dental |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Jonesboro, AR | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 43 | 699.9544 | COWBOY Q | RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Jonesboro, AR | 315 Union | 25 | 703.3712 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | Poppa Pig |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Jonesboro, AR | 314 Union | 27 | 705.7028 | Glamping Grillers | RAZORRACKS |
| Sep 26, 2025 ← this one | Jonesboro, AR | 314 Union | 26 | 717.7028 | Bad Dog BBQ | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Jonesboro, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 176.5716 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 178.8572 | 176 |
26 entries · top 717.7028 · median 689.9314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 3 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | Bazinga BBQ | |
| 6 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 9 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 11 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 14 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 15 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 16 | Poppa Pig | |
| 17 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 18 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 19 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 20 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 21 | NEA BBQ Boys | |
| 22 | Broken BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 24 | Allstar Ten Pin Porkers | |
| 25 | KinFolks Smokin Butts | |
| 26 | Wild Wolves BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 170.8170 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 2 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 5 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 6 | LA PASADITA | |
| 7 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 8 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 9 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 10 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 11 | Bazinga BBQ | |
| 12 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 13 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 14 | Poppa Pig | |
| 15 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 17 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 18 | KinFolks Smokin Butts | |
| 19 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 20 | NEA BBQ Boys | |
| 21 | Broken BBQ | |
| 22 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 23 | Allstar Ten Pin Porkers | |
| 24 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 25 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 26 | Wild Wolves BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.4058 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 3 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 8 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 9 | Poppa Pig | |
| 10 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 11 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 12 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 13 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Bazinga BBQ | |
| 15 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 16 | LA PASADITA | |
| 17 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 18 | NEA BBQ Boys | |
| 19 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 20 | Wild Wolves BBQ | |
| 21 | Allstar Ten Pin Porkers | |
| 22 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 23 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 24 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 25 | KinFolks Smokin Butts | |
| 26 | Broken BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 173.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 2 | Bazinga BBQ | |
| 3 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 4 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 5 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 6 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 7 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 10 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | Poppa Pig | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 13 | LA PASADITA | |
| 14 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 15 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 16 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 17 | Broken BBQ | |
| 18 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 19 | Allstar Ten Pin Porkers | |
| 20 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 21 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 22 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 23 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 24 | NEA BBQ Boys | |
| 25 | Wild Wolves BBQ | |
| 26 | KinFolks Smokin Butts |
26 entries · top 180 · median 173.1258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Dog BBQ | |
| 2 | Thin Blue Smoke MS | |
| 3 | SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Mulkey's BBQ | |
| 5 | Bazinga BBQ | |
| 6 | DANG GOOD BBQ | |
| 7 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | |
| 8 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | |
| 9 | BLIND HOG BBQ | |
| 10 | The Pitfather BBQ | |
| 11 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 12 | HOG HEAVEN BAR B QUE | |
| 13 | Dr. Smoke | |
| 14 | Kith n' Kin | |
| 15 | LA PASADITA | |
| 16 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 17 | Glamping Grillers | |
| 18 | Whiskey & Swine | |
| 19 | Smokin Through The Night | |
| 20 | Poppa Pig | |
| 21 | NEA BBQ Boys | |
| 22 | Broken BBQ | |
| 23 | KinFolks Smokin Butts | |
| 24 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 25 | Wild Wolves BBQ | |
| 26 | Allstar Ten Pin Porkers |