Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2025-09-26 – 2025-09-27 · Jonesboro, AR · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: Bad Dog BBQ (717.7028) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
717.7028
Winning margin
9.7140
GC over RC
Field average
682.55
median 689.93
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
698.2056
what a walk cost here
Field spread
87.7028
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,200.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 0%
beats 100% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1593
avg power rating going in · stronger than 88% of contests
Storylines
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bad Dog BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS, 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 | Jonesboro, AR | 25 | 703.3712 | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ |
| 2024-09-27 | Jonesboro, AR | 27 | 705.7028 | Glamping Grillers |
| 2025-09-26 ← this one | Jonesboro, AR | 26 | 717.7028 | Bad Dog BBQ |
| 2026-09-25 | Jonesboro, AR | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |