Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2025-09-26 – 2025-09-27 · Jonesboro, AR · 📍 314 Union · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, JEANNE TITUS · Prize money: $13,200.00
Grand Champion: Bad Dog BBQ (717.7028) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.7140 points — a wider margin than 89% of championships in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
7 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🧹 A double category winner
Bad Dog BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: RAZORRACKS (won 2015), MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ (won 2023), Glamping Grillers (won 2024).
🃏 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
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 | Jonesboro, AR | 314 Union | 27 | 705.7028 | Glamping Grillers | RAZORRACKS |
| 2025-09-26 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 176.5716 | 173.1200 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7028 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 178.8572 | 176.0000 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |