Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)

2025-10-03 – 2025-10-04 · Jackson, TN · State championship

Reps: MARIA LOHMAN, WAYNE LOHMAN · Prize money: $13,775.00

Grand Champion: Mudville BBQ (704.5372) · 25 teams

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MUDVILLE BBQ

704.5372 · Master Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

703.3944 · Master Series — Overall

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PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ

701.6800 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

704.5372

Winning margin

1.1428

GC over RC

Field average

669.94

median 679.31

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Brisket

2.2972 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

684.4800

what a walk cost here

Field spread

170.7424

winner to last place

Prize money

$13,775.00

on the line

Most consistent

MUDVILLE BBQ

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2856 pts — TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN

How hot was the win?

Top 18%

beats 82% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1607

avg power rating going in · stronger than 93% of contests

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1890 pre-contest

Storylines

🪒 A razor-thin finish

The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

MUDVILLE BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CA.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1607 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.

🃏 An upset on the books

MUDVILLE BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 23-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
2025-10-03 ← this one	Jackson, TN	25	704.5372	Mudville BBQ
2026-09-25	Jackson, TN	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.1200

#	Team	Score
1	MUDVILLE BBQ	178.8572
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	178.8572
3	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	178.8572
4	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	177.7144
5	Dr. Smoke	176.5600
6	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	176.5600
7	Vallee AC Cold Smoke	176.0000
8	First Class BBQ	175.4056
9	Glamping Grillers	173.7028
10	The BBQ Asylum	173.1200
11	HIGH ON THE HAWG	170.8344
12	Kith n' Kin	170.8228
13	RAZORRACKS	169.1200
14	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	167.4056
15	BEALLA Q	166.2400
16	Loaded-N-Rollin' BBQ	166.2400
17	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	165.1200
18	DANG GOOD BBQ	163.9656
19	Smoke Busters	160.5028
20	CHULENGO Smoker Team	159.9312
21	Bad Boys BBQ (MEAL TEAM 6)	158.2516
22	Pitts BBQ	153.0972
23	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	147.8972
24	Jacob Barker Musicfest Wishmakers	133.0288
25	Four Alarm Smokers	131.3600

Master Series — Chicken

25 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4056 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
2	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	178.8572
3	Glamping Grillers	177.7144
4	MUDVILLE BBQ	176.5600
5	Smoke Busters	175.4056
6	Kith n' Kin	174.8572
7	DANG GOOD BBQ	174.2628
8	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	173.1200
9	Pitts BBQ	172.5484
10	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	171.9772
11	CHULENGO Smoker Team	171.9656
12	First Class BBQ	171.9656
13	Vallee AC Cold Smoke	171.4056
14	Loaded-N-Rollin' BBQ	170.2628
15	HIGH ON THE HAWG	169.6800
16	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	169.6684
17	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	168.5600
18	RAZORRACKS	168.5256
19	The BBQ Asylum	166.2516
20	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	164.5372
21	BEALLA Q	163.9428
22	Bad Boys BBQ (MEAL TEAM 6)	155.3600
23	Dr. Smoke	152.4800
24	Four Alarm Smokers	151.9772
25	Jacob Barker Musicfest Wishmakers	108.2972

Master Series — Overall

25 entries · top 704.5372 · median 679.3144

#	Team	Score
1	MUDVILLE BBQ	704.5372
2	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	703.3944
3	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	701.6800
4	Glamping Grillers	694.8116
5	Kith n' Kin	692.5028
6	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	692.4800
7	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	691.3372
8	Loaded-N-Rollin' BBQ	689.0628
9	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	684.4800
10	DANG GOOD BBQ	684.4800
11	RAZORRACKS	683.3372
12	Vallee AC Cold Smoke	679.8968
13	Smoke Busters	679.3144
14	HIGH ON THE HAWG	679.3144
15	The BBQ Asylum	678.1716
16	First Class BBQ	676.4572
17	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	675.8856
18	CHULENGO Smoker Team	669.0052
19	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	666.7316
20	Dr. Smoke	663.2456
21	Pitts BBQ	654.7312
22	BEALLA Q	644.3540
23	Bad Boys BBQ (MEAL TEAM 6)	642.0916
24	Four Alarm Smokers	583.3372
25	Jacob Barker Musicfest Wishmakers	533.7948

Master Series — Pork

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800

#	Team	Score
1	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	178.8572
2	DANG GOOD BBQ	176.5716
3	Kith n' Kin	176.5600
4	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	176.0000
5	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
6	Smoke Busters	175.4172
7	Loaded-N-Rollin' BBQ	174.8456
8	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	173.7144
9	Glamping Grillers	172.5600
10	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	171.9772
11	MUDVILLE BBQ	171.4056
12	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	170.8228
13	HIGH ON THE HAWG	169.6800
14	Bad Boys BBQ (MEAL TEAM 6)	169.1200
15	CHULENGO Smoker Team	167.4056
16	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	167.3828
17	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	165.0972
18	The BBQ Asylum	164.5372
19	Dr. Smoke	163.9428
20	Pitts BBQ	161.0856
21	First Class BBQ	160.5372
22	Vallee AC Cold Smoke	155.9312
23	BEALLA Q	152.5028
24	Jacob Barker Musicfest Wishmakers	148.5144
25	Four Alarm Smokers	144.5944

Master Series — Pork Ribs

25 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628

#	Team	Score
1	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	178.8572
2	Loaded-N-Rollin' BBQ	177.7144
3	MUDVILLE BBQ	177.7144
4	Bourbon & Blues BBQ	176.5600
5	Vallee AC Cold Smoke	176.5600
6	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	175.4056
7	The BBQ Asylum	174.2628
8	SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ	174.2628
9	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	172.5600
10	Glamping Grillers	170.8344
11	RAZORRACKS	170.2744
12	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	170.2628
13	Kith n' Kin	170.2628
14	Dr. Smoke	170.2628
15	CHULENGO Smoker Team	169.7028
16	DANG GOOD BBQ	169.6800
17	HIGH ON THE HAWG	169.1200
18	First Class BBQ	168.5488
19	Pitts BBQ	168.0000
20	Smoke Busters	167.9888
21	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	165.0972
22	BEALLA Q	161.6684
23	Bad Boys BBQ (MEAL TEAM 6)	159.3600
24	Four Alarm Smokers	155.4056
25	Jacob Barker Musicfest Wishmakers	143.9544