Sep 25–26, 2015 · Jonesboro, AR
RAZORRACKS won Grand Champion at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival on September 25, 2015 in Jonesboro, AR, scoring 708.0456 in a field of 38 teams. KILLER HOGS took Reserve Grand Champion with 702.7884. Category winners: Chicken — Totally Smokin (180.0000); Pork Ribs — RAZORRACKS (180.0000); Pork — PIG TEAM 6 (176.0572); Brisket — The Rack Pack (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2014 edition was won by HIGGINBOTHAM FAMILY DENTAL GROUP; the next was held in 2016.
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.
708.0456 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 692.5484 HIGGINBOTHAM FAMILY DENTAL GROUP set in 2014.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
RAZORRACKS came in rated below the field's top team, KILLER HOGS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was RAZORRACKS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 13th tracked contest.
3 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.
Pork places 2–3: PORK AVENUE and KILLER HOGS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: CANDY APPLE'S BBQ and HOG UP BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: ACE BBQ and Higginbotham Family Dental tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
RAZORRACKS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 5th.
Totally Smokin turned in 180.0000 in chicken — past the 173.1544 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
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 ← this one | 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 | Jonesboro, AR | 314 Union | 26 | 717.7028 | Bad Dog BBQ | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Jonesboro, AR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 174.8688 | 170.8800 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 172.5944 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.0572 | 173.7256 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 175.4056 | 168.0228 |
38 entries · top 708.0456 · median 640.2342
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 4 | The Rack Pack | |
| 5 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Higginbotham Family Dental | |
| 7 | BIG O'S RIBS | |
| 8 | ACE BBQ | |
| 9 | R-W QUE COMPETITION B-B-Q | |
| 10 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 11 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 12 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 13 | HOG UP BBQ | |
| 14 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 15 | MASON DIXON SWINE | |
| 16 | SMOKIN & POKIN | |
| 17 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 18 | L" IF I KNOW BBQ TEAM | |
| 19 | 3-D BAR-B-QUE | |
| 20 | SMOKE CITY LIMITS | |
| 21 | DELTA SWINE | |
| 22 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | BAR-B-QUTIES | |
| 24 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 25 | BLOODY KNUCKLES | |
| 26 | Totally Smokin | |
| 27 | Great Southern Smokers | |
| 28 | T & J ROSS BBQ | |
| 29 | PIG TEAM 6 | |
| 30 | CANDY APPLE'S BBQ | |
| 31 | Q-BERRY & THE CREGEENITES | |
| 32 | INGLORIOUS BASTERS | |
| 33 | BU-RAYS | |
| 34 | SPARKY PIGS | |
| 35 | PICKERING PORKERS | |
| 36 | EVA SU'S BBQ | |
| 37 | FIELD OF PIGS | |
| 38 | LIL' SMOKIN |
30 entries · top 180 · median 167.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Totally Smokin | |
| 2 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 5 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BIG O'S RIBS | |
| 7 | L" IF I KNOW BBQ TEAM | |
| 8 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 9 | Higginbotham Family Dental | |
| 10 | DELTA SWINE | |
| 11 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 12 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 13 | SPARKY PIGS | |
| 14 | R-W QUE COMPETITION B-B-Q | |
| 15 | BAR-B-QUTIES | |
| 16 | ACE BBQ | |
| 17 | The Rack Pack | |
| 18 | MASON DIXON SWINE | |
| 19 | WILD WOLVES BBQ | |
| 20 | BLOODY KNUCKLES | |
| 21 | SMOKE CITY LIMITS | |
| 22 | HOG UP BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN & POKIN | |
| 24 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 25 | 3-D BAR-B-QUE | |
| 26 | Great Southern Smokers | |
| 27 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 28 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | T & J ROSS BBQ | |
| 30 | BU-RAYS |
38 entries · top 180 · median 163.7200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | KILLER HOGS | |
| 3 | PORK AVENUE | |
| 4 | The Rack Pack | |
| 5 | KINFOLKS SMOKIN BUTTS | |
| 6 | C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE CITY LIMITS | |
| 8 | Higginbotham Family Dental | |
| 9 | EVA SU'S BBQ | |
| 10 | SMOKIN THROUGH THE NIGHT | |
| 11 | T & J ROSS BBQ | |
| 12 | DELTA SWINE | |
| 13 | BIG O'S RIBS | |
| 14 | BU-RAYS | |
| 15 | FIELD OF PIGS | |
| 16 | HOG UP BBQ | |
| 17 | MASON DIXON SWINE | |
| 18 | Q-BERRY & THE CREGEENITES | |
| 19 | TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | 3-D BAR-B-QUE | |
| 21 | HILLBILLY HOGGERS | |
| 22 | INGLORIOUS BASTERS | |
| 23 | ACE BBQ | |
| 24 | CANDY APPLE'S BBQ | |
| 25 | TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ | |
| 26 | R-W QUE COMPETITION B-B-Q | |
| 27 | PIG TEAM 6 | |
| 28 | PICKERING PORKERS | |
| 29 | Porkchop Mafia | |
| 30 | BLOODY KNUCKLES | |
| 31 | SMOKIN & POKIN | |
| 32 | L" IF I KNOW BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | BAR-B-QUTIES | |
| 34 | LIL' SMOKIN | |
| 35 | Totally Smokin | |
| 36 | SPARKY PIGS | |
| 37 | Great Southern Smokers | |
| 38 | WILD WOLVES BBQ |
33 entries · top 176.0572 · median 167.4056
27 entries · top 180 · median 164.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180