May 13–14, 2016 · Ashland, MS
SOUTHERN SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest on May 13, 2016 in Ashland, MS, scoring 701.1316 in a field of 26 teams. Organizer Portal took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5144. Category winners: Chicken — SOUTHERN SMOKERS (177.7144); Pork Ribs — THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE (177.1428); Pork — All 'Q'ed Up (177.1428); Brisket — Organizer Portal (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2015 edition was won by SMOKE ME SILLY.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100
SOUTHERN SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: SOUTH PORK and HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKIN' BUTTS and SMOKIN BUTT CREW tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW and HOGG LEGG SMOKERS tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
SOUTHERN SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 10th.
Organizer Portal turned in 180.0000 in brisket — past the 178.8800 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2015 | Ashland, MS | Ashland, MS 38603 | 31 | 703.4056 | SMOKE ME SILLY | SOUTHERN SMOKERS |
| May 13, 2016 ← this one | Ashland, MS | Ashland, MS | 26 | 701.1316 | SOUTHERN SMOKERS | Organizer Portal |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 177.1428 | 174.2744 | 171.9772 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176 | 173.1428 |
26 entries · top 701.1316 · median 673.2854
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Organizer Portal | |
| 3 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 6 | All 'Q'ed Up | |
| 7 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 8 | BOB ROBERTS BBQ | |
| 9 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 10 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 13 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 14 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 15 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 16 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 17 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 18 | Down & Dirty | |
| 19 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 20 | Team Porkers | |
| 21 | Twizted Squeeeel Grillers | |
| 22 | BLUE SUEDE QUE'S | |
| 23 | Goode BBQ | |
| 24 | Triple A | |
| 25 | Ashland Blazin Cookers | |
| 26 | BENCHWARMERS BAR B QUE |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.6914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN SMOKERS | |
| 2 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 3 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 4 | Triple A | |
| 5 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 6 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 7 | BENCHWARMERS BAR B QUE | |
| 8 | BOB ROBERTS BBQ | |
| 9 | Ashland Blazin Cookers | |
| 10 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 11 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 12 | Organizer Portal | |
| 13 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 14 | Team Porkers | |
| 15 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 16 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 17 | All 'Q'ed Up | |
| 18 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Twizted Squeeeel Grillers | |
| 20 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 21 | Down & Dirty | |
| 22 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 23 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 24 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 25 | BLUE SUEDE QUE'S | |
| 26 | Goode BBQ |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN SMOKERS | |
| 3 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 6 | Organizer Portal | |
| 7 | BOB ROBERTS BBQ | |
| 8 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 9 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 10 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 12 | Down & Dirty | |
| 13 | All 'Q'ed Up | |
| 14 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 15 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 16 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 17 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 18 | BENCHWARMERS BAR B QUE | |
| 19 | Goode BBQ | |
| 20 | Team Porkers | |
| 21 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 22 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 23 | BLUE SUEDE QUE'S | |
| 24 | Twizted Squeeeel Grillers | |
| 25 | Triple A | |
| 26 | Ashland Blazin Cookers |
26 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All 'Q'ed Up | |
| 2 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 3 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 4 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN SMOKERS | |
| 6 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 8 | Organizer Portal | |
| 9 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 10 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 11 | BOB ROBERTS BBQ | |
| 12 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 13 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 14 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 15 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 16 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 18 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 19 | Team Porkers | |
| 20 | BENCHWARMERS BAR B QUE | |
| 21 | Down & Dirty | |
| 22 | BLUE SUEDE QUE'S | |
| 23 | Ashland Blazin Cookers | |
| 24 | Goode BBQ | |
| 25 | Twizted Squeeeel Grillers | |
| 26 | Triple A |
26 entries · top 180 · median 169.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organizer Portal | |
| 2 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 3 | All 'Q'ed Up | |
| 4 | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 6 | K & K KOOKERS | |
| 7 | THE DOUBLE "S" SMOKEHOUSE | |
| 8 | Down & Dirty | |
| 9 | SMOKIN BUTT CREW | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN SMOKERS | |
| 11 | HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | |
| 12 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 13 | BOB ROBERTS BBQ | |
| 14 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 15 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 16 | BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | |
| 17 | MeatCraft BBQ | |
| 18 | Twizted Squeeeel Grillers | |
| 19 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 20 | BLUE SUEDE QUE'S | |
| 21 | Goode BBQ | |
| 22 | Triple A | |
| 23 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 24 | Team Porkers | |
| 25 | Ashland Blazin Cookers | |
| 26 | BENCHWARMERS BAR B QUE |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
9 entries · top 175.4172 · median 162.8684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down & Dirty 2 | |
| 2 | Team Porkers 2 | |
| 3 | Ashland Blazin Cookers2 | |
| 4 | Blue Suede Q2 | |
| 5 | Goode BBQ2 | |
| 6 | Sloppy Hog 2 | |
| 7 | Bacon & Whiskey2 | |
| 8 | Triple A2 | |
| 9 | Twizted2 |
10 entries · top 176.5600 · median 157.4914
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotty Totty2 | |
| 2 | Goode BBQ2 | |
| 3 | Double S | |
| 4 | Twizted2 | |
| 5 | Bacon & Whiskey2 | |
| 6 | Sloppy Hog 2 | |
| 7 | K & K Kookers 2 | |
| 8 | Blue Suede Q2 | |
| 9 | Down & Dirty 2 | |
| 10 | Triple A2 |
7 entries · top 180 · median 180 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Suede Q2 | |
| 2 | Smokin Butt2 | |
| 3 | Down & Dirty 2 | |
| 4 | Team Porkers 2 | |
| 5 | Goode BBQ2 | |
| 6 | Bacon & Whiskey2 | |
| 7 | Sloppy Hog 2 |
10 entries · top 176.0228 · median 169.9828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashland Blazin Cookers2 | |
| 2 | Down & Dirty 2 | |
| 3 | Bacon & Whiskey2 | |
| 4 | Goode BBQ2 | |
| 5 | Heavenly Manna2 | |
| 6 | Bob Roberts 2 | |
| 7 | Triple A2 | |
| 8 | Double S | |
| 9 | Sloppy Hog 2 | |
| 10 | Blue Suede Q2 |