Southaven Springfest

2026-04-24 – 2026-04-25 · Southaven, MS · State championship

Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $14,500.00

Grand Champion: RAZORRACKS (713.1316) · 33 teams

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RAZORRACKS

713.1316 · Master Series — Overall

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Electro-Que-ted

706.2748 · Master Series — Overall

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ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

704.5372 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

713.1316

Winning margin

6.8568

GC over RC

Field average

678.53

median 687.89

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

0.5600 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

699.9312

what a walk cost here

Field spread

232.6516

winner to last place

Prize money

$14,500.00

on the line

Most consistent

RAZORRACKS

avg finish 4.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 1.1428 pts — Shiggin aint easy

How hot was the win?

Top 1%

beats 99% of 2713 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1605

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

Top-rated in the field

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN

rated 1929 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Razorracks has won this contest 4 times across its 11 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

RAZORRACKS took the Grand Championship home to MO.

🔥 A day of perfect scores

5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.

🏟️ A stacked field

The field averaged a 1605 power rating going in — stronger than 93% of every contest tracked.

🃏 An upset on the books

RAZORRACKS came in rated below the field's top team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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
2016-04-22		41	704.5256	VICTORY LANE BBQ
2017-04-28		33	694.2400	VICTORY LANE BBQ
2018-04-27		34	700.5604	Q-BONES BBQ
2019-04-26	Southaven, MS	31	704.5256	Razorracks
2021-10-29	Southaven, MS	36	704.5716	Razzoracks
2022-04-22	Southaven, MS	36	702.8000	Razorracks
2023-04-21	Southaven, MS	34	714.2744	Razorracks
2024-04-26	Southaven, MS	44	699.9428	Optimus Swine
2025-04-25	Southaven, MS	34	699.9428	Hold Your Horses BBQ
2026-04-24 ← this one	Southaven, MS	33	713.1316	RAZORRACKS
2027-04-23	Southaven, MS	—	—	—

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	180.0000 🔥
2	RAZORRACKS	180.0000 🔥
3	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	180.0000 🔥
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	178.8572
5	Shiggin aint easy	176.5600
6	Electro-Que-ted	174.2744
7	Kith n' Kin	174.2628
8	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	174.2628
9	Rollin Smoke BBQ	173.1200
10	Kermit's Ex	173.1084
11	Thin Blue Smoke MS	172.5600
12	Killer B Backyard BBQ	172.5484
13	JANKY LEG BBQ	172.5484
14	ANONYMOUS SWINE	171.9772
15	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	171.9772
16	THE PIT CREW	170.8572
17	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	170.8228
18	Smoke Busters	169.6800
19	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	169.6800
20	Dr. Smoke	169.6684
21	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	168.5484
22	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	168.5372
23	Bad Dog BBQ	168.5372
24	EAT MY MEAT	168.0000
25	BLIND HOG BBQ	167.9540
26	Rankin County BBQ Company	167.3828
27	Glamping Grillers	167.3712
28	OLE BOOGER BEARS BBQ	166.8228
29	2nd Hand Smoke	159.3944
30	SMOKE DADDY GRILLERS	157.0972
31	3 BOARS DOWN	157.0972
32	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	142.7660
33	Crispy Critters	139.8972

Master Series — Chicken

33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200

#	Team	Score
1	Glamping Grillers	178.8572
2	RAZORRACKS	178.8572
3	Electro-Que-ted	178.8572
4	Dr. Smoke	178.8572
5	Kermit's Ex	178.2972
6	JANKY LEG BBQ	177.7144
7	OLE BOOGER BEARS BBQ	177.7144
8	Kith n' Kin	177.7144
9	Rollin Smoke BBQ	177.7028
10	BLIND HOG BBQ	177.7028
11	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	177.7028
12	Bad Dog BBQ	177.1428
13	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	176.5716
14	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	176.5600
15	Rankin County BBQ Company	175.4172
16	THE PIT CREW	175.4056
17	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	173.1200
18	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	172.5484
19	3 BOARS DOWN	171.9772
20	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	170.8344
21	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	170.8228
22	Killer B Backyard BBQ	170.2628
23	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	169.1084
24	Smoke Busters	169.1084
25	Shiggin aint easy	168.5256
26	2nd Hand Smoke	167.3828
27	ANONYMOUS SWINE	167.3828
28	Thin Blue Smoke MS	166.8228
29	Crispy Critters	166.8228
30	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	165.7144
31	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	165.7028
32	EAT MY MEAT	161.7028
33	SMOKE DADDY GRILLERS	161.1428

Master Series — Overall

33 entries · top 713.1316 · median 687.8856

#	Team	Score
1	RAZORRACKS	713.1316
2	Electro-Que-ted	706.2748
3	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	704.5372
4	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	704.5372
5	Kith n' Kin	703.9544
6	Kermit's Ex	703.3712
7	Shiggin aint easy	701.6572
8	Rollin Smoke BBQ	701.6456
9	Glamping Grillers	699.9428
10	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	699.9312
11	JANKY LEG BBQ	698.7884
12	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	695.3716
13	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	693.6688
14	BLIND HOG BBQ	691.8968
15	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	691.3600
16	Thin Blue Smoke MS	690.2056
17	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	687.8856
18	Dr. Smoke	687.3256
19	Killer B Backyard BBQ	686.7540
20	THE PIT CREW	685.6688
21	Smoke Busters	685.0400
22	Rankin County BBQ Company	685.0284
23	OLE BOOGER BEARS BBQ	680.5032
24	Bad Dog BBQ	679.8972
25	ANONYMOUS SWINE	673.6116
26	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	673.5888
27	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	663.2912
28	EAT MY MEAT	659.4172
29	2nd Hand Smoke	652.9712
30	3 BOARS DOWN	649.5544
31	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	634.1376
32	Crispy Critters	626.0916
33	SMOKE DADDY GRILLERS	480.4800

Master Series — Pork

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Shiggin aint easy	180.0000 🔥
2	Thin Blue Smoke MS	178.8572
3	RAZORRACKS	178.8572
4	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	178.8572
5	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	177.7144
6	Kith n' Kin	176.5600
7	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	176.0000
8	Glamping Grillers	176.0000
9	Electro-Que-ted	175.4288
10	Smoke Busters	174.2744
11	Killer B Backyard BBQ	174.2628
12	EAT MY MEAT	172.6172
13	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	172.5600
14	THE PIT CREW	171.9772
15	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	171.9772
16	OLE BOOGER BEARS BBQ	171.9772
17	JANKY LEG BBQ	171.9656
18	Rollin Smoke BBQ	171.9656
19	Kermit's Ex	171.9656
20	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	170.8344
21	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	170.8228
22	Dr. Smoke	170.8228
23	ANONYMOUS SWINE	168.5372
24	Rankin County BBQ Company	167.3828
25	BLIND HOG BBQ	167.3828
26	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	167.3828
27	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	165.1084
28	Bad Dog BBQ	163.3828
29	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	162.8228
30	Crispy Critters	162.2516
31	SMOKE DADDY GRILLERS	162.2400
32	2nd Hand Smoke	161.1084
33	3 BOARS DOWN	154.7772

Master Series — Pork Ribs

32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	Kermit's Ex	180.0000 🔥
2	Rollin Smoke BBQ	178.8572
3	BLIND HOG BBQ	178.8572
4	Electro-Que-ted	177.7144
5	Glamping Grillers	177.7144
6	Shiggin aint easy	176.5716
7	JANKY LEG BBQ	176.5600
8	UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	176.5600
9	Can Country Outlaw BBQ	176.5600
10	ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	175.4172
11	Kith n' Kin	175.4172
12	RAZORRACKS	175.4172
13	Rankin County BBQ Company	174.8456
14	MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	174.2628
15	PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	173.7144
16	HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	171.9772
17	Smoke Busters	171.9772
18	Thin Blue Smoke MS	171.9656
19	TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN	170.8572
20	Bad Dog BBQ	170.8344
21	Killer B Backyard BBQ	169.6800
22	Dr. Smoke	167.9772
23	THE PIT CREW	167.4288
24	ANONYMOUS SWINE	165.7144
25	3 BOARS DOWN	165.7028
26	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	165.1088
27	2nd Hand Smoke	165.0856
28	OLE BOOGER BEARS BBQ	163.9888
29	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	162.8344
30	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	162.8000
31	Crispy Critters	157.1200
32	EAT MY MEAT	157.0972