Apr 24–25, 2026 · Southaven, MS · 📍 6275 Snowden Lane · State championship
Reps: Debra Gage, William Gage · Prize money: $14,500
RAZORRACKS won Grand Champion at the Southaven Springfest on April 24, 2026 in Southaven, MS at 6275 Snowden Lane, scoring 713.1316 in a field of 33 teams. Electro-Que-ted took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2748. Category winners: Chicken — Glamping Grillers (178.8572); Pork Ribs — Kermit's Ex (180.0000); Pork — Shiggin aint easy (180.0000); Brisket — ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN (180.0000). This is the 10th of 11 editions of this contest on record; the 2025 edition was won by Hold Your Horses BBQ; the next is scheduled for April 23, 2027.
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, 2016 to 2026 — 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.
RAZORRACKS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
5 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
4 of 10 tracked editions
Razorracks has won this contest 4 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: Glamping Grillers and RAZORRACKS tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: RAZORRACKS and Electro-Que-ted tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: Electro-Que-ted and Dr. Smoke tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Razorracks (won 2019, 2022, 2023), Hold Your Horses BBQ (won 2025).
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2016 | Southaven, MS | Southaven, MS | 41 | 704.5256 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | SOUTH PORK |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 33 | 694.2400 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | Q-BONES BBQ |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 34 | 700.5604 | Q-BONES BBQ | NU BETA GAMMA |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 31 | 704.5256 | Razorracks | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Southaven, MS | 6205 Snowdenlane | 36 | 704.5716 | Razzoracks | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Southaven, MS | 8710 Northwest Drive | 36 | 702.8000 | Razorracks | Rankin County BBQ Company |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Southaven, MS | Snowden Grove Park | 34 | 714.2744 | Razorracks | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 44 | 699.9428 | Optimus Swine | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 34 | 699.9428 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | Mad Dog BBQ |
| Apr 24, 2026 ← this one | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 33 | 713.1316 | RAZORRACKS | Electro-Que-ted |
| Apr 23, 2027 | Southaven, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 178.2972 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 177.7144 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180 | 177.7144 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 173.1084 |
33 entries · top 713.1316 · median 687.8856
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
32 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
33 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
33 entries · top 180 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180