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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👑 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)
Score distribution
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
Master Series — Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
Master Series — Overall
33 entries · top 713.1316 · median 687.8856
Master Series — Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180