Southaven Springfest
2026-04-24 – 2026-04-25 · Southaven, MS · 📍 6275 Snowden Lane · State championship
Reps: DEBRA GAGE, WILLIAM GAGE · Prize money: $14,500.00
Grand Champion: RAZORRACKS (713.1316) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Electro-Que-ted
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Perfect 180s
Tightest race
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How hot was the win?
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Razorracks has won this contest 4 times across its 10 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.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Razorracks (won 2019, 2022, 2023), Hold Your Horses BBQ (won 2025).
🏟️ A stacked field
The field averaged a 1606 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)
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Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | Southaven, MS | 41 | 704.5256 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | SOUTH PORK | |
| 2017-04-28 | 6275 Snowden Lane | 33 | 694.2400 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | Q-BONES BBQ | |
| 2018-04-27 | 6275 Snowden Lane | 34 | 700.5604 | Q-BONES BBQ | NU BETA GAMMA | |
| 2019-04-26 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 31 | 704.5256 | Razorracks | FIRE DANCER BBQ |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven, MS | 6205 Snowdenlane | 36 | 704.5716 | Razzoracks | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2022-04-22 | Southaven, MS | 8710 Northwest Drive | 36 | 702.8000 | Razorracks | Rankin County BBQ Company |
| 2023-04-21 | Southaven, MS | Snowden Grove Park | 34 | 714.2744 | Razorracks | MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ |
| 2024-04-26 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 44 | 699.9428 | Optimus Swine | HOT COLE'S BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 34 | 699.9428 | Hold Your Horses BBQ | Mad Dog BBQ |
| 2026-04-24 ← this one | Southaven, MS | 6275 Snowden Lane | 33 | 713.1316 | RAZORRACKS | Electro-Que-ted |
| 2027-04-23 | Southaven, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 178.2972 | 177.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 175.4172 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 177.7144 | 174.2744 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 176.5600 | 173.1084 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 713.1316 · median 687.8856
Chicken
33 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180