2018-06-15 – 2018-06-16 · Hernado, MS · 📍 2888 Gwynn Rd
Grand Champion: FIRE DANCER BBQ (706.3316) · 45 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Organizer Portal
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, 2017 to 2019 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100
FIRE DANCER BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Organizer Portal, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 1–2: BOOMERANG BBQ and FIRE DANCER BBQ tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ and Slop Hogs tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: SOUTH PORK and BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
FIRE DANCER BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
FIRE DANCER BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 18th.
BOOMERANG BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 178.2972 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-16 | Nesbit, MS | 2888 Gwynn Rd | 41 | 706.8572 | PORK ILLUSTRATED | BOOTYQUE |
| 2018-06-15 ← this one | Hernado, MS | 2888 Gwynn Rd | 45 | 706.3316 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | Organizer Portal |
| 2019-06-14 | Hernado, MS | 2888 Gwynn Rd | 49 | 704.5944 | Beer-B Que Boys | HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176.0116 | 173.7028 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 176.0000 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 176.5600 | 173.1200 |
45 entries · top 706.3316 · median 672.4456
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 170.2628
45 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5372
44 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.1314
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | ROYAL SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Sweet Swine of Mine | |
| 5 | Organizer Portal | |
| 6 | Highway Ribbery | |
| 7 | UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | |
| 8 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 9 | SMOKIN N THE BANDITS | |
| 10 | Bacon Me Crazy | |
| 11 | SLOPPY HOG BBQ | |
| 12 | LIMP BRISKET SOUTHAVEN, MS | |
| 13 | 180 PROOF BBQ | |
| 14 | SURVIVOR-QUE | |
| 15 | BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | |
| 16 | PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | |
| 17 | Kuntry Boyz BBQ | |
| 18 | JOBEAZ BLAZIN' BUTTS AND WINGS | |
| 19 | UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS | |
| 20 | HAWGAMANIA | |
| 21 | HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW | |
| 22 | BIG BLUE QUE | |
| 23 | Git U Sum!! BBQ | |
| 24 | CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING | |
| 25 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS | |
| 26 | BEER-B-QUE BOYS | |
| 27 | Dirty Sow Grillers | |
| 28 | 501 BBQ | |
| 29 | BUCKSNORT GRILLERS | |
| 30 | SMOKIN' BUTTS | |
| 31 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 32 | BACON & WHISKEY | |
| 33 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 34 | PORKOSAURUS | |
| 35 | RATED R PORK STARS | |
| 36 | Lazy D Mutts & Butts | |
| 37 | HILLTOP HOGGERS | |
| 38 | Fat Head BBQ | |
| 39 | Slop Hogs | |
| 40 | SOUTHSIDE BBQ | |
| 41 | Big Ass Q Masters | |
| 42 | Jones Boys | |
| 43 | Shade Tree Smokers | |
| 44 | Hillbilly Porkers |
43 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.5600