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KCBS in Mississippi MS
129 tracked contests over 13.1 years,
1,380 teams on the scoresheets — the 18th busiest of 94 regions on file.
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At a glance
Contests 129
110 scored · 3 upcoming
This season 2
contests in 2026 · 33 teams competing
Teams competed 1,380
distinct teams on record
Typical field 33
teams · biggest 100
Avg winning score 698.46
Master · of 720 · best 714.27
Avg category score 165.61
across 13,989 meat entries
Perfect 180s 132 🔥
9.4 per 1,000 entries
Grand champions 114
titles handed out here
State championships 38 🏅
on the calendar
Towns 27
68 venues · 72 recurring contests
Seasons on record 14
2013 – 2026
Published purses $285,140
across 32 contests that listed one
Cancelled 7
not counted as contests held
How Mississippi stacks up (against all 94 regions on file)
The bar is Mississippi's standing on that measure: a full bar is the region that leads it, an empty one is the region that trails it. Rate-based measures need a minimum body of results before a region is ranked at all, so a single hot weekend can't buy a place. The median is the middle region, not the average — one huge region would drag an average somewhere no region actually is.
Contests held
129
#18 of 94
▲ median 37
Teams competing
1,380
#13 of 88
▲ median 249.5
Contests this season
2
#48 of 75
▼ median 2.5
Field depth
33 teams
#27 of 61
▲ median 31 teams
Winning score
698.46
#7 of 52
▲ median 694.24
Judging severity (lowest average category score = toughest room)
165.61
#42 of 45
▲ median 163.95
Perfect-180 rate
9.4 /1k
#7 of 45
▲ median 5.7 /1k
Growth (last three completed seasons against the three before)
-50%
#28 of 30
▼ median 9.5%
State championships
38
#17 of 51
▲ median 5
Regions like this one
Matched on the shape of the scene — how many contests it runs, how deep the fields get, how the room scores and how often it hands out a 180 — not on the map. Counts are compared on a log scale, because 5 contests to 15 is a different scene while 300 to 310 is the same one.
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Season by season
Click a column heading to re-sort. Winning score is the Master overall (of 720); a season with no scored Master contest leaves it blank.
Contests per season (up to 2026)
When they cook (month of year)
Field depth over time (average teams per contest, and teams competing that season)
What it took to win (average Master winning score, and 180s scored)
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How the room scores (every judged meat, against the sport as a whole)
A lower average means a harder room. “vs sport” is this region's average minus the same meat's average everywhere KCBS is scored.
Meat Avg here vs sport Entries 180s 180s /1k
Chicken
166.44
+1.28
3,596
42
11.7
Pork Ribs
165.26
+1.64
3,629
28
7.7
Pork
166.05
+1.75
3,397
28
8.2
Brisket
164.66
+2.44
3,367
34
10.1
Top teams who cook here (by power rating)
The regulars (most contests cooked in Mississippi)
Team Contests GCs Last
KILLER HOGS 41 3 Jun 19, 2020
FIRE DANCER BBQ 38 5 Apr 25, 2025
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ 37 3 Apr 24, 2026
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING 36 — Jun 15, 2018
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ 34 5 Oct 4, 2019
BEER-B-QUE BOYS 34 2 Oct 17, 2025
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW 33 1 Jun 14, 2019
THE BLUE BLOODS 29 5 Aug 27, 2021
Organizer Portal 29 4 Nov 11, 2023
CAJUN BLAZE 27 6 Aug 24, 2019
BOOTYQUE 27 2 Jun 26, 2020
RAZORRACKS 26 6 Apr 24, 2026
Highest scores in Mississippi (Master · /720)
Score Team Where
714.2744 RAZORRACKS
Southaven Springfest Apr 21, 2023
713.1316 RAZORRACKS
Southaven Springfest Apr 24, 2026
708.5372 CAJUN BLAZE
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Mar 19, 2016
708.0116 GETTIN' BASTED
Roast-N-Boast Oct 9, 2020
708 Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics
KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Oct 4, 2013
706.8572 PORK ILLUSTRATED
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Jun 16, 2017
706.8340 THE BLUE BLOODS
Roast N Boast BBQ Oct 6, 2017
706.3316 FIRE DANCER BBQ
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Jun 15, 2018
706.2748 Electro-Que-ted
Southaven Springfest Apr 24, 2026
705.1428 Kermit's Ex
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest May 2, 2025
Contests that come back (recurring)
Contest Editions Biggest Last held
Roast N Boast (OPEN FORMAT) 11 36 Oct 30, 2026
Southaven Springfest 9 44 Apr 23, 2027
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 4 29 Aug 24, 2019
Downtown BBQ Showdown 4 30 Jul 19, 2019
Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 22 Jun 7, 2019
Stand by Your Grill 4 65 Aug 19, 2016
Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 3 19 Nov 11, 2023
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 3 49 Jun 14, 2019
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 3 31 Apr 28, 2017
Hog Wild BBQ Festival 3 32 Sep 29, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 3 30 May 20, 2016
George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge 3 27 May 6, 2016
Where it happens (towns in Mississippi)
Town Contests Seasons Avg field Last
Columbus 17 14 22 Oct 30, 2026
Brookhaven 16 9 24 May 2, 2025
Southaven 13 13 35 Apr 23, 2027
Brandon 7 5 30 Apr 28, 2023
Meridian 7 6 22 Sep 23, 2022
Tupelo 7 5 80 Mar 18, 2017
Gulfport 7 3 40 Apr 8, 2016
Ridgeland 6 4 22 Apr 4, 2025
Hattiesburg 6 6 26 Jul 19, 2019
Hernando 5 5 43 Jun 19, 2020
Corinth 5 5 30 Mar 16, 2018
Ashland 5 4 26 May 13, 2016
Reps who work Mississippi
Rep Contests Last
Janet Appleton 15 Oct 18, 2024
Sam Appleton 15 Oct 18, 2024
Carol Bigler 10 Nov 8, 2024
Randy G Bigler 10 Nov 8, 2024
Debra Gage 9 Apr 23, 2027
William Gage 9 Apr 23, 2027
Maria Lohman 6 May 2, 2025
Wayne Lohman 6 May 2, 2025
Karen Jane Williams 4 Oct 14, 2022
Ralph Williams 4 Oct 14, 2022
State championships 🏅
Contest Teams Grand champion
Southaven Springfest Apr 23, 2027
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The Great Mississippi Dixie National Barbecue Showdown Feb 12, 2027
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Roast N Boast (OPEN FORMAT) Oct 30, 2026
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Southaven Springfest Apr 24, 2026
33
RAZORRACKS
Roast N Boast Oct 17, 2025
13
Glamping Grillers
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest May 2, 2025
27
Kermit's Ex
Southaven Springfest Apr 25, 2025
34
Hold Your Horses BBQ
Smokin on the Rez Apr 4, 2025
17
LC BBQ
Roast N Boast Oct 18, 2024
15
SMOKEBUSTERS
Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest May 3, 2024
25
Smoke This BBQ MO
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Where else these teams cook
Of the 1,153 teams with a recorded finish in Mississippi, this is where else they turn up — the honest picture of which scenes share a travelling field. Follow one to open it up.
On the map (every mapped contest in Mississippi — tap a pin)
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