🏆 Serial winner
Grind City Smokers has taken 7 grand championships from 34 contests — a 21% strike rate.
Grind City Smokers
Contests
34
Grand championships
7
20.6% strike rate
Reserve champion
2
Average finish
8.7
best: 1st
Power rating
1642
#8 of 343
Best win streak
2
Career points
705
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Whole Hog — an average finish of 5.7 across 20 entries.
🎯 Room to make up
Ribs lags behind at 12.3 average — 6.6 places worse than their best category.
📍 Happy hunting ground
19 of their 34 contests came in MS, where they have won 4.
😤 The measuring stick
Que-N-Da 662 has the edge: 8–6 across 14 shared contests.
🔥 On a run
Best consecutive-win streak: 2 contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Bartlett BBQ Fest (Patio) on October 1, 2022.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish | Best finals score | Best prelim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Hog | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2nd | 5.7 | 444.6000 | 1010.6000 |
| Pulled Pork | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1st | 9 | 450.0000 | 1012.2000 |
| Ribs | 34 | 2 | 9 | 1st | 12.3 | 444.2000 | 1019.4000 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Team | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| FATHEAD BBQ | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| Poker Porkers | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| Old Smokey BBQ | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| Big Whit & The Boys | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| Anonymous Swine | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Meat Whiskey | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| SmokeMasters BBQ | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Fireside Smokers | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Swine Life BBQ | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Que-N-Da 662 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Mean Genes Cooking Team | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Indirect Fire BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Po' Thangs | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Fire Dancer BBQ | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Will-Be-Que | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Hog Addiction | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| JKQ | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| MAVERICK'S BBQ | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Fireman John's BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish | Finals score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT RULEVILLE ROAST | Sep 26, 2026 | Ruleville, MS | 4th | — |
| LAURA FLETCHER COOKING FOR A CURE | Sep 12, 2026 | Blytheville, AR | 6th | — |
| DELTA STATE PIG PICKIN' | Sep 5, 2026 | Cleveland, MS | 4th | — |
| WATERMELON CARNIVAL TRAIN TRACK PORK ATTACK | Aug 1, 2026 | Water Valley, MS | 14th | — |
| BOOTLEGGER BBQ BASH | Jun 27, 2026 | 8th | — | |
| QUE ON THE YAZOO | May 2, 2026 | Greenwood, MS | 4th | — |
| SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST | Apr 25, 2026 | Southaven, MS | 10th | — |
| PEAVINE FESTIVAL | Apr 18, 2026 | Boyle, MS | 8th | — |
| ATOKA BBQ FEST | Apr 11, 2026 | Atoka, TN | 1st | — |
| SMOKING ON THE RIVER | Mar 28, 2026 | Tylertown, MS | 1st | — |
| Smokin' the Coast | Nov 1, 2025 | Biloxi, MS | 18th | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | Oct 25, 2025 | Bolivar, TN | 1st | — |
| MS Delta State Championship/Octoberfest | Oct 11, 2025 | Cleveland, MS | 2nd | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 4, 2025 | Arlington, TN | 16th | — |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | Sep 27, 2025 | Ruleville, MS | 8th | — |
| Laura Fletcher Cooking for a Cure | Sep 13, 2025 | Blytheville, AR | 1st | — |
| DSU Pig Pickin' | Sep 6, 2025 | Cleveland, MS | 1st | — |
| Train Track Pork Attack | Aug 2, 2025 | Water Valley, MS | 8th | — |
| Thunder on Water | Jun 14, 2025 | Grenada, MS | 1st | — |
| SmokeSlam BBQ Festival | May 17, 2025 | Memphis, TN | 7th | — |
| Que on the Yazoo | May 3, 2025 | Greenwood, MS | 1st | — |
| Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2025 | Southaven, MS | 2nd | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 19, 2024 | Arlington, TN | 3rd | — |
| Smoke on the Mountain | Jul 27, 2024 | Galax, VA | 5th | — |
| Thunder on the Water | Jun 15, 2024 | Grenada, MS | 10th | — |
| Smoke Slam | May 18, 2024 | Memphis, TN | 3rd | — |
| Southaven Springfest | Apr 27, 2024 | Southaven, MS | 10th | — |
| Atoka BBQ Fest | Apr 6, 2024 | Atoka, TN | 11th | — |
| Smoking for Downs Syndrome | Mar 16, 2024 | Marion, AR | 7th | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | Oct 28, 2023 | Bolivar, TN | 18th | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 21, 2023 | Arlington, TN | 9th | — |
| Thunder on the Water | Jun 10, 2023 | Grenada, MS | 17th | — |
| Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 2023 | Southaven, MS | 53rd | — |
| Bartlett BBQ Fest (Patio) | Oct 1, 2022 | Bartlett, TN | 24th | — |