SMOKING ON THE RIVER

March 28, 2026 · Tylertown, MS

Entries

Grand champion

2nd Hand Smoke

Top score

448.0000

Ribs

Tightest board

2.0000

Whole Hog

Average score

440.1889

across all judged boards

Most points

Upset factor

63%

chance the winner was beaten by the top seed

Points standing · Professional

MBN does not publish an overall score. This orders the field by MBN points across the judged categories — the same table that decides Team of the Year. The Grand Champion is decided separately, by the on-site finals judges.

#	Team	Points
1	Grind City Smokers	38
2	Anonymous Swine	31
3	Swine Life	30
4	Po' Thangs	29
5	Hog Addiction	28
6	Indirect Fire Barbeque	22
7	Meat Whiskey	22
8	2nd Hand Smoke	19
9	SmokeMasters BBQ	18
10	Jordan Smokers	12
11	Sheltered Smoke	12
12	Will-Be-Que	11
13	Southbound BBQ	10
14	Big Whit & The Boys	9
15	Half Lit Pit Crew	9
16	Fireman John's BBQ	7
17	Down South Grillers	4
18	Old Smokey BBQ	2
19	JKQ	1

Whole Hog · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	Hog Addiction	445.0000	587.0000	15
2	Swine Life	443.0000	591.2000	14
3	Po' Thangs	443.0000	584.9000	13
4	Grind City Smokers	—	572.8000	12
5	Will-Be-Que	—	570.7000	11
6	Anonymous Swine	—	557.8000	10

Pulled Pork · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	SmokeMasters BBQ	445.0000	594.5000	15
2	Meat Whiskey	434.0000	595.4000	14
3	Grind City Smokers	434.0000	590.5000	13
4	Anonymous Swine	—	587.9000	12
5	Hog Addiction	—	587.6000	11
6	Southbound BBQ	—	583.3000	10
7	Half Lit Pit Crew	—	583.0000	9
8	Indirect Fire Barbeque	—	582.9000	8
9	Jordan Smokers	—	579.4000	7
10	Po' Thangs	—	578.6000	6
11	Swine Life	—	578.0000	5
12	2nd Hand Smoke	—	573.2000	4
13	Big Whit & The Boys	—	572.0000	3
14	Old Smokey BBQ	—	568.7000	2

Ribs · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	2nd Hand Smoke	448.0000	594.6000	15
2	Indirect Fire Barbeque	443.0000	597.9000	14
3	Grind City Smokers	426.7000	594.2000	13
4	Sheltered Smoke	—	593.2000	12
5	Swine Life	—	588.9000	11
6	Po' Thangs	—	587.3000	10
7	Anonymous Swine	—	586.9000	9
8	Meat Whiskey	—	586.3000	8
9	Fireman John's BBQ	—	582.7000	7
10	Big Whit & The Boys	—	582.4000	6
11	Jordan Smokers	—	582.1000	5
12	Down South Grillers	—	580.1000	4
13	SmokeMasters BBQ	—	579.7000	3
14	Hog Addiction	—	578.8000	2
15	JKQ	—	578.2000	1
16	Southbound BBQ	—	578.1000	0
17	Old Smokey BBQ	—	568.7000	0
18	Half Lit Pit Crew	—	560.8000	0

Other editions of this contest

Contest	Season	Grand champion
SMOKING ON THE RIVER (Patio)	2026	Boneyard Smokers

Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.