Praise the Lard
September 24, 2022 · Murphysboro, IL
Entries
22
Grand champion
Band of Outlaws (Whole Hog)
Top score
445.5000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
3.8000
Whole Hog
Average score
440.3889
across all judged boards
Most points
36
Upset factor
67%
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 | Band of Outlaws | 36 |
| 2 | Steamboat BBQ | 26 |
| 3 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 24 |
| 4 | Hank's BBQ | 23 |
| 5 | Party Q | 21 |
| 6 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | 20 |
| 7 | Boro City Smokers | 20 |
| 8 | Goin' Hog'n | 20 |
| 9 | The BBQ Bus | 20 |
| 10 | Pickin our Butts | 16 |
| 11 | Fittin' Ta Que | 15 |
| 12 | 3 Taxi Guys | 14 |
| 13 | Phat Chance | 14 |
| 14 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | 14 |
| 15 | Get Your Grill On | 10 |
| 16 | The BBQ Commission | 9 |
| 17 | Thunder Hog BBQ | 9 |
| 18 | Smoked By Samron | 5 |
| 19 | Smokin Dawgs | 4 |
| 20 | Salt and Pepper | 2 |
| 21 | Serial Grillers | 2 |
| 22 | Blinky's Offset BBQ | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Band of Outlaws | 445.5000 | 581.9000 | 15 |
| 2 | Steamboat BBQ | 441.7000 | 590.9000 | 14 |
| 3 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 434.3000 | 591.7000 | 13 |
| 4 | Hank's BBQ | — | 575.6000 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 Taxi Guys | — | 573.0000 | 11 |
| 6 | Party Q | — | 572.9000 | 10 |
| 7 | The BBQ Commission | — | 564.8000 | 9 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fittin' Ta Que | 445.3000 | 591.5000 | 15 |
| 2 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | 441.0000 | 592.8000 | 14 |
| 3 | Pickin our Butts | 435.4000 | 599.7000 | 13 |
| 4 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 591.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | Hank's BBQ | — | 590.2000 | 11 |
| 6 | Boro City Smokers | — | 590.0000 | 10 |
| 7 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | — | 588.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | Goin' Hog'n | — | 587.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | The BBQ Bus | — | 585.3000 | 7 |
| 10 | Band of Outlaws | — | 584.0000 | 6 |
| 11 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 583.9000 | 5 |
| 12 | Party Q | — | 579.3000 | 4 |
| 13 | 3 Taxi Guys | — | 578.0000 | 3 |
| 14 | Get Your Grill On | — | 572.3000 | 2 |
| 15 | Salt and Pepper | — | 571.8000 | 1 |
| 16 | Serial Grillers | — | 571.7000 | 0 |
| 17 | Smoked By Samron | — | 569.2000 | 0 |
| 18 | Phat Chance | — | 565.9000 | 0 |
| 19 | Blinky's Offset BBQ | — | 565.8000 | 0 |
| 20 | The BBQ Commission | — | 557.7000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Band of Outlaws | 444.0000 | 599.7000 | 15 |
| 2 | Phat Chance | 438.7000 | 600.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | The BBQ Bus | 437.6000 | 595.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | Goin' Hog'n | — | 592.1000 | 12 |
| 5 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | — | 590.5000 | 11 |
| 6 | Boro City Smokers | — | 589.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Thunder Hog BBQ | — | 588.5000 | 9 |
| 8 | Get Your Grill On | — | 587.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | Party Q | — | 583.1000 | 7 |
| 10 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 579.7000 | 6 |
| 11 | Smoked By Samron | — | 575.4000 | 5 |
| 12 | Smokin Dawgs | — | 574.2000 | 4 |
| 13 | Pickin our Butts | — | 572.9000 | 3 |
| 14 | Serial Grillers | — | 571.4000 | 2 |
| 15 | Salt and Pepper | — | 571.3000 | 1 |
| 16 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 570.8000 | 0 |
| 17 | Fittin' Ta Que | — | 569.2000 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 Taxi Guys | — | 563.9000 | 0 |
| 19 | Blinky's Offset BBQ | — | 558.8000 | 0 |
| 20 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | — | 557.0000 | 0 |
| 21 | The BBQ Commission | — | 420.0000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| PRAISE THE LARD | 2026 | The BBQ Bus |
| Praise the Lard | 2025 | Swine Life BBQ |
| Praise the Lard | 2023 | SWINE LIFE BBQ |
| PRAISE THE LARD | 2019 | — |
| Praise the Lard | 2018 | Heath Riles BBQ |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.