PRAISE THE LARD
September 21, 2019 · MURPHYSBORO, IL
Entries
18
Top score
449.4000
Ribs
Tightest board
3.3000
Pulled Pork
Average score
439.6111
across all judged boards
Most points
41
Upset factor
50%
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 | Heath Riles BBQ | 41 |
| 2 | SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS | 31 |
| 3 | Bubba Grills | 30 |
| 4 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 29 |
| 5 | Steamboat BBQ | 28 |
| 6 | Phat Chance | 26 |
| 7 | Boro City Smokers | 25 |
| 8 | BoomBoomQue | 21 |
| 9 | BBQ Bus | 17 |
| 10 | Goin' Hog'n | 17 |
| 11 | Flavor Anonymous | 16 |
| 12 | Get Your Grill On | 14 |
| 13 | Serial Grillers | 14 |
| 14 | Will-Be-Que | 14 |
| 15 | RIB-KA-TEERS | 9 |
| 16 | Heartland Regional Que | 7 |
| 17 | Hoosier Hawgmiesters | 0 |
| 18 | Party Q | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Grills | 445.2000 | 588.5000 | 15 |
| 2 | Heath Riles BBQ | 440.4000 | 588.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Steamboat BBQ | 437.4000 | 595.7000 | 13 |
| 4 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 583.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS | — | 578.9000 | 11 |
| 6 | Flavor Anonymous | — | 572.0000 | 10 |
| 7 | Boro City Smokers | — | 569.8000 | 9 |
| 8 | BoomBoomQue | — | 563.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | Heartland Regional Que | — | 558.3000 | 7 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS | 441.7000 | 587.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | Phat Chance | 438.4000 | 584.7000 | 14 |
| 3 | BBQ Bus | 437.9000 | 589.5000 | 13 |
| 4 | Heath Riles BBQ | — | 584.3000 | 12 |
| 5 | Goin' Hog'n | — | 582.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | BoomBoomQue | — | 580.9000 | 10 |
| 7 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 580.3000 | 9 |
| 8 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 579.4000 | 8 |
| 9 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 579.3000 | 7 |
| 10 | Bubba Grills | — | 576.5000 | 6 |
| 11 | Flavor Anonymous | — | 571.5000 | 5 |
| 12 | Will-Be-Que | — | 570.8000 | 4 |
| 13 | Serial Grillers | — | 569.8000 | 3 |
| 14 | Boro City Smokers | — | 569.7000 | 2 |
| 15 | Get Your Grill On | — | 566.9000 | 1 |
| 16 | Hoosier Hawgmiesters | — | 566.9000 | 0 |
| 17 | Party Q | — | 560.9000 | 0 |
| 18 | Heartland Regional Que | — | 550.5000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heath Riles BBQ | 449.4000 | 591.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | Boro City Smokers | 441.9000 | 594.8000 | 14 |
| 3 | Get Your Grill On | 424.2000 | 588.2000 | 13 |
| 4 | Phat Chance | — | 584.9000 | 12 |
| 5 | Serial Grillers | — | 582.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | Will-Be-Que | — | 581.7000 | 10 |
| 7 | Bubba Grills | — | 580.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 580.1000 | 8 |
| 9 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 580.0000 | 7 |
| 10 | Goin' Hog'n | — | 577.5000 | 6 |
| 11 | SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS | — | 576.4000 | 5 |
| 12 | BBQ Bus | — | 576.0000 | 4 |
| 13 | BoomBoomQue | — | 574.1000 | 3 |
| 14 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 572.7000 | 2 |
| 15 | Flavor Anonymous | — | 571.8000 | 1 |
| 16 | Party Q | — | 566.3000 | 0 |
| 17 | Heartland Regional Que | — | 548.0000 | 0 |
| 18 | Hoosier Hawgmiesters | — | 538.2000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| Praise the Lard | 2025 | Swine Life BBQ |
| Praise the Lard | 2023 | SWINE LIFE BBQ |
| Praise the Lard | 2022 | Band of Outlaws (Whole Hog) |
| Praise the Lard | 2018 | Heath Riles BBQ |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.