Praise the Lard
September 23, 2018 · Murphysboro, IL
Entries
23
Grand champion
Heath Riles BBQ
Top score
449.0000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
3.0000
Pulled Pork
Average score
439.4333
across all judged boards
Most points
38
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 | 38 |
| 2 | Hank's BBQ | 31 |
| 3 | RIB-KA-TEERS | 28 |
| 4 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 28 |
| 5 | BOAR'S NIGHT OUT | 24 |
| 6 | Ninja Pigs | 24 |
| 7 | The BBQ Bus | 20 |
| 8 | BoomBoomQue | 19 |
| 9 | Steamboat BBQ | 19 |
| 10 | WILL BE QUE BBQ TEAM | 18 |
| 11 | Bubba Grills | 16 |
| 12 | Party Q | 16 |
| 13 | Ulcer Acres BBQ | 13 |
| 14 | Sexy Q | 13 |
| 15 | Goin' Hog'n | 11 |
| 16 | Ham's Hocks | 10 |
| 17 | ROLLin' Harbor Q | 7 |
| 18 | Dutch Ridge BBQ | 5 |
| 19 | The Flying Pigs | 4 |
| 20 | Get Your Grill On | 1 |
| 21 | Heartland Regional Que | 0 |
| 22 | Mike and Zachs BBQ | 0 |
| 23 | Dewey, Smoke'm & Howe | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heath Riles BBQ | 449.0000 | 597.7000 | 15 |
| 2 | WILL BE QUE BBQ TEAM | 441.8000 | 588.9000 | 14 |
| 3 | Sexy Q | 433.2000 | 587.6000 | 13 |
| 4 | Bubba Grills | — | 584.8000 | 12 |
| 5 | BoomBoomQue | — | 584.2000 | 11 |
| 6 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 575.7000 | 10 |
| 7 | BOAR'S NIGHT OUT | — | 573.4000 | 9 |
| 8 | The BBQ Bus | — | 571.4000 | 8 |
| 9 | Hank's BBQ | — | 565.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 560.9000 | 6 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heath Riles BBQ | 445.2000 | 596.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 442.2000 | 590.8000 | 14 |
| 3 | Ninja Pigs | 428.9000 | 590.5000 | 13 |
| 4 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 590.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | Hank's BBQ | — | 586.9000 | 11 |
| 6 | Ulcer Acres BBQ | — | 586.3000 | 10 |
| 7 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 584.6000 | 9 |
| 8 | BoomBoomQue | — | 584.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | Party Q | — | 582.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | ROLLin' Harbor Q | — | 580.6000 | 6 |
| 11 | Goin' Hog'n | — | 580.3000 | 5 |
| 12 | Bubba Grills | — | 579.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | Ham's Hocks | — | 579.0000 | 3 |
| 14 | WILL BE QUE BBQ TEAM | — | 574.4000 | 2 |
| 15 | Get Your Grill On | — | 573.1000 | 1 |
| 16 | Heartland Regional Que | — | 571.9000 | 0 |
| 17 | Dewey, Smoke'm & Howe | — | 569.9000 | 0 |
| 18 | BOAR'S NIGHT OUT | — | 568.7000 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike and Zachs BBQ | — | 566.6000 | 0 |
| 20 | The BBQ Bus | — | 564.1000 | 0 |
| 21 | The Flying Pigs | — | 563.1000 | 0 |
| 22 | Dutch Ridge BBQ | — | 560.4000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOAR'S NIGHT OUT | 442.1000 | 590.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 438.1000 | 589.9000 | 14 |
| 3 | Hank's BBQ | 434.4000 | 595.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | The BBQ Bus | — | 589.9000 | 12 |
| 5 | Ninja Pigs | — | 588.1000 | 11 |
| 6 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 586.0000 | 10 |
| 7 | Party Q | — | 584.2000 | 9 |
| 8 | Heath Riles BBQ | — | 583.5000 | 8 |
| 9 | Ham's Hocks | — | 583.0000 | 7 |
| 10 | Goin' Hog'n | — | 582.8000 | 6 |
| 11 | Dutch Ridge BBQ | — | 582.0000 | 5 |
| 12 | The Flying Pigs | — | 579.6000 | 4 |
| 13 | Ulcer Acres BBQ | — | 579.0000 | 3 |
| 14 | WILL BE QUE BBQ TEAM | — | 577.6000 | 2 |
| 15 | ROLLin' Harbor Q | — | 576.7000 | 1 |
| 16 | Mike and Zachs BBQ | — | 575.6000 | 0 |
| 17 | Bubba Grills | — | 570.4000 | 0 |
| 18 | BoomBoomQue | — | 569.4000 | 0 |
| 19 | Steamboat BBQ | — | 568.4000 | 0 |
| 20 | Heartland Regional Que | — | 555.3000 | 0 |
| 21 | Get Your Grill On | — | 541.5000 | 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 | 2019 | — |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.