Southaven Springfest
April 29, 2018 · Southaven, MS
Entries
45
Grand champion
U Pigs BBQ
Top score
449.5000
Pulled Pork
Tightest board
0.9000
Whole Hog — a photo finish
Average score
439.7778
across all judged boards
Most points
36
Upset factor
54%
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 | 10 BONES BBQ | 36 |
| 2 | Heath Riles BBQ | 27 |
| 3 | Natural Born Grillers 2 | 20 |
| 4 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 19 |
| 5 | High Life on the Hog | 19 |
| 6 | RIB-KA-TEERS | 18 |
| 7 | Moonlight Smokers | 16 |
| 8 | 901 Q | 15 |
| 9 | BOAR'S NIGHT OUT | 15 |
| 10 | UPigs BBQ | 15 |
| 11 | Ribdaddy's | 13 |
| 12 | Pork Illustrated | 12 |
| 13 | SmokeMasters | 12 |
| 14 | KILLER HOGS | 12 |
| 15 | Dirk Piggler Barbeque | 11 |
| 16 | Lickman BBQ | 10 |
| 17 | Will Be Que BBQ | 10 |
| 18 | HOGFAT | 9 |
| 19 | Born in the Que S.A. | 9 |
| 20 | Pig Diamonds | 9 |
| 21 | GRILLBILLIES | 8 |
| 22 | Poker Porkers | 8 |
| 23 | Squeal Team 6 AR | 6 |
| 24 | C&J Back Yard Smokers | 6 |
| 25 | Pork Plus | 5 |
| 26 | Bacon & Whiskey | 4 |
| 27 | Rub WON Out | 3 |
| 28 | Bacon Me Crazy | 2 |
| 29 | Meat & Cider | 1 |
| 30 | CIVIL OINK | 0 |
| 31 | Crimson Smokers | 0 |
| 32 | Gettin' Sauced | 0 |
| 33 | Rubbin' the Money M | 0 |
| 34 | Serial Grillers | 0 |
| 35 | Southern Swine BBQ | 0 |
| 36 | The Barbeque EXP. | 0 |
| 37 | The Boar of Directors | 0 |
| 38 | Triple Threat Smokers | 0 |
| 39 | Uncle Feol's TN Style | 0 |
| 40 | Curry Whats Cooking | 0 |
| 41 | G2 Comfort Cookers | 0 |
| 42 | Modern Boarfare BBQ | 0 |
| 43 | Smokey Moon | 0 |
| 44 | Swines of the South | 0 |
| 45 | The Moody Ques | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOAR'S NIGHT OUT | 441.4000 | 600.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | 10 BONES BBQ | 440.5000 | 588.8000 | 14 |
| 3 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | 437.7000 | 583.6000 | 13 |
| 4 | SmokeMasters | — | 579.6000 | 12 |
| 5 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 578.7000 | 11 |
| 6 | Will Be Que BBQ | — | 578.0000 | 10 |
| 7 | Pig Diamonds | — | 574.6000 | 9 |
| 8 | GRILLBILLIES | — | 565.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | HOGFAT | — | 563.5000 | 7 |
| 10 | Squeal Team 6 AR | — | 558.6000 | 6 |
| 11 | Ribdaddy's | — | 556.7000 | 5 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPigs BBQ | 449.5000 | 600.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | 901 Q | 438.4000 | 600.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | Heath Riles BBQ | 436.6000 | 599.1000 | 13 |
| 4 | 10 BONES BBQ | — | 597.7000 | 12 |
| 5 | Dirk Piggler Barbeque | — | 595.1000 | 11 |
| 6 | Lickman BBQ | — | 592.2000 | 10 |
| 7 | Natural Born Grillers 2 | — | 592.1000 | 9 |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | — | 590.8000 | 8 |
| 9 | RIB-KA-TEERS | — | 590.5000 | 7 |
| 10 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 590.2000 | 6 |
| 11 | Pork Illustrated | — | 586.3000 | 5 |
| 12 | High Life on the Hog | — | 585.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | Moonlight Smokers | — | 581.0000 | 3 |
| 14 | Bacon Me Crazy | — | 580.8000 | 2 |
| 15 | Meat & Cider | — | 578.3000 | 1 |
| 16 | Pork Plus | — | 578.3000 | 0 |
| 17 | SmokeMasters | — | 576.7000 | 0 |
| 18 | Southern Swine BBQ | — | 575.7000 | 0 |
| 19 | The Barbeque EXP. | — | 574.1000 | 0 |
| 20 | Crimson Smokers | — | 573.9000 | 0 |
| 21 | Ribdaddy's | — | 572.7000 | 0 |
| 22 | Serial Grillers | — | 572.1000 | 0 |
| 23 | Bacon & Whiskey | — | 572.0000 | 0 |
| 24 | CIVIL OINK | — | 570.8000 | 0 |
| 25 | Smokey Moon | — | 569.6000 | 0 |
| 26 | GRILLBILLIES | — | 569.4000 | 0 |
| 27 | Uncle Feol's TN Style | — | 568.5000 | 0 |
| 28 | Gettin' Sauced | — | 566.3000 | 0 |
| 29 | The Moody Ques | — | 565.6000 | 0 |
| 30 | Squeal Team 6 AR | — | 565.4000 | 0 |
| 31 | The Boar of Directors | — | 563.4000 | 0 |
| 32 | Curry Whats Cooking | — | 561.4000 | 0 |
| 33 | C&J Back Yard Smokers | — | 561.4000 | 0 |
| 34 | Rubbin' the Money M | — | 559.9000 | 0 |
| 35 | Triple Threat Smokers | — | 552.1000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Life on the Hog | 441.3000 | 592.4000 | 15 |
| 2 | Heath Riles BBQ | 437.2000 | 600.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | Moonlight Smokers | 435.4000 | 599.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | KILLER HOGS | — | 591.6000 | 12 |
| 5 | Natural Born Grillers 2 | — | 591.4000 | 11 |
| 6 | 10 BONES BBQ | — | 591.2000 | 10 |
| 7 | Born in the Que S.A. | — | 590.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | Ribdaddy's | — | 590.5000 | 8 |
| 9 | Pork Illustrated | — | 589.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | C&J Back Yard Smokers | — | 588.8000 | 6 |
| 11 | Pork Plus | — | 588.2000 | 5 |
| 12 | Bacon & Whiskey | — | 587.5000 | 4 |
| 13 | Rub WON Out | — | 587.2000 | 3 |
| 14 | HOGFAT | — | 583.9000 | 2 |
| 15 | 901 Q | — | 582.4000 | 1 |
| 16 | GRILLBILLIES | — | 579.6000 | 0 |
| 17 | Bacon Me Crazy | — | 578.1000 | 0 |
| 18 | Poker Porkers | — | 577.7000 | 0 |
| 19 | Modern Boarfare BBQ | — | 576.5000 | 0 |
| 20 | Swines of the South | — | 576.2000 | 0 |
| 21 | Meat & Cider | — | 574.9000 | 0 |
| 22 | G2 Comfort Cookers | — | 574.8000 | 0 |
| 23 | Serial Grillers | — | 572.5000 | 0 |
| 24 | Crimson Smokers | — | 571.5000 | 0 |
| 25 | Rubbin' the Money M | — | 568.6000 | 0 |
| 26 | Dirk Piggler Barbeque | — | 568.4000 | 0 |
| 27 | Gettin' Sauced | — | 567.0000 | 0 |
| 28 | Uncle Feol's TN Style | — | 566.8000 | 0 |
| 29 | Southern Swine BBQ | — | 565.3000 | 0 |
| 30 | Lickman BBQ | — | 565.0000 | 0 |
| 31 | AUTO BE GRILLIN | — | 562.3000 | 0 |
| 32 | The Barbeque EXP. | — | 558.1000 | 0 |
| 33 | Triple Threat Smokers | — | 556.4000 | 0 |
| 34 | The Boar of Directors | — | 552.1000 | 0 |
| 35 | Squeal Team 6 AR | — | 551.8000 | 0 |
| 36 | CIVIL OINK | — | 420.0000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST | 2026 | Fireman John’s BBQ |
| Southaven Springfest | 2025 | Heath Riles BBQ |
| Southaven Springfest | 2024 | POKER PORKERS |
| Southaven Springfest | 2023 | BOAR’S NIGHT OUT |
| Southaven Springfest | 2022 | Blue Collar BBQ (Ribs) |
| SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST | 2019 | — |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.