DELTA STATE PIG PICKIN'
September 5, 2026 · Cleveland, MS
Entries
16
Grand champion
Hog Addiction
Top score
446.9000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
1.1000
Pulled Pork
Average score
440.8222
across all judged boards
Most points
42
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 | Meat Whiskey | 42 |
| 2 | Hog Addition | 34 |
| 3 | Anonymous Swine | 32 |
| 4 | Grind City Smokers | 28 |
| 5 | FATHEAD BBQ | 26 |
| 6 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 24 |
| 7 | Fireman John's BBQ | 22 |
| 8 | Big Whit & The Boys | 20 |
| 9 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 19 |
| 10 | Will-Be-Que | 17 |
| 11 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | 16 |
| 12 | Chief Smokers | 10 |
| 13 | HAAT Smoke | 9 |
| 14 | Southern Spice & Sauce | 6 |
| 15 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 5 |
| 16 | The Barbecue E1periment | 5 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog Addition | 446.9000 | 594.2000 | 15 |
| 2 | Meat Whiskey | 443.0000 | 591.2000 | 14 |
| 3 | FATHEAD BBQ | 441.7000 | 598.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | Anonymous Swine | — | 589.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | Will-Be-Que | — | 588.4000 | 11 |
| 6 | Fireman John's BBQ | — | 574.6000 | 10 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Whiskey | 441.2000 | 600.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 440.1000 | 599.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Grind City Smokers | 438.6000 | 600.0000 | 13 |
| 4 | Hog Addition | — | 592.9000 | 12 |
| 5 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 587.2000 | 11 |
| 6 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | — | 583.3000 | 10 |
| 7 | Anonymous Swine | — | 580.6000 | 9 |
| 8 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 579.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | HAAT Smoke | — | 579.3000 | 7 |
| 10 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 578.0000 | 6 |
| 11 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 577.6000 | 5 |
| 12 | The Barbecue E1periment | — | 571.1000 | 4 |
| 13 | Will-Be-Que | — | 567.8000 | 3 |
| 14 | Southern Spice & Sauce | — | 560.2000 | 2 |
| 15 | Chief Smokers | — | 556.5000 | 1 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grind City Smokers | 444.2000 | 590.2000 | 15 |
| 2 | Big Whit & The Boys | 438.3000 | 585.9000 | 14 |
| 3 | Meat Whiskey | 433.4000 | 591.2000 | 13 |
| 4 | Fireman John's BBQ | — | 584.9000 | 12 |
| 5 | Anonymous Swine | — | 583.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | SmokeMasters BBQ | — | 583.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Chief Smokers | — | 581.7000 | 9 |
| 8 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 581.5000 | 8 |
| 9 | Hog Addition | — | 580.3000 | 7 |
| 10 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | — | 578.1000 | 6 |
| 11 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 577.4000 | 5 |
| 12 | Southern Spice & Sauce | — | 573.0000 | 4 |
| 13 | Will-Be-Que | — | 572.2000 | 3 |
| 14 | HAAT Smoke | — | 572.1000 | 2 |
| 15 | The Barbecue E1periment | — | 572.0000 | 1 |
| 16 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 570.2000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| Delta State Pig Pickin' (Patio) | 2024 | Two Beards BBQ |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.