LAURA FLETCHER COOKING FOR A CURE
September 12, 2026 · Blytheville, AR
Entries
16
Grand champion
Indirect Fire
Top score
449.0000
Ribs
Tightest board
2.7000
Whole Hog
Average score
440.1000
across all judged boards
Most points
37
Upset factor
70%
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 | Meat Whiskey | 37 |
| 2 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 37 |
| 3 | Will-Be-Que | 32 |
| 4 | BUSTED KNUCLE BBQ | 28 |
| 5 | Big Whit & The Boys | 26 |
| 6 | Grind City Smokers | 25 |
| 7 | Anonymous Swine | 24 |
| 8 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | 22 |
| 9 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 22 |
| 10 | Knuckle Headz | 21 |
| 11 | Poker Porkers | 17 |
| 12 | Down South Grillers | 17 |
| 13 | FATHEAD BBQ | 15 |
| 14 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | 14 |
| 15 | ALL THE SMOKE | 8 |
| 16 | BBQ-T-PI | 3 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 445.7000 | 592.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | 443.0000 | 600.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | Meat Whiskey | 442.1000 | 599.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | BUSTED KNUCLE BBQ | — | 589.3000 | 12 |
| 5 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 575.7000 | 11 |
| 6 | Grind City Smokers | — | 575.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Will-Be-Que | — | 572.5000 | 9 |
| 8 | Anonymous Swine | — | 564.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | Poker Porkers | — | 563.8000 | 7 |
| 10 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | — | 563.3000 | 6 |
| 11 | Knuckle Headz | — | 560.0000 | 5 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Whiskey | 444.0000 | 595.5000 | 15 |
| 2 | Big Whit & The Boys | 436.3000 | 599.4000 | 14 |
| 3 | Will-Be-Que | 431.4000 | 592.2000 | 13 |
| 4 | Anonymous Swine | — | 589.0000 | 12 |
| 5 | SmokeMasters BBQ | — | 588.5000 | 11 |
| 6 | Down South Grillers | — | 588.5000 | 10 |
| 7 | Grind City Smokers | — | 586.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | BUSTED KNUCLE BBQ | — | 583.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 581.1000 | 7 |
| 10 | ALL THE SMOKE | — | 580.3000 | 6 |
| 11 | Poker Porkers | — | 579.9000 | 5 |
| 12 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 571.3000 | 4 |
| 13 | Knuckle Headz | — | 569.7000 | 3 |
| 14 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | — | 566.5000 | 2 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 449.0000 | 591.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | 438.9000 | 599.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Knuckle Headz | 430.5000 | 596.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 590.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | SmokeMasters BBQ | — | 588.5000 | 11 |
| 6 | Will-Be-Que | — | 587.5000 | 10 |
| 7 | Meat Whiskey | — | 587.0000 | 9 |
| 8 | BUSTED KNUCLE BBQ | — | 582.0000 | 8 |
| 9 | Down South Grillers | — | 581.5000 | 7 |
| 10 | Grind City Smokers | — | 580.5000 | 6 |
| 11 | Poker Porkers | — | 572.7000 | 5 |
| 12 | Anonymous Swine | — | 567.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | BBQ-T-PI | — | 567.6000 | 3 |
| 14 | ALL THE SMOKE | — | 541.7000 | 2 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| LAURA FLETCHER COOKING FOR A CURE (Patio) | 2026 | TomKat's BBQ |
| Laura Fletcher Cooking for a Cure | 2025 | Swine Life BBQ |
| Laura Fletcher Cooking for a Cure (Patio) | 2025 | Bugsy Que |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.