Thunder on Water
June 14, 2025 · Grenada, MS
Entries
21
Grand champion
Po' Thangs
Top score
447.4000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
2.4000
Whole Hog
Average score
440.0111
across all judged boards
Most points
29
Upset factor
67%
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 | Grind City Smokers | 29 |
| 2 | Swine Life BBQ | 26 |
| 3 | Big Whit & The Boys | 24 |
| 4 | Fire Dancer BBQ | 24 |
| 5 | Po' Thangs BBQ | 22 |
| 6 | Busted Knuckle | 22 |
| 7 | Ole Booger Bear BBQ | 21 |
| 8 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 20 |
| 9 | FATHEAD BBQ | 17 |
| 10 | Butt Hurt BBQ | 16 |
| 11 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 16 |
| 12 | Hog Addiction | 14 |
| 13 | Anonymous Swine | 13 |
| 14 | Team Wickers | 12 |
| 15 | BREAKING BREAD BBQ | 11 |
| 16 | JKQ | 11 |
| 17 | Old Smokey BBQ | 10 |
| 18 | Mean Gene BBQ | 9 |
| 19 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | 4 |
| 20 | The Rack Shack | 3 |
| 21 | HOGFAT | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po' Thangs BBQ | 447.4000 | 588.4000 | 15 |
| 2 | Busted Knuckle | 445.0000 | 586.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | Grind City Smokers | 444.6000 | 596.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 585.8000 | 12 |
| 5 | JKQ | — | 581.0000 | 11 |
| 6 | Swine Life BBQ | — | 577.2000 | 10 |
| 7 | Mean Gene BBQ | — | 568.8000 | 9 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 444.0000 | 600.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | Big Whit & The Boys | 438.3000 | 587.3000 | 14 |
| 3 | Anonymous Swine | 429.0000 | 595.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | Ole Booger Bear BBQ | — | 585.1000 | 12 |
| 5 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 584.0000 | 11 |
| 6 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 583.8000 | 10 |
| 7 | Grind City Smokers | — | 582.1000 | 9 |
| 8 | Team Wickers | — | 582.0000 | 8 |
| 9 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 580.1000 | 7 |
| 10 | Po' Thangs BBQ | — | 575.7000 | 6 |
| 11 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 575.4000 | 5 |
| 12 | Swine Life BBQ | — | 573.4000 | 4 |
| 13 | The Rack Shack | — | 572.1000 | 3 |
| 14 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | — | 571.4000 | 2 |
| 15 | Butt Hurt BBQ | — | 567.3000 | 1 |
| 16 | BREAKING BREAD BBQ | — | 564.0000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butt Hurt BBQ | 440.1000 | 595.4000 | 15 |
| 2 | Hog Addiction | 436.9000 | 595.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Fire Dancer BBQ | 434.8000 | 596.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | Swine Life BBQ | — | 594.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | BREAKING BREAD BBQ | — | 592.4000 | 11 |
| 6 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 591.8000 | 10 |
| 7 | Ole Booger Bear BBQ | — | 586.6000 | 9 |
| 8 | Busted Knuckle | — | 586.5000 | 8 |
| 9 | Grind City Smokers | — | 586.3000 | 7 |
| 10 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 586.0000 | 6 |
| 11 | SmokeMasters BBQ | — | 585.4000 | 5 |
| 12 | Team Wickers | — | 580.8000 | 4 |
| 13 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 576.4000 | 3 |
| 14 | MAVERICK'S BBQ | — | 576.3000 | 2 |
| 15 | Po' Thangs BBQ | — | 576.2000 | 1 |
| 16 | The Rack Shack | — | 572.5000 | 0 |
| 17 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 571.7000 | 0 |
| 18 | Anonymous Swine | — | 567.0000 | 0 |
| 19 | Mean Gene BBQ | — | 565.1000 | 0 |
| 20 | HOGFAT | — | 556.3000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| THUNDER ON WATER | 2026 | SmokeMasters BBQ |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.