MS DELTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP/OCTOBERFEST
October 10, 2026 · Cleveland, MS
Entries
22
Grand champion
Meat Whiskey
Top score
448.4000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
2.6000
Ribs
Average score
440.0111
across all judged boards
Most points
39
Upset factor
56%
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 | Hog Addiction | 39 |
| 2 | Anonymous Swine | 33 |
| 3 | Meat Whiskey | 33 |
| 4 | Fireman John's BBQ | 31 |
| 5 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 25 |
| 6 | Will-Be-Que | 23 |
| 7 | Old Smokey BBQ | 23 |
| 8 | FATHEAD BBQ | 18 |
| 9 | Po' Life | 17 |
| 10 | Poker Porkers | 16 |
| 11 | Grind City Smokers | 14 |
| 12 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 14 |
| 13 | Indirect Fire Barbeque | 13 |
| 14 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | 13 |
| 15 | Big Whit & The Boys | 11 |
| 16 | HAAT Smoke | 10 |
| 17 | Chief Smokers | 8 |
| 18 | Pork Me Baby | 4 |
| 19 | The Barbecue Experiment | 0 |
| 20 | Butt Hurt BBQ | 0 |
| 21 | Diamond D Cooking Team | 0 |
| 22 | Ubon's BBQ of Yazoo | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Whiskey | 448.4000 | 597.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | Will-Be-Que | 445.7000 | 593.6000 | 14 |
| 3 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | 442.6000 | 591.6000 | 13 |
| 4 | Po' Life | — | 589.9000 | 12 |
| 5 | Poker Porkers | — | 584.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | The Great Pig in the Sky | — | 583.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Hog Addiction | — | 583.2000 | 9 |
| 8 | Anonymous Swine | — | 582.8000 | 8 |
| 9 | Fireman John's BBQ | — | 576.8000 | 7 |
| 10 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 575.1000 | 6 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog Addiction | 448.3000 | 599.7000 | 15 |
| 2 | SmokeMasters BBQ | 435.9000 | 595.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | Fireman John's BBQ | 434.7000 | 598.5000 | 13 |
| 4 | Anonymous Swine | — | 593.6000 | 12 |
| 5 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 590.5000 | 11 |
| 6 | HAAT Smoke | — | 583.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Grind City Smokers | — | 583.3000 | 9 |
| 8 | Meat Whiskey | — | 581.4000 | 8 |
| 9 | Indirect Fire Barbeque | — | 580.4000 | 7 |
| 10 | Will-Be-Que | — | 579.7000 | 6 |
| 11 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 578.5000 | 5 |
| 12 | Po' Life | — | 575.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | Poker Porkers | — | 574.2000 | 3 |
| 14 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 574.2000 | 2 |
| 15 | The Great Pig in the Sky | — | 574.2000 | 1 |
| 16 | Pork Me Baby | — | 572.2000 | 0 |
| 17 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 570.1000 | 0 |
| 18 | Chief Smokers | — | 561.7000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog Addiction | 439.0000 | 594.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 436.4000 | 598.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | Anonymous Swine | 429.1000 | 598.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 591.8000 | 12 |
| 5 | Fireman John's BBQ | — | 591.1000 | 11 |
| 6 | Meat Whiskey | — | 590.3000 | 10 |
| 7 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 589.1000 | 9 |
| 8 | Chief Smokers | — | 588.6000 | 8 |
| 9 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 587.9000 | 7 |
| 10 | Indirect Fire Barbeque | — | 586.3000 | 6 |
| 11 | Grind City Smokers | — | 585.0000 | 5 |
| 12 | Pork Me Baby | — | 584.0000 | 4 |
| 13 | Will-Be-Que | — | 583.3000 | 3 |
| 14 | Poker Porkers | — | 582.0000 | 2 |
| 15 | Po' Life | — | 578.4000 | 1 |
| 16 | SmokeMasters BBQ | — | 575.4000 | 0 |
| 17 | Ubon's BBQ of Yazoo | — | 575.1000 | 0 |
| 18 | Diamond D Cooking Team | — | 569.5000 | 0 |
| 19 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 568.4000 | 0 |
| 20 | Butt Hurt BBQ | — | 563.3000 | 0 |
| 21 | HAAT Smoke | — | 563.3000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| MS Delta State Championship/Octoberfest | 2025 | Swine Life BBQ |
| MS Delta State Championship/Octoberfest (Patio) | 2025 | Boneyard Smokers |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.