Laura Fletcher Cooking for a Cure
September 13, 2025 · Blytheville, AR
Entries
14
Grand champion
Swine Life BBQ
Top score
446.3000
Ribs
Tightest board
3.0000
Whole Hog
Average score
440.0889
across all judged boards
Most points
38
Upset factor
72%
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 | 38 |
| 2 | Fire Dancer BBQ | 35 |
| 3 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 34 |
| 4 | Swine Life | 28 |
| 5 | Big Whit & The Boys | 27 |
| 6 | Busted Knuckle | 25 |
| 7 | Anonymous Swine | 24 |
| 8 | Po' Thangs | 22 |
| 9 | Team Zekelman | 19 |
| 10 | RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ | 18 |
| 11 | Bad to the Bone 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Poker Porkers | 15 |
| 13 | Old Smokey BBQ | 13 |
| 14 | Betty-Oaks BBQ | 6 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busted Knuckle | 446.0000 | 591.5000 | 15 |
| 2 | Grind City Smokers | 443.0000 | 600.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | Swine Life | 443.0000 | 587.9000 | 13 |
| 4 | Po' Thangs | — | 580.0000 | 12 |
| 5 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 578.8000 | 11 |
| 6 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 562.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Team Zekelman | — | 555.0000 | 9 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grind City Smokers | 444.0000 | 598.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | Big Whit & The Boys | 431.0000 | 594.8000 | 14 |
| 3 | Anonymous Swine | 430.9000 | 591.6000 | 13 |
| 4 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 590.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 589.3000 | 11 |
| 6 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 587.5000 | 10 |
| 7 | Bad to the Bone 2 | — | 586.3000 | 9 |
| 8 | RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ | — | 584.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | Poker Porkers | — | 583.9000 | 7 |
| 10 | Busted Knuckle | — | 583.3000 | 6 |
| 11 | Po' Thangs | — | 573.9000 | 5 |
| 12 | Team Zekelman | — | 562.8000 | 4 |
| 13 | Betty-Oaks BBQ | — | 561.7000 | 3 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine Life | 446.3000 | 599.4000 | 15 |
| 2 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 442.6000 | 599.7000 | 14 |
| 3 | Big Whit & The Boys | 434.0000 | 595.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 585.6000 | 12 |
| 5 | Anonymous Swine | — | 585.3000 | 11 |
| 6 | RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ | — | 580.1000 | 10 |
| 7 | Grind City Smokers | — | 579.0000 | 9 |
| 8 | Poker Porkers | — | 577.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | Bad to the Bone 2 | — | 577.2000 | 7 |
| 10 | Team Zekelman | — | 576.5000 | 6 |
| 11 | Po' Thangs | — | 573.3000 | 5 |
| 12 | Busted Knuckle | — | 571.5000 | 4 |
| 13 | Betty-Oaks BBQ | — | 570.1000 | 3 |
| 14 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 569.0000 | 2 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| LAURA FLETCHER COOKING FOR A CURE | 2026 | Indirect Fire |
| LAURA FLETCHER COOKING FOR A CURE (Patio) | 2026 | TomKat's BBQ |
| Laura Fletcher Cooking for a Cure (Patio) | 2025 | Bugsy Que |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.