Praise the Lard
September 20, 2025 · Murphysboro, IL
Entries
25
Grand champion
Swine Life BBQ
Top score
449.0000
Whole Hog
Average score
440.9333
across all judged boards
Most points
39
Upset factor
63%
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 | FATHEAD BBQ | 39 |
| 2 | InHogNito | 26 |
| 3 | Po' Thangs | 25 |
| 4 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 25 |
| 5 | SmokeMasters | 22 |
| 6 | Swine Life BBQ | 22 |
| 7 | Big Whit & The Boys | 20 |
| 8 | BBQ Bus | 19 |
| 9 | Ain't It The Life | 18 |
| 10 | Will-Be-Que | 17 |
| 11 | Fitt'n Ta Que | 17 |
| 12 | Fire Dancer BBQ | 14 |
| 13 | RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ | 14 |
| 14 | Goin' Hog'n | 13 |
| 15 | Smoked By Samron | 12 |
| 16 | Party Q | 10 |
| 17 | Smoke Freaks | 9 |
| 18 | Smoke Daddy's BBQ | 7 |
| 19 | Get Your Grill On | 5 |
| 20 | Owensboro Pork Pullers | 3 |
| 21 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | 2 |
| 22 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 0 |
| 23 | Pig Out BBQ | 0 |
| 24 | Rub My Rack | 0 |
| 25 | Smokin' Dogs | 0 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine Life BBQ | 449.0000 | 588.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | InHogNito | 440.8000 | 600.0000 | 14 |
| 3 | Po' Thangs | 435.0000 | 588.3000 | 13 |
| 4 | Will-Be-Que | — | 588.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 585.8000 | 11 |
| 6 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 581.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Party Q | — | 581.2000 | 9 |
| 8 | SmokeMasters | — | 576.0000 | 8 |
| 9 | Smoke Daddy's BBQ | — | 420.0000 | 7 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 441.0000 | 594.5000 | 15 |
| 2 | SmokeMasters | 441.0000 | 591.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | FATHEAD BBQ | 432.0000 | 591.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | InHogNito | — | 591.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | Fitt'n Ta Que | — | 589.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | Smoked By Samron | — | 588.2000 | 10 |
| 7 | RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ | — | 588.1000 | 9 |
| 8 | BBQ Bus | — | 587.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 587.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 587.2000 | 6 |
| 11 | Will-Be-Que | — | 585.1000 | 5 |
| 12 | Ain't It The Life | — | 584.2000 | 4 |
| 13 | Owensboro Pork Pullers | — | 583.6000 | 3 |
| 14 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | — | 582.9000 | 2 |
| 15 | Get Your Grill On | — | 582.7000 | 1 |
| 16 | Po' Thangs | — | 582.3000 | 0 |
| 17 | Smoke Daddy's BBQ | — | 575.5000 | 0 |
| 18 | Pig Out BBQ | — | 571.8000 | 0 |
| 19 | Party Q | — | 568.7000 | 0 |
| 20 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 564.8000 | 0 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FATHEAD BBQ | 446.6000 | 599.4000 | 15 |
| 2 | Ain't It The Life | 444.0000 | 599.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Goin' Hog'n | 439.0000 | 599.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | Po' Thangs | — | 595.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | BBQ Bus | — | 595.1000 | 11 |
| 6 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 594.8000 | 10 |
| 7 | Smoke Freaks | — | 592.8000 | 9 |
| 8 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 592.1000 | 8 |
| 9 | Swine Life BBQ | — | 590.2000 | 7 |
| 10 | Fitt'n Ta Que | — | 589.0000 | 6 |
| 11 | RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ | — | 586.6000 | 5 |
| 12 | Get Your Grill On | — | 585.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 585.6000 | 3 |
| 14 | Smoked By Samron | — | 585.2000 | 2 |
| 15 | Party Q | — | 584.4000 | 1 |
| 16 | SmokeMasters | — | 583.2000 | 0 |
| 17 | Rub My Rack | — | 582.9000 | 0 |
| 18 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 582.6000 | 0 |
| 19 | Owensboro Pork Pullers | — | 582.0000 | 0 |
| 20 | InHogNito | — | 580.0000 | 0 |
| 21 | Smokin' Dogs | — | 579.5000 | 0 |
| 22 | Pig Out BBQ | — | 577.5000 | 0 |
| 23 | Smoke Daddy's BBQ | — | 577.2000 | 0 |
| 24 | Will-Be-Que | — | 576.4000 | 0 |
| 25 | Smoke Til Ya Broke | — | 568.1000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| PRAISE THE LARD | 2026 | The BBQ Bus |
| Praise the Lard | 2023 | SWINE LIFE BBQ |
| Praise the Lard | 2022 | Band of Outlaws (Whole Hog) |
| PRAISE THE LARD | 2019 | — |
| Praise the Lard | 2018 | Heath Riles BBQ |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.