The Great Ruleville Roast
September 27, 2025 · Ruleville, MS
Entries
17
Grand champion
Po' Thangs
Top score
446.0000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
0.4000
Ribs — a photo finish
Average score
440.8778
across all judged boards
Most points
45
Upset factor
69%
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 | Po' Thangs | 45 |
| 2 | Hog Addiction | 38 |
| 3 | Poker Porkers | 32 |
| 4 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 26 |
| 5 | Swine Life BBQ | 23 |
| 6 | Big Whit & The Boys | 21 |
| 7 | Smoked N Spiced | 19 |
| 8 | Grind City Smokers | 17 |
| 9 | Fire Dancer BBQ | 15 |
| 10 | Grub'n on Some Que | 15 |
| 11 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 15 |
| 12 | Anonymous Swine | 14 |
| 13 | Chief Smokers | 12 |
| 14 | Shotgun House Smokers | 12 |
| 15 | Que-N-Da 662 | 5 |
| 16 | The Barbecue Experiment | 4 |
| 17 | Old Smokey BBQ | 2 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po' Thangs | 446.0000 | 588.2000 | 15 |
| 2 | Swine Life BBQ | 444.5000 | 580.9000 | 14 |
| 3 | Hog Addiction | 443.2000 | 581.6000 | 13 |
| 4 | Smoked N Spiced | — | 577.7000 | 12 |
| 5 | Poker Porkers | — | 577.5000 | 11 |
| 6 | Grind City Smokers | — | 572.1000 | 10 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po' Thangs | 439.4000 | 600.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | Indirect Fire BBQ | 438.3000 | 591.8000 | 14 |
| 3 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 431.0000 | 587.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | Shotgun House Smokers | — | 586.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | Hog Addiction | — | 584.5000 | 11 |
| 6 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 582.9000 | 10 |
| 7 | Poker Porkers | — | 581.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | Grub'n on Some Que | — | 581.6000 | 8 |
| 9 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 577.1000 | 7 |
| 10 | Chief Smokers | — | 577.1000 | 6 |
| 11 | Smoked N Spiced | — | 573.4000 | 5 |
| 12 | Anonymous Swine | — | 567.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | Grind City Smokers | — | 567.8000 | 3 |
| 14 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 562.6000 | 2 |
| 15 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 559.0000 | 1 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po' Thangs | 445.6000 | 596.7000 | 15 |
| 2 | Hog Addiction | 445.2000 | 595.4000 | 14 |
| 3 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 434.7000 | 591.8000 | 13 |
| 4 | Poker Porkers | — | 590.8000 | 12 |
| 5 | Big Whit & The Boys | — | 589.1000 | 11 |
| 6 | Anonymous Swine | — | 579.0000 | 10 |
| 7 | Swine Life BBQ | — | 579.0000 | 9 |
| 8 | Fire Dancer BBQ | — | 576.7000 | 8 |
| 9 | Grub'n on Some Que | — | 573.8000 | 7 |
| 10 | Chief Smokers | — | 572.4000 | 6 |
| 11 | Que-N-Da 662 | — | 569.6000 | 5 |
| 12 | Grind City Smokers | — | 569.6000 | 4 |
| 13 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 568.7000 | 3 |
| 14 | Smoked N Spiced | — | 568.5000 | 2 |
| 15 | Indirect Fire BBQ | — | 567.1000 | 1 |
| 16 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 566.3000 | 0 |
| 17 | Shotgun House Smokers | — | 566.0000 | 0 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT RULEVILLE ROAST | 2026 | Grind City Smokers |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | 2026 | — |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | 2024 | HOG ADDICTION |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | 2023 | HOG ADDICTION |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | 2022 | Hog Addiction (Whole Hog) |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.