Bolivar BBQ Blowout
October 25, 2025 · Bolivar, TN
Entries
15
Grand champion
Swine Life BBQ Ribs
Top score
448.7000
Ribs
Tightest board
3.4000
Pulled Pork
Average score
440.2889
across all judged boards
Most points
39
Upset factor
68%
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 | 39 |
| 2 | Will Be Que BBQ | 38 |
| 3 | Swine Life | 29 |
| 4 | SLABS A SMOKIN | 28 |
| 5 | FATHEAD BBQ | 27 |
| 6 | Poker Porkers | 26 |
| 7 | Big D's Q | 23 |
| 8 | Meat Whiskey | 23 |
| 9 | Big Ro Ro's BBQ | 21 |
| 10 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | 16 |
| 11 | Old Smokey BBQ | 16 |
| 12 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | 13 |
| 13 | The Barbecue Experiment | 12 |
| 14 | UPigs BBQ | 9 |
| 15 | 901 Q | 8 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Be Que BBQ | 448.3000 | 590.8000 | 15 |
| 2 | Swine Life | 444.2000 | 590.5000 | 14 |
| 3 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | 438.3000 | 591.1000 | 13 |
| 4 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 583.2000 | 12 |
| 5 | Grind City Smokers | — | 580.3000 | 11 |
| 6 | Poker Porkers | — | 580.2000 | 10 |
| 7 | SLABS A SMOKIN | — | 578.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | Big D's Q | — | 573.3000 | 8 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat Whiskey | 442.7000 | 596.1000 | 15 |
| 2 | Grind City Smokers | 439.3000 | 589.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | SLABS A SMOKIN | 435.4000 | 595.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | Will Be Que BBQ | — | 586.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | Poker Porkers | — | 581.9000 | 11 |
| 6 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 581.3000 | 10 |
| 7 | UPigs BBQ | — | 578.9000 | 9 |
| 8 | Big Ro Ro's BBQ | — | 578.5000 | 8 |
| 9 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 576.6000 | 7 |
| 10 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | — | 575.3000 | 6 |
| 11 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 573.9000 | 5 |
| 12 | 901 Q | — | 573.9000 | 4 |
| 13 | Big D's Q | — | 561.7000 | 3 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine Life | 448.7000 | 592.9000 | 15 |
| 2 | Grind City Smokers | 435.3000 | 599.7000 | 14 |
| 3 | Big Ro Ro's BBQ | 430.4000 | 599.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | Big D's Q | — | 588.3000 | 12 |
| 5 | Will Be Que BBQ | — | 584.8000 | 11 |
| 6 | FATHEAD BBQ | — | 584.6000 | 10 |
| 7 | Old Smokey BBQ | — | 582.3000 | 9 |
| 8 | Meat Whiskey | — | 582.2000 | 8 |
| 9 | SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY | — | 581.4000 | 7 |
| 10 | SLABS A SMOKIN | — | 579.7000 | 6 |
| 11 | Poker Porkers | — | 577.7000 | 5 |
| 12 | 901 Q | — | 577.6000 | 4 |
| 13 | Mean Genes Cooking Team | — | 573.8000 | 3 |
| 14 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 564.1000 | 2 |
Other editions of this contest
| Contest | Season | Grand champion |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | 2026 | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout (Patio) | 2025 | Manna Heavenly BBQ |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | 2024 | WILL BE QUE |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout (Patio) | 2024 | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | 2023 | HOG ADDICTION |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout (Patio) | 2023 | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | 2022 | Poker Porkers (Whole Hog) |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout (Patio) | 2022 | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | 2021 | — |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.