SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST

April 25, 2026 · Southaven, MS

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Grand champion

Fireman John’s BBQ

Top score

447.7000

Whole Hog

Tightest board

0.8000

Ribs — a photo finish

Average score

440.0444

across all judged boards

Most points

Upset factor

50%

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	Poker Porkers	28
2	Indirect Fire Barbeque	28
3	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	27
4	Will-Be-Que	24
5	Fireman John's BBQ	21
6	SmokeMasters BBQ	21
7	THE PIT CREW	21
8	RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ	21
9	LOVE MEAT TENDER	16
10	Grind City Smokers	14
11	TWISTED TORNADO BBQ TEAM	14
12	FATHEAD BBQ	13
13	SLABS A SMOKIN	13
14	BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW	13
15	Ole Booger Bear's BBQ	13
16	2nd Hand Smoke	12
17	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	12
18	BREAKING BREAD BBQ	10
19	Busted Knuckle BBQ	9
20	Mean Genes Cooking Team	8
21	Anonymous Swine	5
22	BBQ-T-PI	5
23	Big Whit & The Boys	4
24	Jordan Smokers	4
25	SHOWTIME'S LEGIT BBQ	2
26	Meat Whiskey	1
27	PEYTON'S PLACE MOTLEY QUE	1
28	3 BAC COOKERS	0
29	AUTO BE GRILLIN	0
30	BBQ BOB'S GRILL	0
31	Big Ro Ro's BBQ	0
32	BOONDOCK SMOKERS	0
33	Fireside Smokers	0
34	GET SAUCED	0
35	Old Smokey BBQ	0
36	PORKIN' FOR FUN	0
37	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	0
38	SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS	0
39	THE DOOLEY BOYS	0
40	BAD DOG BBQ	0
41	CIVIL OINK	0
42	FLYING SMOKE	0
43	HOGFAT	0
44	HOLD MY NATTY!	0
45	JKQ	0
46	LEELA Q	0
47	MAVERICK'S BBQ	0
48	PORKATUDE	0
49	Porkcrastinators	0
50	PUFF AND STUFF	0
51	SMOKIN' LIKE A BROKE STOVE	0
52	Sow Luau	0
53	THUNDER COOKIE BBQ	0
54	UNCLE POOKIE BBQ	0

Whole Hog · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	Fireman John's BBQ	447.7000	600.0000	15
2	Poker Porkers	444.3000	591.8000	14
3	FATHEAD BBQ	436.4000	590.6000	13
4	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	—	589.9000	12
5	Grind City Smokers	—	588.8000	11
6	Will-Be-Que	—	585.9000	10
7	Busted Knuckle BBQ	—	582.3000	9
8	Mean Genes Cooking Team	—	577.8000	8
9	SmokeMasters BBQ	—	576.9000	7
10	SLABS A SMOKIN	—	576.5000	6
11	BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW	—	575.4000	5
12	Anonymous Swine	—	574.1000	4
13	THE PIT CREW	—	571.8000	3
14	SHOWTIME'S LEGIT BBQ	—	561.1000	2
15	PEYTON'S PLACE MOTLEY QUE	—	543.4000	1

Pulled Pork · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	446.2000	599.1000	15
2	SmokeMasters BBQ	443.0000	595.8000	14
3	Indirect Fire Barbeque	440.0000	596.1000	13
4	LOVE MEAT TENDER	—	595.5000	12
5	Will-Be-Que	—	595.4000	11
6	RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ	—	595.4000	10
7	THE PIT CREW	—	595.1000	9
8	Poker Porkers	—	595.1000	8
9	SLABS A SMOKIN	—	592.4000	7
10	Fireman John's BBQ	—	591.2000	6
11	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	—	590.9000	5
12	Big Whit & The Boys	—	590.9000	4
13	Grind City Smokers	—	590.2000	3
14	Jordan Smokers	—	589.9000	2
15	Anonymous Swine	—	586.3000	1
16	BOONDOCK SMOKERS	—	585.6000	0
17	Ole Booger Bear's BBQ	—	584.4000	0
18	BBQ BOB'S GRILL	—	584.4000	0
19	GET SAUCED	—	582.7000	0
20	Big Ro Ro's BBQ	—	582.5000	0
21	BAD DOG BBQ	—	581.0000	0
22	AUTO BE GRILLIN	—	580.0000	0
23	Meat Whiskey	—	579.0000	0
24	Sow Luau	—	578.6000	0
25	Fireside Smokers	—	577.7000	0
26	BREAKING BREAD BBQ	—	576.5000	0
27	SHOWTIME'S LEGIT BBQ	—	574.4000	0
28	SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS	—	573.0000	0
29	Old Smokey BBQ	—	570.8000	0
30	2nd Hand Smoke	—	568.3000	0
31	FATHEAD BBQ	—	567.8000	0
32	THE DOOLEY BOYS	—	566.9000	0
33	PORKIN' FOR FUN	—	563.6000	0
34	3 BAC COOKERS	—	556.9000	0
35	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	—	551.6000	0

Ribs · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	Indirect Fire Barbeque	438.6000	596.4000	15
2	TWISTED TORNADO BBQ TEAM	437.8000	600.0000	14
3	Ole Booger Bear's BBQ	426.4000	599.7000	13
4	2nd Hand Smoke	—	596.1000	12
5	RUTHLESS HOGS BBQ	—	595.5000	11
6	BREAKING BREAD BBQ	—	595.5000	10
7	THE PIT CREW	—	595.1000	9
8	BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW	—	594.8000	8
9	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	—	594.2000	7
10	Poker Porkers	—	592.8000	6
11	BBQ-T-PI	—	592.1000	5
12	LOVE MEAT TENDER	—	591.9000	4
13	Will-Be-Que	—	591.8000	3
14	Jordan Smokers	—	591.8000	2
15	Meat Whiskey	—	591.8000	1
16	THE DOOLEY BOYS	—	591.8000	0
17	SHOWTIME'S LEGIT BBQ	—	591.3000	0
18	Fireman John's BBQ	—	590.8000	0
19	SmokeMasters BBQ	—	589.6000	0
20	Big Ro Ro's BBQ	—	589.6000	0
21	FATHEAD BBQ	—	587.9000	0
22	Busted Knuckle BBQ	—	587.8000	0
23	FLYING SMOKE	—	586.9000	0
24	THUNDER COOKIE BBQ	—	586.7000	0
25	SLABS A SMOKIN	—	584.5000	0
26	CIVIL OINK	—	583.4000	0
27	Porkcrastinators	—	581.9000	0
28	Old Smokey BBQ	—	580.6000	0
29	BOONDOCK SMOKERS	—	580.3000	0
30	Mean Genes Cooking Team	—	580.3000	0
31	MAVERICK'S BBQ	—	579.7000	0
32	Big Whit & The Boys	—	579.3000	0
33	HOGFAT	—	579.0000	0
34	BOAR'S NIGHT OUT	—	577.9000	0
35	GET SAUCED	—	577.9000	0
36	JKQ	—	577.1000	0
37	Anonymous Swine	—	575.4000	0
38	PUFF AND STUFF	—	575.0000	0
39	SMOKIN' MUDDUCKERS	—	574.5000	0
40	AUTO BE GRILLIN	—	572.7000	0
41	PORKIN' FOR FUN	—	572.4000	0
42	Fireside Smokers	—	570.0000	0
43	Grind City Smokers	—	569.0000	0
44	UNCLE POOKIE BBQ	—	567.5000	0
45	SMOKIN' HOT & SAUCY	—	567.2000	0
46	BBQ BOB'S GRILL	—	566.6000	0
47	LEELA Q	—	566.6000	0
48	PORKATUDE	—	564.1000	0
49	3 BAC COOKERS	—	563.6000	0
50	SMOKIN' LIKE A BROKE STOVE	—	561.0000	0
51	HOLD MY NATTY!	—	420.0000	0

Other editions of this contest

Contest	Season	Grand champion
Southaven Springfest	2025	Heath Riles BBQ
Southaven Springfest	2024	POKER PORKERS
Southaven Springfest	2023	BOAR’S NIGHT OUT
Southaven Springfest	2022	Blue Collar BBQ (Ribs)
SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST	2019	—
Southaven Springfest	2018	U Pigs BBQ

Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.