THUNDER ON WATER

June 13, 2026 · Grenada, MS

Entries

Grand champion

SmokeMasters BBQ

Top score

447.4000

Ribs

Tightest board

4.3000

Pulled Pork

Average score

440.3889

across all judged boards

Most points

Upset factor

62%

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	Will-Be-Que	29
2	Anonymous Swine	28
3	Busted Knuckle	26
4	FATHEAD BBQ	23
5	Meat & Whiskey	22
6	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	20
7	SmokeMasters	20
8	Ole Booger Bear	19
9	The BBQ Experiment	18
10	Mean Genes	17
11	Old Smokey	15
12	Down South Grillers	14
13	BREAKING BREAD BBQ	13
14	2nd Hand Smoke	11
15	Big Whit & The Boys	11
16	Grind City	11
17	Front Porch BBQ	9
18	Indirect Fire	7
19	BBQ-T-PI	7
20	MAVERICK'S BBQ	3
21	Butt Hurt BBQ	1
22	SMOKIN' LIKE A BROKE STOVE	0

Whole Hog · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	Will-Be-Que	446.0000	599.4000	15
2	Mean Genes	441.2000	599.4000	14
3	FATHEAD BBQ	439.9000	587.6000	13
4	Ole Booger Bear	—	585.1000	12
5	Busted Knuckle	—	577.4000	11
6	Anonymous Swine	—	571.4000	10
7	Front Porch BBQ	—	558.4000	9

Pulled Pork · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	Old Smokey	444.2000	588.4000	15
2	Will-Be-Que	439.9000	588.5000	14
3	Anonymous Swine	439.5000	587.6000	13
4	Meat & Whiskey	—	587.0000	12
5	Grind City	—	584.5000	11
6	The BBQ Experiment	—	581.4000	10
7	2nd Hand Smoke	—	580.0000	9
8	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	—	577.1000	8
9	Indirect Fire	—	576.9000	7
10	FATHEAD BBQ	—	572.8000	6
11	SmokeMasters	—	571.5000	5
12	Busted Knuckle	—	567.8000	4
13	MAVERICK'S BBQ	—	567.4000	3
14	Big Whit & The Boys	—	565.7000	2
15	Ole Booger Bear	—	564.5000	1
16	Front Porch BBQ	—	561.7000	0

Ribs · Professional

#	Team	Finals score	Prelim score	Points
1	SmokeMasters	447.4000	599.1000	15
2	Down South Grillers	434.6000	595.5000	14
3	BREAKING BREAD BBQ	430.8000	591.8000	13
4	MISSISSIPPI MEAT MAFIA	—	587.8000	12
5	Busted Knuckle	—	587.0000	11
6	Meat & Whiskey	—	586.6000	10
7	Big Whit & The Boys	—	585.0000	9
8	The BBQ Experiment	—	582.0000	8
9	BBQ-T-PI	—	582.0000	7
10	Ole Booger Bear	—	581.9000	6
11	Anonymous Swine	—	580.3000	5
12	FATHEAD BBQ	—	580.0000	4
13	Mean Genes	—	579.0000	3
14	2nd Hand Smoke	—	577.5000	2
15	Butt Hurt BBQ	—	574.8000	1
16	Old Smokey	—	574.7000	0
17	Indirect Fire	—	574.5000	0
18	Will-Be-Que	—	574.2000	0
19	MAVERICK'S BBQ	—	570.8000	0
20	Grind City	—	564.1000	0
21	SMOKIN' LIKE A BROKE STOVE	—	558.7000	0
22	Front Porch BBQ	—	544.9000	0

Other editions of this contest

Contest	Season	Grand champion
Thunder on Water	2025	Po’ Thangs

Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.