The Great Ruleville Roast
September 30, 2023 · Ruleville, MS
Entries
21
Grand champion
HOG ADDICTION
Top score
450.0000
Whole Hog
Tightest board
3.3000
Pulled Pork
Average score
437.2444
across all judged boards
Most points
38
Upset factor
64%
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 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 38 |
| 2 | Poker Porkers | 31 |
| 3 | Hog Addiction | 30 |
| 4 | Piggie Smalls | 25 |
| 5 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | 20 |
| 6 | BoomBoomQue | 17 |
| 7 | Shotgun House Smokers | 17 |
| 8 | Swine Life BBQ | 15 |
| 9 | Grub'n on Some Que | 14 |
| 10 | Moonlight Smokers | 14 |
| 11 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | 13 |
| 12 | Fat Side Up | 13 |
| 13 | Big Boyz Cookin' Crew | 11 |
| 14 | Fireman John's BBQ | 11 |
| 15 | JKQ | 11 |
| 16 | Indirect Fire Barbeque | 9 |
| 17 | Grills of MS | 8 |
| 18 | Chief Smokers | 7 |
| 19 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 7 |
| 20 | The Barbecue Experiment | 2 |
| 21 | Que-N-Da 662 | 1 |
Whole Hog · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog Addiction | 450.0000 | 600.0000 | 15 |
| 2 | The Great Pig in the Sky | 434.4000 | 571.7000 | 14 |
| 3 | Poker Porkers | 430.8000 | 576.3000 | 13 |
| 4 | Shotgun House Smokers | — | 571.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | BoomBoomQue | — | 570.6000 | 11 |
| 6 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | — | 563.2000 | 10 |
Pulled Pork · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hog Addiction | 446.4000 | 595.7000 | 15 |
| 2 | Moonlight Smokers | 443.1000 | 596.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Poker Porkers | 434.2000 | 599.4000 | 13 |
| 4 | The Great Pig in the Sky | — | 595.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | Piggie Smalls | — | 590.9000 | 11 |
| 6 | Grub'n on Some Que | — | 587.5000 | 10 |
| 7 | Big Boyz Cookin' Crew | — | 585.0000 | 9 |
| 8 | Fireman John's BBQ | — | 582.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | Chief Smokers | — | 579.9000 | 7 |
| 10 | BoomBoomQue | — | 579.0000 | 6 |
| 11 | Shotgun House Smokers | — | 576.0000 | 5 |
| 12 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | — | 575.1000 | 4 |
| 13 | Indirect Fire Barbeque | — | 570.1000 | 3 |
| 14 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 563.0000 | 2 |
Ribs · Professional
| # | Team | Finals score | Prelim score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swine Life BBQ | 441.3000 | 599.4000 | 15 |
| 2 | Piggie Smalls | 428.4000 | 599.1000 | 14 |
| 3 | Fat Side Up | 426.6000 | 595.5000 | 13 |
| 4 | The Great Pig in the Sky | — | 591.5000 | 12 |
| 5 | JKQ | — | 590.0000 | 11 |
| 6 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | — | 589.1000 | 10 |
| 7 | Busted Knuckle BBQ | — | 586.2000 | 9 |
| 8 | Grills of MS | — | 585.9000 | 8 |
| 9 | Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | — | 583.3000 | 7 |
| 10 | Indirect Fire Barbeque | — | 579.9000 | 6 |
| 11 | Poker Porkers | — | 579.3000 | 5 |
| 12 | Grub'n on Some Que | — | 579.2000 | 4 |
| 13 | Fireman John's BBQ | — | 578.4000 | 3 |
| 14 | Big Boyz Cookin' Crew | — | 575.4000 | 2 |
| 15 | Que-N-Da 662 | — | 573.5000 | 1 |
| 16 | Hog Addiction | — | 572.0000 | 0 |
| 17 | Moonlight Smokers | — | 571.7000 | 0 |
| 18 | Shotgun House Smokers | — | 571.1000 | 0 |
| 19 | The Barbecue Experiment | — | 570.0000 | 0 |
| 20 | BoomBoomQue | — | 565.7000 | 0 |
| 21 | Chief Smokers | — | 555.0000 | 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 | 2025 | Po' Thangs |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | 2024 | HOG ADDICTION |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | 2022 | Hog Addiction (Whole Hog) |
Source: official pdf — published by Memphis Barbecue Network.