Hogs for the Cause 2025: Meet the Champions
A record-breaking year!
A big shout-out to the phenomenal teams who spent all year raising a record-breaking $5.25+ million, dishing out mouthwatering eats, and bringing the good times soaring at Hogs. Every single team knocked it out of the park, but a select few truly sizzled. Meet the 2025 Champions:
🏆 2025 Hogs for the Cause Awards
Category |
Winner |
|---|---|
| Manning Family Children’s Grand Champion    | Hog Addiction |
| Fundraising Champion | Fleur De Que – $750,000 |
| Whole Hog | Hog Addiction |
| Ribs | Pork Illustrated |
| Pork Butt/Shoulder | Fire & Spice |
| Porkpourri | Sir-Pork-A-Lot |
| Best Sauce | Chew Forks Farms |
| Blue Plate® Mayonnaise Best Side | Team Stabbin |
| Irpino Avin Hawkins Best Bacon | House of Hogs |
| “Just Winging It” presented by TABASCO® | Fire & Spice |
| Fan Favorite | Pork Belly Cartel |
| Friday Night Party | The Boar’s Nest |
| Best Booth | House of Hogs – Jurassic Pork |
| Best Social Media | 2nd Hand Smokers |
đź’° Top Fundraising Teams
Team |
Total Raised |
|---|---|
| Fleur De Que | $750,000 |
| Hogwatch | $350,000+ |
| The Boars Nest | $275,000+ |
| Team March of the Pigs | $275,000+ |
| Morten Andersen’s Mullets | $250,000+ |
Hogs for the Cause contestants hard at work serving up great barbecue. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee
This is where we get to be a mayo with a mission.
Hogs for the Cause is an annual celebration of year-round fundraising efforts to help kids fighting brain cancer. It’s the premier nationwide funding source for outreach services to these children and their families, and Blue Plate Mayo is proud to be a sponsor and supporter. Didn’t make it to the fest? You can crack open your piggy bank and donate anytime, all year long.
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A recap of Hogs For The Cause 2025:
🔥 BBQ Battles: 95+ teams cooked for the win, including the 2024 winning teams who came back for more.
🎶 Live Music & Dancing: Multiple stages rocked with national and local Nola bands all weekend long, including Charley Crockett, Zach Top, Willow Avalon, JD McPherson, and more.
🍻 Food, Drinks & Fun: From craft cocktails to the South’s best sweet tea to ice-cold beer, there was no shortage of sips to wash down all that tasty BBQ. Stay tuned for news on next year’s festival at hogsfest.org.
Get festive at home: Make Blue Plate’s Hot & Spicy Pimento Cheese
We gave out samples of this tasty Southern classic dip at the festival, and you can make it at home with Blue Plate Hot & Spicy Mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, aged gouda and pepper jack cheese.
