Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
2024-09-20 – 2024-09-21 · Ponca City, OK · 📍 Lake Ponca · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $13,750.00
Grand Champion: WOOD HOOK BBQ (698.8000) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BURNIN' SANDS BBQ
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How hot was the win?
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👑 A dynasty in the making
Razorracks has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
WOOD HOOK BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 1–2: WOOD HOOK BBQ and EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 4–5: Needs More Cowbell BBQ and SCAPPY'S BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: SCAPPY'S BBQ and MUNNY'S STOVE tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKED & FURIOUS (won 2023).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 25 | 703.9428 | Piggin Whiskey | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 39 | 709.6800 | Razorracks | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 13 | 176.5600 | SuperSwine BBQ | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 26 | 701.0740 | RAZORRACKS | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 11 | 176.5716 | SMOKED & FURIOUS | — |
| 2024-09-20 ← this one | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 26 | 698.8000 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 4 | 175.4056 | COOKSHACK | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 25 | 712.5484 | BULL IN THE RING | Smoked & Furious |
| 2025-09-19 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 7 | 178.8572 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 177.1544 | 174.8572 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 172.5600 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 174.2744 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 177.7144 | 170.2628 | 162.2400 |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 169.6800 | 155.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 698.8000 · median 675.2970
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 7 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARRELL BBQ | |
| 11 | PAC'S BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 14 | SCAPPY'S BBQ | |
| 15 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 16 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 17 | LUCKY D'S | |
| 18 | Cookshack | |
| 19 | BLAIR' Q | |
| 20 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 21 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 22 | RAD ROBIN | |
| 23 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 24 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 25 | SMITH BROS | |
| 26 | 4 8's BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 5 | SCAPPY'S BBQ | |
| 6 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 7 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 8 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 9 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 10 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 11 | DOUBLE BARRELL BBQ | |
| 12 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 13 | PAC'S BBQ | |
| 14 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 15 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 16 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 17 | BLAIR' Q | |
| 18 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 19 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 20 | Cookshack | |
| 21 | RAD ROBIN | |
| 22 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 23 | LUCKY D'S | |
| 24 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 25 | SMITH BROS | |
| 26 | 4 8's BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.1544 · median 163.9658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 2 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 3 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | LUCKY D'S | |
| 6 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 7 | PAC'S BBQ | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 10 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 11 | DOUBLE BARRELL BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 14 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 15 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 16 | SCAPPY'S BBQ | |
| 17 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 18 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 19 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 20 | RAD ROBIN | |
| 21 | BLAIR' Q | |
| 22 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 23 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 24 | Cookshack | |
| 25 | SMITH BROS | |
| 26 | 4 8's BBQ |
Pork
26 entries · top 178.2972 · median 170.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 2 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 7 | SCAPPY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 11 | DOUBLE BARRELL BBQ | |
| 12 | PAC'S BBQ | |
| 13 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 14 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 15 | LUCKY D'S | |
| 16 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 17 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 18 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 19 | Cookshack | |
| 20 | SMITH BROS | |
| 21 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 22 | RAD ROBIN | |
| 23 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 24 | BLAIR' Q | |
| 25 | 4 8's BBQ | |
| 26 | Atomik Kitchen |
Brisket
26 entries · top 174.2744 · median 166.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 3 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 4 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 5 | DOUBLE BARRELL BBQ | |
| 6 | BLAIR' Q | |
| 7 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 8 | Cookshack | |
| 9 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 10 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 11 | PAC'S BBQ | |
| 12 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 15 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 16 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 17 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 18 | LUCKY D'S | |
| 19 | SCAPPY'S BBQ | |
| 20 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 21 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 22 | RAD ROBIN | |
| 23 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 24 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 25 | SMITH BROS | |
| 26 | 4 8's BBQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
11 entries · top 349.7028 · median 337.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 2 | TEXOMA BBQ | |
| 3 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 4 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 5 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 6 | Gazaway BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLS GONE WILD | |
| 8 | STEELE SMOKIN | |
| 9 | BACK FR0M THE DEAD BY | |
| 10 | HOWLIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 11 | BLUE COLLAR BY |
Chicken
10 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEXOMA BBQ | |
| 2 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 3 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 4 | GRILLS GONE WILD | |
| 5 | Gazaway BBQ | |
| 6 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 7 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 8 | BACK FR0M THE DEAD BY | |
| 9 | HOWLIN GOOD BBQ | |
| 10 | STEELE SMOKIN |
Pork Ribs
11 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.3828
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucking Knockout | |
| 2 | Money$hot BBQ | |
| 3 | STEELE SMOKIN | |
| 4 | TEXOMA BBQ | |
| 5 | The Smokin Goat | |
| 6 | Gazaway BBQ | |
| 7 | COOKSHACK 2 | |
| 8 | GRILLS GONE WILD | |
| 9 | BACK FR0M THE DEAD BY | |
| 10 | BLUE COLLAR BY | |
| 11 | HOWLIN GOOD BBQ |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Ancillary — Anything Butt
3 entries · top 175.4172 · median 167.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 2 | Gazaway BBQ | |
| 3 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ |
Ancillary — Beans
4 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 2 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 3 | BLUE COLLAR BBQ | |
| 4 | Cookshack |
Ancillary — Dessert
7 entries · top 180.0000 · median 175.4172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 2 | LUCKY D'S | |
| 3 | THE SHELF LLC | |
| 4 | Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team | |
| 5 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 6 | EDDIE'S JUNK YARD SMOKER | |
| 7 | Okie Folks Barbecue |
Ancillary — Sauce
6 entries · top 176.0000 · median 173.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 3 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 4 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 5 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 6 | HOWLIN GOOD BBQ |