Mar 28–29, 2025 · Cedar Park, TX · 📍 Elizabeth Milburn Park Cedar Park · State championship
Reps: Debbie Spray, Scott Spray · Prize money: $15,000
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff on March 28, 2025 in Cedar Park, TX at Elizabeth Milburn Park Cedar Park, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 48 teams. Cuatro D BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9316. Category winners: Chicken — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (176.5944); Pork Ribs — Big Family BBQ (180.0000); Pork — Crossed Rifles BBQ (179.4400); Brisket — Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation II (174.2972). This is the 3rd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Sure Shot BBQ.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2023 to 2025 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
GETTIN' BASTED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Cuatro D BBQ finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 2–3: GETTIN' BASTED and My Pits R Burnin tied on 175.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: The Republic of Que and Bushmaster BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: LA PASADITA and Sure Shot BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Sure Shot BBQ (won 2024).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Park, TX | Elizabeth Wilburn Park Cedar Park | 57 | 702.8456 | Gettin'Based | LC BBQ |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Cedar Park, TX | Elizabeth Wilburn Park Cedar Park | 40 | 706.8460 | Sure Shot BBQ | Texas Chrome Hero's |
| Mar 28, 2025 ← this one | Cedar Park, TX | Elizabeth Milburn Park Cedar Park | 48 | 694.2400 | Gettin' Basted | Cuatro D BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5944 | 175.4056 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 173.7144 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 173.7144 |
| Brisket | 174.2972 | 171.9772 | 169.6800 |
48 entries · top 694.2400 · median 664.4170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 2 | Cuatro D BBQ | |
| 3 | Hatch's BBQ | |
| 4 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation | |
| 5 | Big Family BBQ | |
| 6 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 7 | The Chopping Block | |
| 8 | My Pits R Burnin | |
| 9 | LA PASADITA | |
| 10 | Love's The Answer Comp BBQ | |
| 11 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 12 | Cooks of Hazzard | |
| 13 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ | |
| 14 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | WarPig BBQ | |
| 16 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 17 | Sure Shot BBQ | |
| 18 | The Republic of Que | |
| 19 | JC BBQ | |
| 20 | Barton BBQ | |
| 21 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 22 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 23 | Black & Blue BBQ | |
| 24 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 25 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation II | |
| 26 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | JC's Good Ol' Boys | |
| 28 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 29 | Pappo's BBQ | |
| 30 | Smokin' Bros | |
| 31 | GBA | |
| 32 | SmartSights Smoke Signals | |
| 33 | Neat BBQ | |
| 34 | Roux BBQ | |
| 35 | The Meat Clubb | |
| 36 | Smokin Cole's BBQ | |
| 37 | Barn Burners BBQ | |
| 38 | Ribbed4YourPleasure | |
| 39 | Fritz's Fury | |
| 40 | Gitter-Done | |
| 41 | Hoggy Style | |
| 42 | Larkin BBQ | |
| 43 | Redneks Con Fuego | |
| 44 | THE BREADMAN | |
| 45 | Fatty Daddys | |
| 46 | Smok'd Not Fri'd | |
| 47 | Dead Last BBQ | |
| 48 | Prop's Up Smokers |
48 entries · top 176.5944 · median 165.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | My Pits R Burnin | |
| 4 | The Republic of Que | |
| 5 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 6 | Cuatro D BBQ | |
| 7 | LA PASADITA | |
| 8 | Sure Shot BBQ | |
| 9 | Love's The Answer Comp BBQ | |
| 10 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ | |
| 11 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 12 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 13 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 14 | SmartSights Smoke Signals | |
| 15 | Cooks of Hazzard | |
| 16 | Pappo's BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation | |
| 18 | Black & Blue BBQ | |
| 19 | Hatch's BBQ | |
| 20 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 21 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 22 | Big Family BBQ | |
| 23 | The Chopping Block | |
| 24 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 25 | Dead Last BBQ | |
| 26 | WarPig BBQ | |
| 27 | JC BBQ | |
| 28 | Smokin' Bros | |
| 29 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 30 | Barton BBQ | |
| 31 | Roux BBQ | |
| 32 | Ribbed4YourPleasure | |
| 33 | Neat BBQ | |
| 34 | GBA | |
| 35 | Smokin Cole's BBQ | |
| 36 | Barn Burners BBQ | |
| 37 | Gitter-Done | |
| 38 | The Meat Clubb | |
| 39 | Hoggy Style | |
| 40 | Fritz's Fury | |
| 41 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation II | |
| 42 | JC's Good Ol' Boys | |
| 43 | Fatty Daddys | |
| 44 | Redneks Con Fuego | |
| 45 | THE BREADMAN | |
| 46 | Larkin BBQ | |
| 47 | Prop's Up Smokers | |
| 48 | Smok'd Not Fri'd |
48 entries · top 180 · median 165.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Family BBQ | |
| 2 | WarPig BBQ | |
| 3 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 4 | Cuatro D BBQ | |
| 5 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 6 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 7 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 8 | Hatch's BBQ | |
| 9 | The Chopping Block | |
| 10 | Love's The Answer Comp BBQ | |
| 11 | Black & Blue BBQ | |
| 12 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | JC's Good Ol' Boys | |
| 15 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 16 | My Pits R Burnin | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | The Republic of Que | |
| 19 | Pappo's BBQ | |
| 20 | Cooks of Hazzard | |
| 21 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 22 | Barton BBQ | |
| 23 | Neat BBQ | |
| 24 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 25 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ | |
| 26 | JC BBQ | |
| 27 | Smok'd Not Fri'd | |
| 28 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation II | |
| 29 | GBA | |
| 30 | The Meat Clubb | |
| 31 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 32 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 33 | Barn Burners BBQ | |
| 34 | Smokin' Bros | |
| 35 | Fritz's Fury | |
| 36 | SmartSights Smoke Signals | |
| 37 | Redneks Con Fuego | |
| 38 | Sure Shot BBQ | |
| 39 | Smokin Cole's BBQ | |
| 40 | Gitter-Done | |
| 41 | Dead Last BBQ | |
| 42 | Roux BBQ | |
| 43 | THE BREADMAN | |
| 44 | Hoggy Style | |
| 45 | Larkin BBQ | |
| 46 | Fatty Daddys | |
| 47 | Ribbed4YourPleasure | |
| 48 | Prop's Up Smokers |
47 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 2 | Hatch's BBQ | |
| 3 | Barton BBQ | |
| 4 | Big Family BBQ | |
| 5 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation | |
| 6 | Cooks of Hazzard | |
| 7 | WarPig BBQ | |
| 8 | The Republic of Que | |
| 9 | Sure Shot BBQ | |
| 10 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ | |
| 11 | The Chopping Block | |
| 12 | LA PASADITA | |
| 13 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 14 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation II | |
| 15 | JC BBQ | |
| 16 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 17 | Ribbed4YourPleasure | |
| 18 | JC's Good Ol' Boys | |
| 19 | GBA | |
| 20 | Love's The Answer Comp BBQ | |
| 21 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 22 | Cuatro D BBQ | |
| 23 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 24 | Fritz's Fury | |
| 25 | The Meat Clubb | |
| 26 | My Pits R Burnin | |
| 27 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 28 | SmartSights Smoke Signals | |
| 29 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 30 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 31 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 32 | Smokin Cole's BBQ | |
| 33 | Roux BBQ | |
| 34 | Pappo's BBQ | |
| 35 | Black & Blue BBQ | |
| 36 | Larkin BBQ | |
| 37 | Neat BBQ | |
| 38 | Hoggy Style | |
| 39 | Smokin' Bros | |
| 40 | Gitter-Done | |
| 41 | Barn Burners BBQ | |
| 42 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 43 | Smok'd Not Fri'd | |
| 44 | Prop's Up Smokers | |
| 45 | Fatty Daddys | |
| 46 | Redneks Con Fuego | |
| 47 | THE BREADMAN |
48 entries · top 174.2972 · median 162.8114
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation II | |
| 2 | Texas Chrome Heroes Foundation | |
| 3 | The Chopping Block | |
| 4 | Okie Folks Barbecue | |
| 5 | Hatch's BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | My Pits R Burnin | |
| 8 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | |
| 9 | Rollin' Smoke BBQ | |
| 10 | Cuatro D BBQ | |
| 11 | JC BBQ | |
| 12 | Sure Shot BBQ | |
| 13 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 14 | Piglitically Incorrect BBQ | |
| 15 | Cooks of Hazzard | |
| 16 | Black & Blue BBQ | |
| 17 | Love's The Answer Comp BBQ | |
| 18 | LA PASADITA | |
| 19 | Big Family BBQ | |
| 20 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Bros | |
| 22 | Barton BBQ | |
| 23 | Roux BBQ | |
| 24 | Barn Burners BBQ | |
| 25 | JC's Good Ol' Boys | |
| 26 | Blue Smoke BBQ | |
| 27 | QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE | |
| 28 | WarPig BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Cole's BBQ | |
| 30 | Neat BBQ | |
| 31 | The Republic of Que | |
| 32 | Chingon BBQ | |
| 33 | Larkin BBQ | |
| 34 | Ribbed4YourPleasure | |
| 35 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 36 | GBA | |
| 37 | THE BREADMAN | |
| 38 | The Meat Clubb | |
| 39 | Pappo's BBQ | |
| 40 | Smok'd Not Fri'd | |
| 41 | SmartSights Smoke Signals | |
| 42 | Hoggy Style | |
| 43 | Fatty Daddys | |
| 44 | Dead Last BBQ | |
| 45 | Gitter-Done | |
| 46 | Fritz's Fury | |
| 47 | Redneks Con Fuego | |
| 48 | Prop's Up Smokers |
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.
8 entries · top 180 · median 167.1142 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin' Bros | |
| 2 | Crossed Rifles BBQ | |
| 3 | GBA | |
| 4 | Fritz's Fury | |
| 5 | Neat BBQ | |
| 6 | Hoggy Style | |
| 7 | Ribbed4YourPleasure | |
| 8 | Larkin BBQ |