Apr 4–5, 2014 · Cedar Park, TX
TRASH CAN COOKERS won Grand Champion at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) on April 4, 2014 in Cedar Park, TX, scoring 663.9768 in a field of 50 teams. ONE MAN PITS took Reserve Grand Champion with 663.4972. Category winners: Chicken — LA PASADITA (173.1428); Pork Ribs — Buffalo Bayou Que (175.4516); Pork — Supreme Borne Grillers (177.1772); Brisket — JERRY KING MIDLAND TX (174.2856). This is the 1st of 8 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2017.
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, 2014 to 2026 — 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.
Closer than 95% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.4796 points — closer than 95% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
TRASH CAN COOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, SMOKE THIS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
TRASH CAN COOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 1 call from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was TRASH CAN COOKERS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
ONE MAN PITS finished 2nd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 3–4: TRASH CAN COOKERS and DRY HOLERS BBQ tied on 169.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: ONE MAN PITS edged David Schara State Farm BBQ by 0.0116. Brisket places 4–5: RIBS WITHIN edged LS Smokers by 0.0116.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2014 ← this one | Cedar Park, TX | Cedar Park, TX 78630 | 50 | 663.9768 | TRASH CAN COOKERS | ONE MAN PITS |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sunchase Blvd | 70 | 687.4284 | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ TEXAS |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sunchase Blvd | 69 | 693.6800 | ROOFTOP BBQ | FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sunchase Blvd | 61 | 701.7372 | Texas-car-b-que | KISS MY RACK |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sun Chase Blvd | 48 | 702.8800 | Chicken Fried BBQ | LA PASADITA |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Park, TX | 1901 Sun Chase Blvd | 56 | 698.2284 | Chingon BBQ | Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Cedar Park, TX | Elizabeth Milburn Park Cedar Park | 41 | 702.8228 | PS I LOVE YOU BBQ | Si Quema BBQ |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Cedar Park, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 173.1428 | 166.8800 | 163.9656 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 170.8344 | 168.0344 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 170.8456 | 167.4172 |
| Brisket | 174.2856 | 171.4056 | 165.7028 |
50 entries · top 663.9768 · median 632.2114
50 entries · top 173.1428 · median 156.5486
50 entries · top 175.4516 · median 159.7030
50 entries · top 177.1772 · median 160.0056
50 entries · top 174.2856 · median 158.8056