Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
2019-09-20 – 2019-09-21 · Ponca City, OK · 📍 Ponka Lake · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $15,250.00
Grand Champion: Boomerang BBQ (698.8000) · 28 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
BUTCHER BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
BOOMERANG BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
BOOMERANG BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: BUFFALO'S BBQ and DR. NORDY'S BBQ tied on 173.1084 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ and DEAD BIRD BBQ tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 5–6: BUTCHER BBQ and DR. NORDY'S BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BUTCHER BBQ (won 2016, 2017), DIVINE SWINE (won 2018).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Ponca Lake | 43 | 695.9312 | BUTCHER BBQ | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 2017-09-15 | Lake Ponca | 38 | 706.2744 | BUTCHER BBQ | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2018-09-21 | Lake Ponca | 29 | 693.1544 | DIVINE SWINE | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2019-09-20 ← this one | Ponca City, OK | Ponka Lake | 28 | 698.8000 | Boomerang BBQ | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180.0000 | 173.1084 | 170.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 170.8228 | 165.1200 |
| Pork | 176.0000 | 170.2628 | 167.9656 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 170.8228 | 165.0972 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
28 entries · top 698.8000 · median 657.5312
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 4 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 10 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 11 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 12 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 17 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 18 | Cookshack | |
| 19 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 22 | The Four P's | |
| 23 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 25 | Disco Balls | |
| 26 | Triangle S BBQ | |
| 27 | Back From the Dead | |
| 28 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 3 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 4 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 11 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 12 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 14 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 15 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 17 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 18 | Cookshack | |
| 19 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 20 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 21 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 22 | Disco Balls | |
| 23 | Back From the Dead | |
| 24 | The Four P's | |
| 25 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 27 | Triangle S BBQ |
Pork Ribs
28 entries · top 174.8800 · median 161.3886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 3 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 4 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 5 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 11 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 12 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 13 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 16 | Back From the Dead | |
| 17 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 18 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 19 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 20 | The Four P's | |
| 21 | Disco Balls | |
| 22 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 23 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 24 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 25 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 26 | Cookshack | |
| 27 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 28 | Triangle S BBQ |
Pork
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 2 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 3 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 4 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 6 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 7 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 8 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 9 | Cookshack | |
| 10 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | Triangle S BBQ | |
| 13 | The Four P's | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 16 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 17 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 20 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 21 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 22 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 23 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 24 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 25 | Back From the Dead | |
| 26 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 27 | Disco Balls |
Brisket
28 entries · top 180.0000 · median 163.1084 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 3 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 5 | BOOMERANG BBQ | |
| 6 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 7 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | OVER-THE-HILL BBQ | |
| 9 | THE GRISWOLDS | |
| 10 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | Cookshack | |
| 16 | BOBO'S BBQ | |
| 17 | DAWGHOUSE BBQ | |
| 18 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 19 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 20 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 21 | Smokin' Aces (Osage Casino) | |
| 22 | Triangle S BBQ | |
| 23 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 24 | Disco Balls | |
| 25 | Two D's BBQ | |
| 26 | The Four P's | |
| 27 | Back From the Dead | |
| 28 | Blue Collar 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 — Beans
6 entries · top 174.8456 · median 169.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 3 | Back From the Dead | |
| 4 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 5 | CSE Bliss | |
| 6 | Holy Smokers |
Ancillary — Dessert
3 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 2 | ALWAYS SAUCED | |
| 3 | SMOKIN DAN |
Ancillary — Sauce
4 entries · top 169.1428 · median 162.5428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAD BIRD BBQ | |
| 2 | DIVINE SWINE | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ Bravado |