Jul 16–17, 2021 · Jay, OK · 📍 538 W. Krause St.
Reps: Karen Jane Williams, Ralph Williams · Prize money: $8,700
WOOD HOOK BBQ won Grand Champion at the County Seat Cookoff on July 16, 2021 in Jay, OK at 538 W. Krause St., scoring 695.9428 in a field of 15 teams. Happy Grillmore took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.2400. Category winners: Chicken — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WOOD HOOK BBQ (179.4400); Pork — Happy Grillmore (177.7144); Brisket — PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ (176.5600). The Backyard Series standings were won by Damn Fine Beef & Swine with 343.3828.
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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100
WOOD HOOK BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, BUFFALO'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Wood Hook BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 46th tracked contest.
Stronger than 91% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1630 power rating going in — stronger than 91% of every contest tracked.
Master Series — Chicken places 2–3: BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO and WOOD HOOK BBQ tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: CAVEMAN CUISINE and SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork places 6–7: DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK and BBQr's Delight tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
WOOD HOOK BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 180 | 174.2628 | 169.1544 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 173.1544 | 166.2628 |
| Master Series — Pork | 177.7144 | 170.8228 | 166.8344 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 176.5600 | 170.8228 | 167.3828 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.2628 | 161.0972 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 173.1200 | 158.2628 | — |
15 entries · top 695.9428 · median 677.6340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 5 | COWBOY Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 7 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 11 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 12 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 13 | BBQr's Delight | |
| 14 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 15 | CEO BBQ |
15 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | CEO BBQ | |
| 5 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 6 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 7 | COWBOY Q | |
| 8 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 9 | BBQr's Delight | |
| 10 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 11 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 12 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 15 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK |
15 entries · top 179.4400 · median 172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 4 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 7 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 8 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 9 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 10 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 11 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 12 | COWBOY Q | |
| 13 | CEO BBQ | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | BBQr's Delight |
15 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 2 | COWBOY Q | |
| 3 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 6 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 7 | BBQr's Delight | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 10 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 11 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 12 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 13 | CAVEMAN CUISINE | |
| 14 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 15 | CEO BBQ |
15 entries · top 176.5600 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | WEEKEND BUM BBQ | |
| 4 | Happy Grillmore | |
| 5 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 6 | COWBOY Q | |
| 7 | DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | |
| 11 | BBQr's Delight | |
| 12 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 13 | CEO BBQ | |
| 14 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 15 | CAVEMAN CUISINE |
7 entries · top 343.3828 · median 322.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 4 | Cynders and Ashes | |
| 5 | Whole Smoke | |
| 6 | Artic Q | |
| 7 | Big Willie's BBQ |
7 entries · top 170.2628 · median 162.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 3 | Whole Smoke | |
| 4 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 5 | Cynders and Ashes | |
| 6 | Artic Q | |
| 7 | Big Willie's BBQ |
7 entries · top 173.1200 · median 161.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damn Fine Beef & Swine | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 3 | TWISTED-Q | |
| 4 | Cynders and Ashes | |
| 5 | Artic Q | |
| 6 | Whole Smoke | |
| 7 | Big Willie's BBQ |