Apr 1–2, 2022 · Cedar Park, TX · 📍 1901 Sun Chase Blvd · State championship
Reps: Bob McKinnon, Terri McKinnon · Prize money: $15,000
Chingon BBQ won Grand Champion at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off on April 1, 2022 in Cedar Park, TX at 1901 Sun Chase Blvd, scoring 698.2284 in a field of 56 teams. Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.1428. Category winners: Chicken — CHICKEN FRIED BBQ (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Chingon BBQ (177.7028); Pork — The Pitfather BBQ (177.1772); Brisket — QIS - QUALITY IN SMOKE (177.7028). This is the 6th of 8 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Chicken Fried BBQ; the next was held in 2026.
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 85% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.0856 points — closer than 85% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Chingon BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Chingon BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 29th tracked contest.
Chicken places 7–8: LC BBQ and Chingon BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: TINY E BBQ and TEXAS OIL DUST tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation and Blues Hog tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Chingon BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 12th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX (won 2017), Chicken Fried BBQ (won 2021).
Bigger than 90% of the 5,468 contests in the data
56 teams — bigger than 90% of the 5,468 contests in the data.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2014 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 177.7028 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 174.8572 | 172.5716 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 175.4400 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 170.8228 |
56 entries · top 698.2284 · median 658.4514
56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2458
56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.6570
56 entries · top 177.1772 · median 162.8400
56 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.4000
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.
18 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smokin Bro's | |
| 2 | TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | |
| 3 | CHASCO | |
| 4 | TEXAS REVOLUTION | |
| 5 | Lolli Q | |
| 6 | LC BBQ | |
| 7 | Slab BBQ and Beer | |
| 8 | Smitty's Meating House | |
| 9 | Big Sexy's BBQ | |
| 10 | Barn BurnersBBQ | |
| 11 | Hoggy Style 1 | |
| 12 | PAPPO'S BBQ | |
| 13 | Hoggy Style 2 | |
| 14 | Texs Smoke BBQ | |
| 15 | George's Jungle | |
| 16 | That;s it BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ PROJECT | |
| 18 | Smokin' Cole's |