A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
Munny Stove finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026
Sep 18, 2026 · Ponca City, OK · 📍 Lake Ponca
Reps: Larry Voth, Lynda Voth · Prize money: $600
Full results from the Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff (ONE MEAT RIBS) 2026, a KCBS-sanctioned barbecue contest held on September 18, 2026 in Ponca City, OK at Lake Ponca. Fine As* Swine took Reserve Grand Champion. Category winners: Pork Ribs — Kermit's EX (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2026 edition was won by BULL IN THE RING.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Pork Ribs totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
158.22
median 169.68
178.86 🏆
Entries
9
1 judged meat
Top score
178.8572
Winning margin
Tie
identical totals — KCBS tiebreaker
Field average
170.00
158.22178.86
Pork Ribs · median 169.68 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
9.1772 pts across the top 5
Field spread
20.6400
winner to last place
Prize money
$600
on the line
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 5792 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
decided the closest call
Pork Ribs places 1–2: Kermit's EX and Fine As* Swine tied on 178.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Pork Ribs 1–2 · tie
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 30 | 704.5256 | BULL IN THE RING | BREWSCUE |
| Sep 18, 2026 ← this one | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 9 | 178.8572 | Kermit's EX | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 169.6800 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kermit's EX | |
| 2 | Fine As* Swine | |
| 3 | Munny Stove | |
| 4 | Bochephus BBQ | |
| 5 | PacsBBQ | |
| 6 | Texoma Q | |
| 7 | Cline BBQ | |
| 8 | Kay County Grillbillies | |
| 9 | KAN-OK BBQ |