Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
2022-09-16 – 2022-09-17 · Ponca City, OK · 📍 Ponca Lake · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $13,750.00
Grand Champion: Razorracks (709.6800) · 39 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 4 LEGS UP BBQ
Entries
39
4 judged meats · 4 ancillary
Top score
709.6800
Winning margin
6.2972
GC over RC
Field average
652.83
median 671.36
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8744
10th place overall
Field spread
539.4516
winner to last place
Prize money
$13,750.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 7%
beats 93% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data
Traveled in
28%
of the 39 teams with a home region came from outside OK
Came back for more
72%
18 of 25 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.65 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1569
avg power rating going in · stronger than 73% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Razorracks has won this contest 2 times across its 9 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
RAZORRACKS took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 3–4: TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER and RISE N SWINE tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Sixkiller BBQ and Pork Posse tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ and MAN MEAT BBQ tied on 173.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Piggin Whiskey (won 2021).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-10 | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 25 | 703.9428 | Piggin Whiskey | BUFFALO'S BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 ← this one | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 39 | 709.6800 | Razorracks | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Ponca City, OK | Ponca Lake | 13 | 176.5600 | SuperSwine BBQ | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 26 | 701.0740 | RAZORRACKS | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 11 | 176.5716 | SMOKED & FURIOUS | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 26 | 698.8000 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 4 | 175.4056 | COOKSHACK | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 25 | 712.5484 | BULL IN THE RING | Smoked & Furious |
| 2025-09-19 | Ponca City, OK | Lake Ponca | 7 | 178.8572 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 175.4056 | 173.1316 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.7144 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 173.1316 |
| Brisket | 178.8800 | 177.1428 | 174.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
39 entries · top 709.6800 · median 671.3600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 4 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 5 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 8 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 9 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 11 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 12 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 14 | CEO BBQ | |
| 15 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 16 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 17 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 18 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 19 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 20 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 21 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 22 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 23 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 24 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 25 | LA PASADITA | |
| 26 | Pork Posse | |
| 27 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 28 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 29 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 30 | COOKSHACK | |
| 31 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 32 | Back from the Dead | |
| 33 | BrewsCue | |
| 34 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 35 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 36 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 37 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 38 | Zeller Fellers | |
| 39 | Howlin' Good |
Chicken
38 entries · top 177.1428 · median 168.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 4 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 5 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 6 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 7 | Pork Posse | |
| 8 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 9 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 10 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 11 | LA PASADITA | |
| 12 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 13 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 14 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 15 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 17 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 19 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 20 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 21 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 22 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | Back from the Dead | |
| 26 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 27 | COOKSHACK | |
| 28 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 29 | CEO BBQ | |
| 30 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 31 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 33 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 34 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 35 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 36 | BrewsCue | |
| 37 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 38 | Zeller Fellers |
Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.0972
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 3 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 5 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 6 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 7 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 10 | CEO BBQ | |
| 11 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 12 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 13 | COOKSHACK | |
| 14 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 16 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 17 | BrewsCue | |
| 18 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 19 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 20 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 21 | LA PASADITA | |
| 22 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 23 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 24 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 25 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 28 | Pork Posse | |
| 29 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 30 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 31 | Back from the Dead | |
| 32 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 33 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 34 | Zeller Fellers | |
| 35 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 36 | Howlin' Good | |
| 37 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 38 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 39 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Pork
39 entries · top 177.7028 · median 169.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 2 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 3 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 4 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 5 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 7 | COOKSHACK | |
| 8 | CEO BBQ | |
| 9 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 10 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 11 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 12 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 14 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 15 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 16 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 17 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 18 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 21 | Back from the Dead | |
| 22 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 23 | LA PASADITA | |
| 24 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 25 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 26 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 27 | Pork Posse | |
| 28 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 29 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 30 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 31 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 32 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 33 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 34 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 35 | BrewsCue | |
| 36 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 37 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 38 | Zeller Fellers | |
| 39 | Howlin' Good |
Brisket
38 entries · top 178.8800 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 4 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 5 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 6 | DR. NORDY'S BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 9 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 11 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 12 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 13 | BUFFALO'S BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 15 | CEO BBQ | |
| 16 | BrewsCue | |
| 17 | RISE N SWINE | |
| 18 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 19 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 21 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 22 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 23 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 25 | BULL IN THE RING | |
| 26 | BBQ Bravado | |
| 27 | Sixkiller BBQ | |
| 28 | Pork Posse | |
| 29 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 30 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 31 | LA PASADITA | |
| 32 | Back from the Dead | |
| 33 | COOKSHACK | |
| 34 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 35 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 36 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 37 | Zeller Fellers | |
| 38 | Atomik Kitchen |
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 — Anything Butt
5 entries · top 177.7144 · median 173.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 2 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 3 | Pork Posse | |
| 4 | Gazaway BBQ | |
| 5 | Pork Posse 2 |
Ancillary — Beans
9 entries · top 173.7372 · median 160.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back from the Dead | |
| 2 | Pork Posse | |
| 3 | MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | |
| 4 | CEO BBQ | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | Howlin' Good | |
| 7 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 8 | Gazaway BBQ | |
| 9 | Ambucs |
Ancillary — Dessert
6 entries · top 180.0000 · median 177.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN DAN | |
| 2 | Pork Posse | |
| 3 | Stitt Show BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | 4 LEGS UP BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
12 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back from the Dead | |
| 2 | SUPER SWINE | |
| 3 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 4 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | Pork Posse | |
| 8 | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER | |
| 9 | Smokin Blue BBQ | |
| 10 | Clark Crew BBQ 2 | |
| 11 | Man Meat BBQ 2 | |
| 12 | Howlin' Good |