Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
2023-09-15 – 2023-09-16 · Ponca City, OK · 📍 Lake Ponca · State championship
Reps: LARRY VOTH, LYNDA VOTH · Prize money: $13,750.00
Grand Champion: RAZORRACKS (701.0740) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 CLARK CREW BBQ
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Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
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Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
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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.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
3 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 1–2: CLARK CREW BBQ and BURNIN' SANDS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: PARTS 'R' SMOKIN and RAZORRACKS tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Fine As* Swine BBQ and PIGGIN' WHISKEY tied on 174.2744 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Piggin Whiskey (won 2021), Razorracks (won 2022).
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 | 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 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 169.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 170.2744 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4056 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 170.2744 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 701.0740 · median 678.7484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 4 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 5 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 9 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 10 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 15 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 16 | CEO BBQ | |
| 17 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 18 | Scrappy's BBQ | |
| 19 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 20 | BUFFALO BBQ | |
| 21 | BEDLAM BROS BBQ | |
| 22 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 23 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 24 | COOKSHACK | |
| 25 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 26 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Chicken
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3886 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | BEDLAM BROS BBQ | |
| 8 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 9 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 10 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 14 | Scrappy's BBQ | |
| 15 | CEO BBQ | |
| 16 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 17 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 18 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 19 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 20 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 21 | COOKSHACK | |
| 22 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 23 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 24 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 25 | BUFFALO BBQ | |
| 26 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 2 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 3 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 6 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 7 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 8 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 9 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 10 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | BrewsCue | |
| 13 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 14 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 15 | BUFFALO BBQ | |
| 16 | Scrappy's BBQ | |
| 17 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 18 | CEO BBQ | |
| 19 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 20 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 21 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 22 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 23 | BEDLAM BROS BBQ | |
| 24 | COOKSHACK | |
| 25 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 26 | BACK FROM THE DEAD |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 2 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 3 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 4 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 5 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 6 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 7 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 8 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 9 | CEO BBQ | |
| 10 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 11 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 12 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 13 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 14 | BrewsCue | |
| 15 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 16 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 17 | BUFFALO BBQ | |
| 18 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 19 | COOKSHACK | |
| 20 | Scrappy's BBQ | |
| 21 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 22 | BEDLAM BROS BBQ | |
| 23 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 24 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 25 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 26 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Brisket
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 2 | PETIE'S SMOKIN PITS BBQ | |
| 3 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoked & Furious | |
| 5 | BrewsCue | |
| 6 | RAZORRACKS | |
| 7 | HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE | |
| 8 | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 9 | HOLLOW Q | |
| 10 | PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | |
| 11 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 12 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 13 | BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | |
| 14 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 15 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 16 | STEELE FAMILY BBQ | |
| 17 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 18 | CEO BBQ | |
| 19 | Scrappy's BBQ | |
| 20 | BUFFALO BBQ | |
| 21 | BEDLAM BROS BBQ | |
| 22 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 23 | TRIANGLE S BAR B Q | |
| 24 | COOKSHACK | |
| 25 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 26 | 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 — Anything Butt
3 entries · top 173.1544 · median 169.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | ROLLING BBQ JOINT | |
| 3 | Blue Collar BBQ |
Ancillary — Anything Goes Dessert
4 entries · top 178.8572 · median 176.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THREE HOG NIGHT SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 3 | BrewsCue | |
| 4 | Curly Bird BBQ |
Ancillary — Beans
6 entries · top 177.1428 · median 170.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CEO BBQ | |
| 2 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 3 | Fine As* Swine BBQ | |
| 4 | Blue Collar BBQ | |
| 5 | MUNNY'S STOVE | |
| 6 | Curly Bird BBQ |
Ancillary — Sauce
7 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curly Bird BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | BACK FROM THE DEAD | |
| 4 | Atomik Kitchen | |
| 5 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 6 | MAN MEAT BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoked & Furious |