Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff
Ponca City, OK · 📍 Lake Ponca — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
2
2 with results
Typical draw
20
teams · biggest 30
Purse listed
$14K
across all editions
State championship
1 🏅
edition carried the title
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 BULL IN THE RING — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Kermit's EX — 1 win (2026)
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Master) | 704.5256 | BULL IN THE RING BBQ | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | BULL IN THE RING BBQ | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 🔥 | FIRE DANCER BBQ | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Pork | 180 🔥 | BrewsCue | Sep 18, 2026 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | SUPERSWINE BBQ | Sep 18, 2026 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULL IN THE RING BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| BrewsCue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | top 7% |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | top 13% |
| Kermit's Ex | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | top 30% |
| PACS BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | top 10% |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | top 20% |
| SUPERSWINE BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | top 33% |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | top 27% |
| Munny Stove | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | top 17% |
| RAZZORRACKS BBQ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | top 23% |
| BREWS BEFORE Q'S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | top 47% |
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | top 60% |
| Good News BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | top 70% |
| HOLLOW Q | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | top 50% |
| Kan-Ok BBQ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | top 73% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 🏅 | Lake Ponca | 30 | 704.5256 | BULL IN THE RING | BREWSCUE | $13,750 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Lake Ponca | 9 | 178.8572 | Kermit's EX | — | $600 |