🏆 Serial winner
Craig Groves has taken 2 grand championships from 9 contests — a 22% strike rate.
Craig Groves
Competes out of TX
Contests
9
Grand championships
2
22.2% strike rate
Reserve champion
1
Average finish
5.4
best: 1st
Power rating
1504
#39 of 69
Career points
131
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Beans — an average finish of 3.9 across 11 entries.
😤 The measuring stick
Clint Collier has the edge: 5–3 across 8 shared contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Mason, TX Patriot Warrior Foundation JC. Laura on April 1, 2022.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beans | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1st | 3.9 |
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1st | 5.3 |
| Pork Spare Ribs | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1st | 4.6 |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2nd | 6.4 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Collier | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| David Lefler | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Kris Herring | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, TX Band Boosters Cookoff | Aug 8, 2025 | 7th | |
| Lampasas, TX S.T.A.R. Land & Livestock 2nd Annual Burleson 1856 BBQ Cookoff | Jul 11, 2025 | 8th | |
| Lampasas, TX Star Land and Livestock's 1st annual Burleson 1856 BBQ cookoff David & Madonna | Jul 11, 2024 | 4th | |
| Gustine Homecoming Gustine TX | May 24, 2024 | 1st | |
| Junction, TX Annual Kow Kick | Sep 1, 2023 | 9th | |
| Hamilton, TX BBQ Cookoff | Aug 11, 2023 | 2nd | |
| Fredricksburg, TX | Jul 21, 2023 | 1st | |
| San Saba, TX. Cow Camp BBQ Cook off | Jun 9, 2023 | 9th | |
| Mason, TX Patriot Warrior Foundation JC. Laura | Apr 1, 2022 | 8th |