🏆 Serial winner
Vinny McNamara has taken 3 grand championships from 16 contests — a 19% strike rate.
Vinny McNamara
Competes out of TX
Contests
16
Grand championships
3
18.8% strike rate
Reserve champion
2
Average finish
6.4
best: 1st
Power rating
1508
#38 of 90
Career points
320
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Beef Brisket — an average finish of 5.2 across 11 entries.
📍 Happy hunting ground
13 of their 16 contests came in TX, where they have won 2.
😤 The measuring stick
Bud Brown has the edge: 5–1 across 6 shared contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Kaufman Junior Livestock Association on March 11, 2022.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1st | 6.3 |
| Pork Spareribs | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1st | 5.9 |
| Beef Brisket | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1st | 5.2 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bocanegra | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Brian Erbe | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Cumbie | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Bryan Parker | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Bud Brown | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Stephen Peacock | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Esh | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Bryce | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Cashman | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| James Richey | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Coty Alambar | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| AJ George | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Air Show BBQ Cookoff | Jun 27, 2026 | Texarkana, AR | 12th |
| Jim Bowie Days Smokedown | Jun 20, 2026 | Bowie, TX | 1st |
| November 2025 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Nov 1, 2025 | Decatur, TX | 12th |
| Smoke & Whiskey Fest | Oct 25, 2025 | Flower Mound, TX | 10th |
| El Dorado Chevy Carshow & BBQ Cook Off | Oct 18, 2025 | McKinney, TX | 5th |
| Bear Bottom BBQ Bash | Sep 20, 2025 | Marshall, TX | 4th |
| August 2025 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Aug 2, 2025 | Brush Prairie, WA | 1st |
| Cooking For Canines | May 3, 2025 | Ft Worth, TX | 9th |
| SYA BBQ Cook Off | Mar 29, 2025 | Saginaw, TX | 1st |
| Outlaw Round Up | Dec 7, 2024 | Denton, TX | 13th |
| SmokeFest | Oct 26, 2024 | Flower Mound, TX | 2nd |
| SMOKEOUT at Southfork Ranch | Sep 7, 2024 | Parker, TX | 13th |
| 2023 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Oct 28, 2023 | WICHITA FALLS, TX | 9th |
| Risk it for the Brisket | Mar 25, 2023 | Gilmer, TX | 2nd |
| Kaufman Junior Livestock Association | Mar 11, 2022 | Kaufman, TX | 3rd |
| August 2026 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Brush Prairie, WA | 5th |