🏆 Serial winner
Stephen Peacock has taken 5 grand championships from 28 contests — a 18% strike rate.
Stephen Peacock
Competes out of TX
Contests
28
Grand championships
5
17.9% strike rate
Reserve champion
3
Average finish
5.9
best: 1st
Power rating
1514
#25 of 90
Best win streak
2
Career points
597
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Chicken — an average finish of 4.6 across 27 entries.
📍 Happy hunting ground
25 of their 28 contests came in TX, where they have won 5.
😤 The measuring stick
Bud Brown has the edge: 8–4 across 12 shared contests.
🔥 On a run
Best consecutive-win streak: 2 contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is North Texas Fair & Rodeo BBQ Cookoff on November 4, 2023.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1st | 4.6 |
| Pork Spareribs | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1st | 7.1 |
| Beef Brisket | 29 | 5 | 8 | 1st | 6.1 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Brown | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Brian Erbe | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| AJ George | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Jeff Wyatt | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Coty Alambar | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Steve Cumbie | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Peter Harrison | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Terry Blount | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Hatcher | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Lance Bracco | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tim Esh | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Bryan Parker | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Vinny McNamara | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Lance Sparkman | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| James Richey | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Jeremy Masterson | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Marcus Lopez | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| James Dodson | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| David Hargrave | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaime Garza | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bowie Days Smokedown | Jun 20, 2026 | Bowie, TX | 11th |
| Glenn Heights County Line Cookoff | Mar 28, 2026 | Glenn Heights, TX | 9th |
| Saginaw Youth Association BBQ Cook Off | Mar 21, 2026 | Saginaw, TX | 10th |
| Cowtown Cook-Off and Music Festival | Feb 21, 2026 | Ft Worth, TX | 3rd |
| Irving Elks Lodge 2334 BBQ Cook Off | Feb 14, 2026 | Irving, TX | 10th |
| Pecan Festival & BBQ Cook Off | Nov 8, 2025 | Ardmore, OK | 4th |
| Smoke & Whiskey Fest | Oct 25, 2025 | Flower Mound, TX | 6th |
| El Dorado Chevy Carshow & BBQ Cook Off | Oct 18, 2025 | McKinney, TX | 10th |
| Keller Lions Club BBQ | Oct 4, 2025 | Keller, TX | 11th |
| Patriot Days BBQ Bash | Sep 13, 2025 | Ennis, TX | 7th |
| Jim Bowie Days Smokedown | Jun 21, 2025 | Bowie, TX | 9th |
| Click the link | Jun 7, 2025 | Mesquite, TX | 1st |
| Love County Frontier Days BBQ Cook Off | May 31, 2025 | Marietta, OK | 5th |
| Cody Dragoo Memorial Cook Off | May 24, 2025 | West, TX | 9th |
| SYA BBQ Cook Off | Mar 29, 2025 | Saginaw, TX | 7th |
| Limestone County Go Texan BBQ Cook Off | Mar 22, 2025 | Groesbeck, TX | 1st |
| Oklahoma Pecan Festival | Nov 9, 2024 | Ardmore, OK | 5th |
| Busted in Baylor County Cook-Off | Sep 28, 2024 | Seymour, TX | 2nd |
| Patriot Day Bash | Sep 14, 2024 | Ennis, TX | 2nd |
| SMOKEOUT at Southfork Ranch | Sep 7, 2024 | Parker, TX | 12th |
| 903 BBQ | Jun 22, 2024 | Paris, TX | 2nd |
| Cow Camp Cookoff | Jun 15, 2024 | San Saba, TX | 4th |
| Butterfield Stage Days | May 11, 2024 | Bridgeport, TX | 4th |
| Reinspire BBQ Cookoff | Apr 6, 2024 | Cleburne, TX | 1st |
| 5th Annual Spring Freedom is NOT Free BBQ Cook Off | Mar 23, 2024 | Granbury, TX | 8th |
| Thomas Fowler American Legion Post 169 | Feb 10, 2024 | Wichita Falls, TX | 9th |
| North Texas Fair & Rodeo BBQ Cookoff | Nov 4, 2023 | Denton, TX | 1st |
| Germanfest | Muenster, TX | 1st |