🏆 Serial winner
AJ George has taken 10 grand championships from 24 contests — a 42% strike rate.
AJ George
Competes out of TX
Contests
24
Grand championships
10
41.7% strike rate
Reserve champion
5
Average finish
3.7
best: 1st
Power rating
1605
#1 of 90
Best win streak
3
Career points
590
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Beef Brisket — an average finish of 4.7 across 21 entries.
📍 Happy hunting ground
19 of their 24 contests came in TX, where they have won 10.
😤 The measuring stick
Brian Erbe has the edge: 3–2 across 5 shared contests.
🔥 On a run
Best consecutive-win streak: 3 contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Red River Classic on March 18, 2023.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1st | 5.3 |
| Pork Spareribs | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1st | 4.8 |
| Beef Brisket | 21 | 4 | 12 | 1st | 4.7 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cumbie | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Stephen Peacock | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Lance Sparkman | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed Faulder | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Bud Brown | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tim Esh | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Justin West | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Brittany Unkart | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Brian Erbe | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Jaime Garza | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Vinny McNamara | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Charles Tant | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Hatcher | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Coulter | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ricky Bocanegra | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Cashman | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Steele | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| James Richey | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Matt Tourney | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Weston Birks | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Air Show BBQ Cookoff | Jun 27, 2026 | Texarkana, AR | 11th |
| Saginaw Youth Association BBQ Cook Off | Mar 21, 2026 | Saginaw, TX | 1st |
| Guns & Hoses - Cookin for Kids | Mar 14, 2026 | Wichita Falls, TX | 1st |
| Cowtown Cook-Off and Music Festival | Feb 21, 2026 | Ft Worth, TX | 1st |
| Wichita Falls | Feb 7, 2026 | 2nd | |
| Outlaw BBQ Association Round Up | Dec 6, 2025 | Denton, TX | 1st |
| November 2025 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Nov 1, 2025 | Decatur, TX | 2nd |
| El Dorado Chevy Carshow & BBQ Cook Off | Oct 18, 2025 | McKinney, TX | 1st |
| 903 BBQ Cook Off | Jun 28, 2025 | Paris, TX | 11th |
| Love County Frontier Days BBQ Cook Off | May 31, 2025 | Marietta, OK | 2nd |
| Highland VFW Post 6974 | Mar 15, 2025 | Burnet, TX | 1st |
| Thomas Fowler American Legion Post 169 | Feb 8, 2025 | Wichita Falls, TX | 4th |
| Outlaw Round Up | Dec 7, 2024 | Denton, TX | 4th |
| Germanfest | Apr 27, 2024 | Muenster, TX | 2nd |
| 5th Annual Spring Freedom is NOT Free BBQ Cook Off | Mar 23, 2024 | Granbury, TX | 1st |
| Red River Classic 15th Annual BBQ Cook Off | Mar 16, 2024 | Ardmore, OK | 9th |
| Rattle Snake Round Up BBQ Cook Off | Mar 2, 2024 | Walnut Springs, TX | 1st |
| Thomas Fowler American Legion Post 169 | Feb 10, 2024 | Wichita Falls, TX | 1st |
| North Texas Fair & Rodeo BBQ Cookoff | Nov 4, 2023 | Denton, TX | 10th |
| 903 BBQ Cook Off | Jul 29, 2023 | Paris, TX | 3rd |
| Red River Classic | Mar 18, 2023 | Ardmore, OK | 6th |
| Cooking for Canines | Ft Worth, TX | 2nd | |
| Germanfest | Muenster, TX | 11th | |
| Risk it For the Brisket | Gilmer, TX | 1st |