🏆 Serial winner
Nate Bocanegra has taken 3 grand championships from 8 contests — a 38% strike rate.
Nate Bocanegra
Competes out of TX
Contests
8
Grand championships
3
37.5% strike rate
Reserve champion
1
Average finish
3.3
best: 1st
Power rating
1548
#5 of 90
Best win streak
3
Career points
191
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Beef Brisket — an average finish of 3.8 across 9 entries.
📍 Happy hunting ground
7 of their 8 contests came in TX, where they have won 3.
🔥 On a run
Best consecutive-win streak: 3 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 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2nd | 6.6 |
| Pork Spareribs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1st | 6.6 |
| Beef Brisket | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2nd | 3.8 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bocanegra | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Brian Erbe | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Terry Blount | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Jaime Garza | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| James Page | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Festival & BBQ Cook Off | Nov 8, 2025 | Ardmore, OK | 2nd |
| Smoke & Whiskey Fest | Oct 25, 2025 | Flower Mound, TX | 5th |
| KCJLS BBQ Cook Off | Mar 8, 2025 | Kaufman, TX | 1st |
| Terrell Jubilee BBQ Cook Off | Apr 27, 2024 | Terrell, TX | 1st |
| KCJLS BBQ Cook Off | Mar 3, 2024 | Kaufman, TX | 1st |
| 1st Annual Outlaw Roundup | Dec 3, 2022 | Granbury, TX | 6th |
| 903 1st Annual BBQ Cook-off | Jul 23, 2022 | Paris, TX | 5th |
| Kaufman Junior Livestock Association | Mar 11, 2022 | Kaufman, TX | 5th |