🏆 Serial winner
Bud Brown has taken 3 grand championships from 23 contests — a 13% strike rate.
Bud Brown
Contests
23
Grand championships
3
13.0% strike rate
Reserve champion
4
Average finish
5
best: 1st
Power rating
1565
#3 of 92
Career points
436
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Beef Brisket — an average finish of 5.5 across 21 entries.
📍 Happy hunting ground
21 of their 23 contests came in TX, where they have won 3.
😤 The measuring stick
AJ George has the edge: 4–2 across 6 shared contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Risk it For the Brisket on April 6, 2024.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2nd | 5.9 |
| Pork Spareribs | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1st | 6.1 |
| Beef Brisket | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1st | 5.5 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Peacock | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Brian Erbe | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Vinny McNamara | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Chris Hatcher | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| James Richey | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ricky Bocanegra | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Cumbie | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Justin Thompson | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| AJ George | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Tim Esh | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Lance Sparkman | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Terry Blount | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Bryan Parker | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jeff Wyatt | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| James Dodson | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Lance Bracco | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Air Show BBQ Cookoff | Jun 27, 2026 | Texarkana, AR | 3rd |
| Saginaw Youth Association BBQ Cook Off | Mar 21, 2026 | Saginaw, TX | 3rd |
| Irving Elks Lodge 2334 BBQ Cook Off | Feb 14, 2026 | Irving, TX | 4th |
| November 2025 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Nov 1, 2025 | Decatur, TX | 5th |
| Smoke & Whiskey Fest | Oct 25, 2025 | Flower Mound, TX | 8th |
| Patriot Days BBQ Bash | Sep 13, 2025 | Ennis, TX | 2nd |
| Jim Bowie Days Smokedown | Jun 21, 2025 | Bowie, TX | 1st |
| Love County Frontier Days BBQ Cook Off | May 31, 2025 | Marietta, OK | 4th |
| Cody Dragoo Memorial Cook Off | May 24, 2025 | West, TX | 3rd |
| Re-Scheduled Date | May 17, 2025 | Rogers, TX | 5th |
| Cooking For Canines | May 3, 2025 | Ft Worth, TX | 1st |
| Turkeyfest | Apr 12, 2025 | Henrietta, TX | 7th |
| April 2025 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Apr 5, 2025 | Gilmer, TX | 6th |
| SYA BBQ Cook Off | Mar 29, 2025 | Saginaw, TX | 12th |
| Glenn Heights County Line Cook Off | Mar 1, 2025 | Glenn Heights, TX | 10th |
| SmokeFest | Oct 26, 2024 | Flower Mound, TX | 1st |
| 903 BBQ | Jun 22, 2024 | Paris, TX | 6th |
| Cow Camp Cookoff | Jun 15, 2024 | San Saba, TX | 2nd |
| Butterfield Stage Days | May 11, 2024 | Bridgeport, TX | 2nd |
| Risk it For the Brisket | Apr 6, 2024 | Gilmer, TX | 12th |
| Germanfest | Muenster, TX | 8th | |
| Risk it For the Brisket | Gilmer, TX | 2nd | |
| Keller Lions Club BBQ | Keller, TX | 9th |