🏆 Serial winner
James Richey has taken 2 grand championships from 11 contests — a 18% strike rate.
James Richey
Competes out of TX
Contests
11
Grand championships
2
18.2% strike rate
Average finish
5.6
best: 1st
Power rating
1529
#13 of 90
Best win streak
2
Career points
220
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Pork Spareribs — an average finish of 4.0 across 10 entries.
📍 Happy hunting ground
10 of their 11 contests came in TX, where they have won 1.
😤 The measuring stick
Brian Erbe has the edge: 4–2 across 6 shared contests.
🔥 On a run
Best consecutive-win streak: 2 contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Butterfield Stage Days on May 11, 2024.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1st | 6.8 |
| Pork Spareribs | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1st | 4 |
| Beef Brisket | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1st | 5.6 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Head cook | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Erbe | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Bud Brown | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Cumbie | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Stephen Peacock | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Vinny McNamara | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| AJ George | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back The Blues | Jun 13, 2026 | Wills Point, TX | 3rd |
| Cowtown Cook-Off and Music Festival | Feb 21, 2026 | Ft Worth, TX | 12th |
| Irving Elks Lodge 2334 BBQ Cook Off | Feb 14, 2026 | Irving, TX | 6th |
| Outlaw BBQ Association Round Up | Dec 6, 2025 | Denton, TX | 11th |
| Pecan Festival & BBQ Cook Off | Nov 8, 2025 | Ardmore, OK | 1st |
| November 2025 Events - Outlaw BBQ | Nov 1, 2025 | Decatur, TX | 1st |
| Cooking For Canines | May 3, 2025 | Ft Worth, TX | 4th |
| SYA BBQ Cook Off | Mar 29, 2025 | Saginaw, TX | 3rd |
| SmokeFest | Oct 26, 2024 | Flower Mound, TX | 9th |
| Butterfield Stage Days | May 11, 2024 | Bridgeport, TX | 8th |
| Cooking for Canines | Ft Worth, TX | 4th |