Name:
Mike Davis

Age:53

Competition Team Name:
LOTTA BULL BBQ

Additional Team Members:
Debbie Davis (Wife of 34 years)
Aggie & Gabbie Davis (Miniature Schnauzers)

Began Seriously Competing:
1999

Most Contests in a single year:
40 contest in 2005

Most wins in a single year:
11 Grands and 11 Reserve Grands in 2006

What are some of your most memorable contests?

 

• 2010 Alabama Barbecue Trail Grand Champion
• 2010 Talladega King of the Pit
• 2010 Jack Daniel's World Championship Brisket GC with a perfect score of 180
• 2010 American Royal "Open" Grand Champion (4th Time in 11 years)
• 2010 Kansas City Barbecue Society Team of the Year, 3rd Runner-Up Team
• 2009 Prilosec OTC NASCAR Events, 5 out of 6 Times voted Fan Favorite
• Prilosec OTC's MVP (Most Valuable Pitmaster)
• Tennessee Triple Crown Champion 4 of 5 years
• 2006 Versus BBQ Championship Series presented by Kingsford
  Grand Champion
• 2006 American Royal "Invitational"
  Grand Champion
• 2005 American Royal "Open"
  Grand Champion
• 2005 American Royal "Invitational" Reserve Grand Champion
• 2005 Butt to Butt Grand Champion in Shannon, Illinois
• 2005 Kansas City Barbecue Society,
  2nd Runner-Up Team
• 2004 Kansas City Barbecue Society,
  1st Runner-Up Team
• 2003 Kansas City Barbecue Society,
  14th Overall Team
• 2002 Kansas City Barbecue Society,
  3rd Runner-Up Team
• 2002 American Royal "Open"
  Grand Champion

What do I do when I'm not Cooking?
Trying to get Meemaw home to see the boys.

What do I enjoy most in life?
Church, my Wife, Family and watching the Grandsons grow up!!

Who would I most like to have dinner with?
Amos, my father-in-law!

What will I do when I retire?
Then I'll get really serious about competing. As long as our health holds out, and with the support of my lifelong teammate, Debbie. But when she says, "That's it," . . . That's it.

TOUR Dates
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MAY

(4-5) Whistlestop Festival and Rocket City BBQ
Huntsville, AL

(11-12) Roman Roast on the River
Rome, GA

(18-19) Bloomin' Barbeque & Bluegrass
Sevierville, TN

(25-26) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que
Evans, GA

JUNE

(1-3) Mohican Sun All-Star BBQ
Montville, CT

(8-9) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Wynne, AR

(15-16) Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Festival
Chandler, OK

(22-23) Okfuskee County Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
Okemah, OK

(29-30) Smokin' on the Pecos
Artesia, NM