Winner’s Circle: 4/11/26: Burbank Extends Dominance at John Burroughs, Davenport Central Joins the Nationals Club

By William Soquet, Editor-in-Chief

Winning isn’t everything, but it certainly is something. Here’s a look at who took overall Grand Championships this past weekend, and what it means in historical context.

Disclaimer: Win totals are sourced from showchoir.com. Only overall event grand champions are listed. Not every show choir competition is documented online, and as such, all win totals should be considered unofficial. To view a full spreadsheet of data, click here.

California

John Burroughs: Burbank In Sync took a music/show win over John F. Kennedy Executive Order, the only other group in Advanced Mixed 1 at the Music Showcase. Burbank has now won 12 editions of Burroughs’ competition, several clear of the next choir on the list (Los Alamitos, seven wins). In Sync remains undefeated through three competitions this season and has 56 recorded wins all-time, 14^th-most among all show choirs in America.

Regional

FAME National Finals: Davenport Central Central Singers Inc. swept the three major captions and claimed four secondary captions on their way to the win over Edgewood and Pacifica. CSI becomes the 21^st different choir to win the FAME Finals (or its predecessors, the Classic, Cup and Jubilee). Davenport Central has been on a steady upswing in the win column recently, winning twice in 2023, thrice in 2024, four times in 2025 and five times this season.