Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
2024-05-10 – 2024-05-11 · Lamar, CO · 📍 Willow Creek Park · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (703.3828) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Colorado Bulldawg BBQ
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 14.3200 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
🧹 A double category winner
GETTIN' BASTED won Chicken, Pork — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: LUCKY SMOKE and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Big Boys BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Fire & Forget BBQ and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Bushmaster BBQ (won 2019, 2023), Gettin' Basted (won 2021).
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
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Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 692.5488 | CLARK CREW BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2017-05-12 | Willow Creek Park | 31 | 703.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2018-05-11 | Willow Creek Park | 26 | 680.5372 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2019-05-10 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 28 | 691.4056 | Bushmaster BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-07 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 35 | 683.9428 | Gettin' Basted | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 695.9772 | Rise N Swine | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 702.8456 | Bushmaster BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2024-05-10 ← this one | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 29 | 703.3828 | Gettin' Basted | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 691.9200 | Gettin' Basted | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
| 2026-04-24 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 27 | 686.1828 | BrewsCue | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 175.4056 | 170.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Pork | 175.4056 | 173.7028 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 703.3828 · median 671.8396
Chicken
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 167.9772
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.2972
Pork
29 entries · top 175.4056 · median 169.1200
Brisket
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.3828