Jul 12–13, 2024 · Casper, WY · 📍 355 W Yellowstone Hwy · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Michael Winter · Prize money: $10,000
HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke & Soul Fest on July 12, 2024 in Casper, WY at 355 W Yellowstone Hwy, scoring 697.6572 in a field of 26 teams. Tuffy's BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 697.0628. Category winners: Chicken — M-DUBS BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ (178.8572); Pork — SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — Tuffy's BBQ (180.0000). This is the 6th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2023 edition was won by Needs More Cowbell BBQ.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2017 to 2024 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 88% of the 4,722 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
3 of 6 tracked editions
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: M-DUBS BBQ and SMOKE THIS BBQ MO tied on 179.4400 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: Hooligans Barbecue and Tuffy's BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 4–5: LaTa-Que and Colorado Bulldawg BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 8th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Needs More Cowbell BBQ (won 2023).
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82601 | 18 | 687.4404 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Casper, WY | 3rd Elm St | 28 | 677.6684 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | RICHIE Z's |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Casper, WY | Downtown | 28 | 698.8344 | You Que'd Me All Night Long | The Eagle BBQ Colorado |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 29 | 690.1712 | Bushmaster BBQ | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 28 | 693.6572 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 ← this one | Casper, WY | 355 W Yellowstone Hwy | 26 | 697.6572 | Heifers Butts, & Clucks BBQ | Tuffy's BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.2860 | 172.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 176 | 171.9772 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 174.2628 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.8456 | 168.5256 |
26 entries · top 697.6572 · median 681.0402
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 4 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 10 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 11 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 13 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 15 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 16 | LaTa-Que | |
| 17 | Monarchbbq | |
| 18 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 19 | At Ease | |
| 20 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 21 | G "QUE" | |
| 22 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 23 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 24 | The Fatted Calf | |
| 25 | Wyoming Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | Rouxlin' Smoke |
26 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.3942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 9 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 10 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 11 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 12 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 13 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 16 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 17 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 18 | G "QUE" | |
| 19 | LaTa-Que | |
| 20 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 21 | Monarchbbq | |
| 22 | The Fatted Calf | |
| 23 | At Ease | |
| 24 | Rouxlin' Smoke | |
| 25 | Wyoming Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | Hooligans Barbecue |
26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 169.6858
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 2 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 3 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 4 | LaTa-Que | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 10 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 11 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 12 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 13 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | At Ease | |
| 16 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 17 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 18 | Monarchbbq | |
| 19 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 20 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 21 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 22 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 23 | The Fatted Calf | |
| 24 | G "QUE" | |
| 25 | Wyoming Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | Rouxlin' Smoke |
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 169.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 2 | Monarchbbq | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 8 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 9 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 10 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 13 | At Ease | |
| 14 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 15 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 16 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 17 | LaTa-Que | |
| 18 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 19 | G "QUE" | |
| 20 | The Fatted Calf | |
| 21 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 22 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 23 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 24 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 25 | Rouxlin' Smoke | |
| 26 | Wyoming Backyard BBQ |
26 entries · top 180 · median 167.6856 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 2 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 3 | Boogs BBQ | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | RICHIE Z's | |
| 6 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | |
| 9 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 10 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 11 | SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | |
| 12 | G "QUE" | |
| 13 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 14 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 15 | The Fatted Calf | |
| 16 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 17 | At Ease | |
| 18 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 19 | LaTa-Que | |
| 20 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 21 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 22 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Monarchbbq | |
| 25 | Wyoming Backyard BBQ | |
| 26 | Rouxlin' Smoke |