Smoke & Soul Fest
2024-07-12 – 2024-07-13 · Casper, WY · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Heifers Butts, & Clucks BBQ (697.6572) · 26 teams
Entries
26
4 categories
Top score
697.6572
Winning margin
0.5944
GC over RC
Field average
672.67
median 681.04
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.8572 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
684.4568
what a walk cost here
Field spread
90.4572
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000.00
on the line
Double threats
4
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 43%
beats 57% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1556
avg power rating going in · stronger than 62% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5944 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
🃏 An upset on the books
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | 18 | 687.4404 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 2018-09-14 | 28 | 677.6684 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 2019-09-13 | Casper, WY | 28 | 698.8344 | You Que'd Me All Night Long |
| 2022-10-07 | Casper, WY | 29 | 690.1712 | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Casper, WY | 28 | 693.6572 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 ← this one | Casper, WY | 26 | 697.6572 | Heifers Butts, & Clucks BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
26 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Master Series — Chicken
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 |
Master Series — Overall
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 |
Master Series — Pork
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 |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
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 |