Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cookoff
2024-07-26 – 2024-07-27 · Laramie, WY · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Heifers, Butts, and Clucks BBQ (701.7144) · 17 teams
Entries
17
4 categories
Top score
701.7144
Winning margin
6.3660
GC over RC
Field average
671.87
median 670.77
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.2400 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
669.6572
what a walk cost here
Field spread
76.1828
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 27%
beats 73% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1546
avg power rating going in · stronger than 51% of contests
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Heifers, Butts, and Clucks BBQ took the Grand Championship home to MT.
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
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
17 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.5484
Master Series — Chicken
17 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6800
Master Series — Overall
17 entries · top 701.7144 · median 670.7660
Master Series — Pork
17 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1316 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
17 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.9772