2024-08-09 – 2024-08-10 · Alamosa, CO · 📍 506 2nd Street · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,365.00
Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (709.1200) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMOKIN HOT BUTTS 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, 2022 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.
709.1200 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 701.1200 Gettin' Basted set in 2022.
Wider than 96% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4512 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Bushmaster BBQ won Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork — a hat-trick, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
Chicken places 5–6: Texas Original Charcoal and ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: Texas Smoke Whisperer and HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ tied on 174.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 7–8: At Ease and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bushmaster BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 3 outright wins — their weakest board was brisket at 11th.
Bushmaster BBQ turned in 178.8572 in chicken — past the 177.7144 that had stood across 2 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Chucho Q (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | Alamosa, CO | 502 2nd Street | 35 | 701.1200 | Gettin' Basted | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2023-08-11 | Alamosa, CO | 502 2nd Street | 27 | 693.6688 | Chucho Q | Crossed Rifles BBQ |
| 2024-08-09 ← this one | Alamosa, CO | 506 2nd Street | 29 | 709.1200 | Bushmaster BBQ | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8572 | 176.0000 | 174.2972 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 168.5372 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.1200 | 170.2856 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 174.8800 | 171.9656 |
29 entries · top 709.1200 · median 665.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 7 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 8 | Texas Original Charcoal | |
| 9 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 10 | At Ease | |
| 11 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 12 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 13 | Monarchbbq | |
| 14 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 15 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 16 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 17 | LA PASADITA | |
| 18 | DOUBLE J SMOKERS | |
| 19 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 20 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 21 | Good To Go BBQ | |
| 22 | DragonFyre Smoke | |
| 23 | Still Whiskey BBQ | |
| 24 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 25 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 26 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | Sandhill Smokers | |
| 28 | No Pasa Nada Smokers | |
| 29 | Chucho Q |
29 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 3 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Texas Original Charcoal | |
| 6 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 8 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 9 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 10 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 11 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 12 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 13 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 14 | LA PASADITA | |
| 15 | Chucho Q | |
| 16 | At Ease | |
| 17 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 18 | Monarchbbq | |
| 19 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 20 | Good To Go BBQ | |
| 21 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 22 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 23 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 24 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | DragonFyre Smoke | |
| 26 | DOUBLE J SMOKERS | |
| 27 | No Pasa Nada Smokers | |
| 28 | Sandhill Smokers | |
| 29 | Still Whiskey BBQ |
29 entries · top 179.4400 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 3 | At Ease | |
| 4 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 5 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 8 | DOUBLE J SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Chucho Q | |
| 10 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 11 | Texas Original Charcoal | |
| 12 | Still Whiskey BBQ | |
| 13 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 14 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 15 | Monarchbbq | |
| 16 | Good To Go BBQ | |
| 17 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 18 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 19 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 20 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 21 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 22 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 23 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 24 | DragonFyre Smoke | |
| 25 | LA PASADITA | |
| 26 | Sandhill Smokers | |
| 27 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 28 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 29 | No Pasa Nada Smokers |
29 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8572 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 3 | LA PASADITA | |
| 4 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 7 | At Ease | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 10 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 11 | Texas Original Charcoal | |
| 12 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 13 | DragonFyre Smoke | |
| 14 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 15 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 16 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 17 | Monarchbbq | |
| 18 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 19 | Still Whiskey BBQ | |
| 20 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 21 | DOUBLE J SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 23 | Good To Go BBQ | |
| 24 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 25 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 26 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 27 | Sandhill Smokers | |
| 28 | No Pasa Nada Smokers | |
| 29 | Chucho Q |
29 entries · top 178.2972 · median 166.8572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 2 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 3 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Monarchbbq | |
| 6 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 7 | PIG IN A PIT | |
| 8 | Chucho Q | |
| 9 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 10 | Texas Original Charcoal | |
| 11 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 12 | POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | |
| 13 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 14 | Ribbin-1-Out | |
| 15 | At Ease | |
| 16 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 17 | DOUBLE J SMOKERS | |
| 18 | PIGGIN' WHISKEY | |
| 19 | Good To Go BBQ | |
| 20 | 62nd St BBQ | |
| 21 | DragonFyre Smoke | |
| 22 | BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | |
| 23 | Still Whiskey BBQ | |
| 24 | Service Dog BBQ | |
| 25 | LA PASADITA | |
| 26 | 1 2 BBQ | |
| 27 | Sandhill Smokers | |
| 28 | BULL SLAP BBQ | |
| 29 | No Pasa Nada Smokers |