Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
2024-09-06 – 2024-09-07 · Castle Rock, CO · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, DEL ANDERSON · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Man Meat BBQ (705.6684) · 36 teams
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Field strength
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1428 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
MAN MEAT BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
MAN MEAT BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-27 | Castle Rock, CO | 37 | 707.9772 | Janky Leg BBQ |
| 2024-09-06 ← this one | Castle Rock, CO | 36 | 705.6684 | Man Meat BBQ |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Kids-Q — Kid's q
4 entries · top 177.7028 · median 172.5486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil Heifers | |
| 2 | Unicorn Que | |
| 3 | Smoke on the Weekend | |
| 4 | Lil Sasquatch BBQ |
Master Series — Brisket
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 168.8400 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Chicken
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 170.5428 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Overall
36 entries · top 705.6684 · median 674.7486
Master Series — Pork
35 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180