A statement win
9.7600
points clear of the field
Wider than 87% of the 4,742 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.7600 points — a wider margin than 87% of championships in the data.
Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
2025-07-25 – 2025-07-26 · Laramie, WY · 📍 3510 S. 3rd Street · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $8,000.00
Grand Champion: Parrothead Smokers (700.5372) · 26 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 PAPA'S PIT CREW
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
599.81
median 675.95
700.54 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.71
- Pork Ribs 177.70
- Pork 180.00 🔥
- Brisket 176.00
141.09
180.00
Entries
26
4 judged meats
Top score
700.5372
Winning margin
9.7600
GC over RC
Field average
668.52
599.81700.54
median 675.95 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
2.2972 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8740
599.81700.54
10th place overall
Field spread
100.7312
winner to last place
Prize money
$8,000.00
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 30%
beats 70% of 4707 Master Series wins in the data
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.56 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1582
avg power rating going in · stronger than 65% of contests
Storylines (4 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 11 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 3–4: PARROTHEAD SMOKERS and CHICKEN FRIED BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ and PAPA'S PIT CREW tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 9–10: Florida Boy's BBQ and PAPA'S PIT CREW tied on 170.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 3–4 · tie
- Chicken 6–7 · tie
- Pork Ribs 9–10 · tie
- Brisket 3–4 · tie
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 6th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 8th
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- PARROTHEAD SMOKERS · Pork
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 ← this one | Laramie, WY | 3510 S. 3rd Street | 26 | 700.5372 | Parrothead Smokers | PAPA'S PIT CREW |
| 2026-07-24 | Laramie, WY | 3510 S. 3rd Street | 32 | 699.9656 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | Tuffy's BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7144 | 174.2744 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 170.2628 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 174.8800 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.0000 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
26 entries · top 700.5372 · median 675.9486
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 3 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 4 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 5 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 6 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 7 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 8 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 9 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 10 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 11 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 12 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Ballers | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 15 | LaTa-Que | |
| 16 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 17 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 18 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 19 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 20 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 21 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 22 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 23 | WyoTech | |
| 24 | CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ | |
| 25 | Diamond smoke shack | |
| 26 | Yummy Yeti |
Chicken
26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 168.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 5 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 9 | BBQ Ballers | |
| 10 | LaTa-Que | |
| 11 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 12 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 13 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 14 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 15 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 16 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 17 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 18 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 20 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 21 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 22 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 23 | Diamond smoke shack | |
| 24 | CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ | |
| 25 | WyoTech | |
| 26 | Yummy Yeti |
Pork Ribs
26 entries · top 177.7028 · median 167.4058
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 2 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 4 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 5 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 8 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 9 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 10 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 11 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 12 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 13 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 14 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 15 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 16 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 17 | LaTa-Que | |
| 18 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 19 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 20 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 21 | CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ | |
| 22 | WyoTech | |
| 23 | BBQ Ballers | |
| 24 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 25 | Diamond smoke shack | |
| 26 | Yummy Yeti |
Pork
26 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.1028 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 3 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 4 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 5 | BBQ Ballers | |
| 6 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 7 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 8 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 9 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 10 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 11 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 12 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 13 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 15 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 16 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 17 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 18 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 19 | LaTa-Que | |
| 20 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 21 | CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ | |
| 22 | WyoTech | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 24 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 25 | Diamond smoke shack | |
| 26 | Yummy Yeti |
Brisket
26 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaTa-Que | |
| 2 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 4 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 5 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 8 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 9 | SinBin BBQ | |
| 10 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | |
| 11 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 12 | Florida Boy's BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ Ballers | |
| 14 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 15 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 16 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 17 | CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | |
| 18 | Bourbon & Blues BBQ | |
| 19 | Diamond smoke shack | |
| 20 | WyoTech | |
| 21 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 22 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 23 | CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ | |
| 24 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 25 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 26 | Yummy Yeti |