Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
2025-08-15 – 2025-08-16 · Worland, WY · State championship
Reps: BRIAN MOORE, DEL ANDERSON · Prize money: $15,000.00
Grand Champion: Wyo Smoke Show (706.8228) · 27 teams
Entries
27
6 categories
Top score
706.8228
Winning margin
0.5828
GC over RC
Field average
660.56
median 672.43
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Tightest race
Brisket
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
683.3828
what a walk cost here
Field spread
103.4512
winner to last place
Prize money
$15,000.00
on the line
Double threats
9
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 12%
beats 88% of 2713 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1544
avg power rating going in · stronger than 49% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
🔥 A day of perfect scores
6 perfect 180s were scored at this contest.
🃏 An upset on the books
WYO SMOKE SHOW came in rated below the field's top team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | Worland, WY | 29 | 709.7144 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2025-08-15 ← this one | Worland, WY | 27 | 706.8228 | Wyo Smoke Show |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Mystery meat
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372
Ancillary — Sauce
14 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180
Master Series — Brisket
27 entries · top 176.0000 · median 165.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 2 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | LaTa-Que | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 9 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 10 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 11 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 12 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 13 | FTS | |
| 14 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 15 | The Smokin Dawg | |
| 16 | Barr's BBQ | |
| 17 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 18 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 19 | Sons of Thunder BBQ | |
| 20 | 3 Smokin Chicks | |
| 21 | Salinas Smoke Show | |
| 22 | White Smoke | |
| 23 | H&H BBQ | |
| 24 | Crooked L's | |
| 25 | Got Your Six Portions | |
| 26 | The Outback Cookin' Company | |
| 27 | Sochie's BBQ |
Master Series — Chicken
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.2400 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 2 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 3 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | FTS | |
| 8 | LaTa-Que | |
| 9 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 10 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 11 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 12 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 13 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 14 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 15 | Crooked L's | |
| 16 | The Smokin Dawg | |
| 17 | Sons of Thunder BBQ | |
| 18 | 3 Smokin Chicks | |
| 19 | Got Your Six Portions | |
| 20 | H&H BBQ | |
| 21 | White Smoke | |
| 22 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 23 | Sochie's BBQ | |
| 24 | Barr's BBQ | |
| 25 | The Outback Cookin' Company | |
| 26 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 27 | Salinas Smoke Show |
Master Series — Overall
27 entries · top 706.8228 · median 672.4340
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 6 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | LaTa-Que | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | FTS | |
| 11 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 12 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 15 | The Smokin Dawg | |
| 16 | H&H BBQ | |
| 17 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 18 | Sons of Thunder BBQ | |
| 19 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 20 | The Outback Cookin' Company | |
| 21 | Barr's BBQ | |
| 22 | Sochie's BBQ | |
| 23 | Crooked L's | |
| 24 | White Smoke | |
| 25 | 3 Smokin Chicks | |
| 26 | Got Your Six Portions | |
| 27 | Salinas Smoke Show |
Master Series — Pork
27 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 2 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 3 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 4 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 5 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 6 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 7 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 8 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | Sochie's BBQ | |
| 11 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 12 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 13 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 14 | The Outback Cookin' Company | |
| 15 | FTS | |
| 16 | Barr's BBQ | |
| 17 | LaTa-Que | |
| 18 | The Smokin Dawg | |
| 19 | Got Your Six Portions | |
| 20 | 3 Smokin Chicks | |
| 21 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 22 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 23 | Sons of Thunder BBQ | |
| 24 | H&H BBQ | |
| 25 | White Smoke | |
| 26 | Crooked L's | |
| 27 | Salinas Smoke Show |
Master Series — Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.6800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WYO SMOKE SHOW | |
| 2 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 3 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 4 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 5 | FTS | |
| 6 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 7 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 8 | LaTa-Que | |
| 9 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 10 | H&H BBQ | |
| 11 | The Smokin Dawg | |
| 12 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 14 | ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | |
| 15 | The Outback Cookin' Company | |
| 16 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 17 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 18 | Sons of Thunder BBQ | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 20 | Sochie's BBQ | |
| 21 | Chubby Cheeks BBQ | |
| 22 | Crooked L's | |
| 23 | Salinas Smoke Show | |
| 24 | White Smoke | |
| 25 | Got Your Six Portions | |
| 26 | Barr's BBQ | |
| 27 | 3 Smokin Chicks |