Aug 15–16, 2025 · Worland, WY · 📍 501 15 Mile Rd. · State championship
Reps: Brian Moore, Del Anderson · Prize money: $15,000
WYO SMOKE SHOW won Grand Champion at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival on August 15, 2025 in Worland, WY at 501 15 Mile Rd., scoring 706.8228 in a field of 27 teams. Brinkerhoff BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Brinkerhoff BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — WYO SMOKE SHOW (180.0000); Pork — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (178.8572); Brisket — SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ (176.0000). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2024 edition was won by Colorado Bulldawg 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 89% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 89% of every championship in the data.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100
WYO SMOKE SHOW came in rated below the field's top team, B-S BBQ OUTLAWS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
First to fifth in the overall standings covered just 4.5484 points — 2 teams sat within a single point of the lead.
Chicken places 1–2: Brinkerhoff BBQ and AMERICAN HEROES BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: WYO SMOKE SHOW and HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 6–7: Brinkerhoff BBQ and PAPA'S PIT CREW tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
WYO SMOKE SHOW took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 8th.
WYO SMOKE SHOW turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 177.7028 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Worland, WY | 501 15 Mile Rd. | 29 | 709.7144 | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| Aug 15, 2025 ← this one | Worland, WY | 501 15 Mile Rd. | 27 | 706.8228 | Wyo Smoke Show | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 175.4172 | 169.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4400 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 172.5944 |
| Brisket | 176 | 174.2628 | 173.1200 |
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 |
27 entries · top 180 · 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 |
27 entries · top 180 · 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 |
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 |
27 entries · top 176 · 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 |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
13 entries · top 176.5600 · median 168.5372
14 entries · top 180 · median 173.4114 · 🔥 perfect 180