May 10–11, 2013 · Lamar, CO
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wild West BBQ on May 10, 2013 in Lamar, CO, scoring 669.7142 in a field of 31 teams. WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY took Reserve Grand Champion with 668.0000. Category winners: Chicken — WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY (175.4286); Pork Ribs — WILD HOGS BBQ (170.8570); Pork — 3 LIL' MACS BBQ (170.8570); Brisket — DOUBLE TROUBLE +1 (170.2856). This is the 1st of 3 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2014.
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, 2013 to 2015 — 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.
CLARK CREW BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was CLARK CREW BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 3rd tracked contest.
Pork places 8–9: WILD HOGS BBQ and Mad Eddie's BBQ tied on 161.1426 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES and LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL tied on 162.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SMOKIN ARMADILLOS edged LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL by 0.0002.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2013 ← this one | Lamar, CO | Lamar, CO | 31 | 669.7142 | CLARK CREW BBQ | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY |
| May 9, 2014 | Lamar, CO | Lamar, CO 81052 | 29 | 682.8340 | GQUE | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ |
| May 8, 2015 | Lamar, CO | Lamar, CO 81052 | 26 | 689.7372 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | GRILLIN' BEAVERS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 175.4286 | 169.1428 | 166.2858 |
| Pork Ribs | 170.8570 | 168 | 161.7144 |
| Pork | 170.8570 | 163.9998 | 160.5714 |
| Brisket | 170.2856 | 166.8570 | 162.8570 |
31 entries · top 669.7142 · median 638.8564
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 2 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 3 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 4 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 5 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 6 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 7 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 8 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 9 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 10 | SWINESTONE COWBOYS | |
| 11 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 13 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 14 | GQUE | |
| 15 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 16 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 17 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 18 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 19 | A Frog and A Dog BBQ | |
| 20 | C-MOR-BUTZ | |
| 21 | BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 22 | Assault from the Sky | |
| 23 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 24 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 25 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 26 | HART BURNIN' BBQ | |
| 27 | GRILLFELLAS | |
| 28 | Ladyluck BBQ | |
| 29 | Cowboy Joe's Catering | |
| 30 | Beer BQ | |
| 31 | DOUBLE TROUBLE +1 |
31 entries · top 175.4286 · median 161.7142
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 2 | GQUE | |
| 3 | A Frog and A Dog BBQ | |
| 4 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 5 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 7 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 8 | BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 9 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 10 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 11 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 13 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 14 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 15 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 16 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 17 | Assault from the Sky | |
| 18 | SWINESTONE COWBOYS | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 20 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 21 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 22 | C-MOR-BUTZ | |
| 23 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 24 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 25 | Ladyluck BBQ | |
| 26 | HART BURNIN' BBQ | |
| 27 | GRILLFELLAS | |
| 28 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 29 | DOUBLE TROUBLE +1 | |
| 30 | Cowboy Joe's Catering | |
| 31 | Beer BQ |
31 entries · top 170.8570 · median 159.4286
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 5 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 6 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 7 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 8 | SWINESTONE COWBOYS | |
| 9 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 10 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 11 | Assault from the Sky | |
| 12 | HART BURNIN' BBQ | |
| 13 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 14 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 15 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 16 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 17 | A Frog and A Dog BBQ | |
| 18 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 19 | C-MOR-BUTZ | |
| 20 | GQUE | |
| 21 | GRILLFELLAS | |
| 22 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 23 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 24 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 25 | Beer BQ | |
| 26 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 27 | BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 28 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 29 | Cowboy Joe's Catering | |
| 30 | Ladyluck BBQ | |
| 31 | DOUBLE TROUBLE +1 |
31 entries · top 170.8570 · median 157.7140
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 2 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 3 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 4 | BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 5 | SWINESTONE COWBOYS | |
| 6 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 7 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 8 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 9 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 10 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 11 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 12 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 13 | HART BURNIN' BBQ | |
| 14 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 15 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 16 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 17 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 18 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 19 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 20 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 21 | DOUBLE TROUBLE +1 | |
| 22 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 23 | Ladyluck BBQ | |
| 24 | GRILLFELLAS | |
| 25 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 26 | GQUE | |
| 27 | C-MOR-BUTZ | |
| 28 | Assault from the Sky | |
| 29 | A Frog and A Dog BBQ | |
| 30 | Beer BQ | |
| 31 | Cowboy Joe's Catering |
31 entries · top 170.2856 · median 157.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DOUBLE TROUBLE +1 | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN TRIGGERS | |
| 4 | WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | |
| 5 | 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | |
| 6 | SWEET PEPPERS | |
| 7 | CLARK CREW BBQ | |
| 8 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 9 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 10 | C-MOR-BUTZ | |
| 11 | FLYBOY BBQ | |
| 12 | CHIBI-Q | |
| 13 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 14 | GQUE | |
| 15 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | SWINESTONE COWBOYS | |
| 17 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 18 | Assault from the Sky | |
| 19 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKERS WILD | |
| 21 | A Frog and A Dog BBQ | |
| 22 | BEDROCK BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN ARMADILLOS | |
| 24 | BAYOU BAR-B-QUE CO | |
| 25 | STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | |
| 26 | Mad Eddie's BBQ | |
| 27 | Cowboy Joe's Catering | |
| 28 | Beer BQ | |
| 29 | GRILLFELLAS | |
| 30 | Ladyluck BBQ | |
| 31 | HART BURNIN' BBQ |