Aug 15–16, 2014 · Worland, WY
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS won Grand Champion at the Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival on August 15, 2014 in Worland, WY, scoring 682.7772 in a field of 25 teams. QUAU took Reserve Grand Champion with 674.1828. Category winners: Chicken — MIKE (179.4400); Pork Ribs — CAMP HOUSE BBQ (173.7372); Pork — UP IN SMOKE BBQ (177.7144); Brisket — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS (176.0000).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS came in rated below the field's top team, QUAU, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 4–5: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ edged LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS by 0.0228. Brisket places 4–5: RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY edged WYOMING BS BBQ by 0.0228. Pork places 9–10: Sochies BBQ edged WYOMING BS BBQ by 0.0344.
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 14th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 170.2856 | 165.1888 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7372 | 169.1200 | 160.5600 |
| Pork | 177.7144 | 171.9656 | 163.4056 |
| Brisket | 176 | 167.9656 | 162.2628 |
25 entries · top 682.7772 · median 651.3028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | QUAU | |
| 3 | MIKE | |
| 4 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 5 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 6 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 7 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 8 | Randol's Southern Pit BBQ | |
| 9 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 10 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 11 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 12 | RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | |
| 13 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 14 | Sochies BBQ | |
| 15 | 3 Smokin Chicks BBQ | |
| 16 | Guppa D's | |
| 17 | SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ | |
| 18 | OVER THE COALS | |
| 19 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 20 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 21 | WYO GOT BBQ | |
| 22 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 23 | GOTQ4U | |
| 24 | Tipsy Tender | |
| 25 | BARRS BBQ |
25 entries · top 179.4400 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIKE | |
| 2 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 8 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 9 | 3 Smokin Chicks BBQ | |
| 10 | Sochies BBQ | |
| 11 | QUAU | |
| 12 | Randol's Southern Pit BBQ | |
| 13 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 14 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 15 | Tipsy Tender | |
| 16 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 17 | RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | |
| 18 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 19 | OVER THE COALS | |
| 20 | Guppa D's | |
| 21 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 22 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 23 | BARRS BBQ | |
| 24 | GOTQ4U | |
| 25 | WYO GOT BBQ |
25 entries · top 173.7372 · median 158.8460
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 2 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 6 | MIKE | |
| 7 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 8 | Randol's Southern Pit BBQ | |
| 9 | RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | |
| 10 | OVER THE COALS | |
| 11 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 12 | WYO GOT BBQ | |
| 13 | 3 Smokin Chicks BBQ | |
| 14 | Sochies BBQ | |
| 15 | Guppa D's | |
| 16 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 17 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 18 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 19 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 20 | SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ | |
| 21 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 22 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 23 | GOTQ4U | |
| 24 | Tipsy Tender | |
| 25 | BARRS BBQ |
25 entries · top 177.7144 · median 161.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 2 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 3 | QUAU | |
| 4 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 5 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 8 | Randol's Southern Pit BBQ | |
| 9 | Sochies BBQ | |
| 10 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 11 | OVER THE COALS | |
| 12 | RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | |
| 13 | Guppa D's | |
| 14 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 15 | MIKE | |
| 16 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 17 | Tipsy Tender | |
| 18 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 19 | WYO GOT BBQ | |
| 20 | 3 Smokin Chicks BBQ | |
| 21 | GOTQ4U | |
| 22 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ | |
| 24 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 25 | BARRS BBQ |
25 entries · top 176 · median 159.4056
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | |
| 2 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 3 | GIVE IT TO GOD | |
| 4 | RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | |
| 5 | WYOMING BS BBQ | |
| 6 | MIKE | |
| 7 | Randol's Southern Pit BBQ | |
| 8 | QUAU | |
| 9 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 10 | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 11 | CAMP HOUSE BBQ | |
| 12 | Guppa D's | |
| 13 | WYO GOT BBQ | |
| 14 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 15 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 16 | 3 Smokin Chicks BBQ | |
| 17 | Sochies BBQ | |
| 18 | GOTQ4U | |
| 19 | SMOKIN' MAGNUM BBQ | |
| 20 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 21 | BARRS BBQ | |
| 22 | OVER THE COALS | |
| 23 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 24 | UP IN SMOKE BBQ | |
| 25 | Tipsy Tender |
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.
10 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OVER THE COALS | |
| 2 | RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY | |
| 3 | ROLLING HOGS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 5 | Randol's Southern Pit BBQ | |
| 6 | RUB Q LONG TIME | |
| 7 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 8 | GOTQ4U | |
| 9 | 3 Smokin Chicks BBQ | |
| 10 | BARRS BBQ |