A new contest record
702.2284
highest overall ever cooked here
702.2284 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 691.9084 ROOFTOP BBQ set in 2015.
- old record 691.9084
- set 2015 by ROOFTOP BBQ
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 2018
Aug 17–18, 2018 · Worland, WY · 📍 Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd · State championship
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Grand Champion at the Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival on August 17, 2018 in Worland, WY at Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd, scoring 702.2284 in a field of 30 teams. BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES took Reserve Grand Champion with 690.1940. Category winners: Chicken — GRILLIN' BEAVERS (176.0000); Pork Ribs — Half Baked Hippies (178.8572); Pork — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (178.8572); Brisket — B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (177.7028). This is the 4th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2017 edition was won by B-S BBQ OUTLAWS; the next was held in 2019.
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.
483.37
median 663.61
702.23 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 176
- Pork Ribs 178.86
- Pork 178.86
- Brisket 177.70
20
178.86
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2015 to 2019 — this edition picked out.
Entries
30
4 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
702.2284
Winning margin
12.0344
GC over RC
Field average
645.50
483.37702.23
median 663.61 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.8800 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.9316
483.37702.23
10th place overall
Field spread
218.8572
winner to last place
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 25%
beats 75% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
46%
13 of 28 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.79 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,570
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines (11 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.
Back-to-back
2 in a row
editions of this contest
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won here last time out too — 2 straight editions of this contest.
- 2017
- 2018
A statement win
12.0344
points clear of the field
Wider than 92% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 12.0344 points — a wider margin than 92% of championships in the data.
A dynasty in the making
3×
wins at this contest
3 of 5 tracked editions
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
A rookie on the podium
3rd
at their first tracked contest
HALF BAKED HIPPIES finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 9 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 7–8: LOST WEEKEND GRILL and Hubbard's Smokin Kubbard tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 3–4: UTAH BBQ COMPANY and PAPA'S PIT CREW tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 4–5: PAPA'S PIT CREW and AMERICAN HEROES BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
- Chicken 7–8 · tie
- Pork 3–4 · tie
- Pork 4–5 · tie
- Brisket 6–7 · tie
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
- Chicken 5th
- Pork Ribs 8th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in brisket
177.7028
best brisket ever cooked here
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 176.0000 that had stood across 3 earlier editions.
- old best 176.0000
- across 3 past editions
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (won 2016), B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (won 2017).
- SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ · 2016
- B-S BBQ OUTLAWS · 2017
The biggest field yet
30
teams — a contest high
This contest usually draws about 27 teams
30 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 27.
This contest's own records (1 in the KCBS record book)
Records held by every edition of this contest put together, not just this one afternoon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2015 | Worland, WY | Worland, WY 82401 | 26 | 691.9084 | ROOFTOP BBQ | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Worland, WY | Worland, WY | 26 | 691.4172 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | GRILLIN' BEAVERS |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Worland, WY | Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd | 28 | 683.3028 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ |
| Aug 17, 2018 ← this one | Worland, WY | Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd | 30 | 702.2284 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Worland, WY | Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd | 30 | 698.8000 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | LaTa-Que |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176 | 173.1200 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 171.4056 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 169.6916 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.4056 | 168.5256 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 702.2284 · median 663.6054
Chicken
30 entries · top 176 · median 164.7998
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 165.1430
Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.7258
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.2342
Ancillary categories
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.
Master Series — Mystery Meat
15 entries · top 170.2628 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Arrow BBQ | |
| 2 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 3 | Andy's BBQ Company | |
| 4 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 5 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 6 | Hubbard's Smokin Kubbard | |
| 7 | BARRS BBQ | |
| 8 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 9 | 3-Smokin Chicks | |
| 10 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 11 | AMERICAN HEROES BBQ | |
| 12 | UNRULY SMOKERS | |
| 13 | WW Contracting | |
| 14 | Sochies BBQ | |
| 15 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ |
Master Series — Sauce
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Baked Hippies | |
| 2 | BARRS BBQ | |
| 3 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 4 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | |
| 5 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 6 | PAPA'S PIT CREW | |
| 7 | GRATE EXPECTATIONS | |
| 8 | SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ | |
| 9 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 10 | 3-Smokin Chicks | |
| 11 | WW Contracting | |
| 12 | Red Arrow BBQ | |
| 13 | CHUBBY CHEEKS BBQ | |
| 14 | UNRULY SMOKERS |