National Western BBQ Throwdown
2019-01-11 – 2019-01-12 · Denver, CO · 📍 1515 E 47th Av · State championship
Prize money: $11,000.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (691.9084) · 38 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q
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👑 A dynasty in the making
JO-BAWB'S BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
GETTIN' BASTED took the Grand Championship home to MO.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: BOOMERANG BBQ and BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ and GRILLIN' BEAVERS tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 3–4: AMERICAN HEROES BBQ and CLARK CREW BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CLARK CREW BBQ (won 2017), GETTIN' BASTED (won 2018).
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)
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Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-09 | Denver, CO 80216 | 40 | 695.3716 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 2016-01-08 | Denver, CO 80216 | 36 | 697.6800 | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | BUTCHER BBQ | |
| 2017-01-06 | 1515 E 47th Av | 38 | 700.5600 | CLARK CREW BBQ | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | |
| 2018-01-05 | 1515 E 47th Ave | 39 | 691.3712 | GETTIN' BASTED | BIG POPPA SMOKERS | |
| 2019-01-11 ← this one | Denver, CO | 1515 E 47th Av | 38 | 691.9084 | Gettin' Basted | SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7028 | 172.5944 | 170.8344 |
| Pork | 178.8800 | 174.2744 | 168.5484 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 171.9656 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
38 entries · top 691.9084 · median 669.3428
Chicken
38 entries · top 178.2972 · median 168.2570
Pork Ribs
38 entries · top 173.7028 · median 167.1144
Pork
38 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2458
Brisket
38 entries · top 177.7028 · median 164.8056