May 10–11, 2019 · Lamar, CO · 📍 Willow Creek Park · State championship
Reps: Michael Eberle, Robert Hahn
Bushmaster BBQ won Grand Champion at the Wild West BBQ Cook-Off on May 10, 2019 in Lamar, CO at Willow Creek Park, scoring 691.4056 in a field of 28 teams. PARROTHEAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3712. Category winners: Chicken — GRILLIN' BEAVERS (177.1428); Pork Ribs — SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ (176.0000); Pork — WILD HOGS BBQ (176.0000); Brisket — Bushmaster BBQ (174.8456). This is the 4th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by BACKDRAFT BBQ; the next was held in 2021.
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, 2016 to 2026 — 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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Bushmaster BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was Bushmaster BBQ's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 4th tracked contest.
3 of 10 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 2–3: UNCLE J'S and BACKDRAFT BBQ tied on 176.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: Frank's BBQ Trading Post edged PARROTHEAD SMOKERS by 0.0116. Pork places 8–9: SMOKED OUT BBQ edged WOODY'S Q SHACK by 0.0228.
Bushmaster BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 6th.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BACKDRAFT BBQ (won 2018).
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2016 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 692.5488 | CLARK CREW BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| May 12, 2017 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 31 | 703.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| May 11, 2018 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 26 | 680.5372 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| May 10, 2019 ← this one | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 28 | 691.4056 | Bushmaster BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| May 7, 2021 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 35 | 683.9428 | Gettin' Basted | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| May 6, 2022 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 695.9772 | Rise N Swine | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| May 12, 2023 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 702.8456 | Bushmaster BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| May 10, 2024 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 29 | 703.3828 | Gettin' Basted | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 691.9200 | Gettin' Basted | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 27 | 686.1828 | BrewsCue | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 173.1200 | 167.3828 |
| Pork Ribs | 176 | 172.5828 | 166.2744 |
| Pork | 176 | 171.9656 | 165.7372 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 173.1200 | 166.2856 |
28 entries · top 691.4056 · median 649.2852
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 4 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 5 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 6 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 7 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 9 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 10 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 11 | Road Kill Mafia | |
| 12 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 13 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 14 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 15 | THE KETTLE COOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 17 | VOGT'S BBQ | |
| 18 | CRUSH BBQ | |
| 19 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 20 | RESQUE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 21 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 22 | Smoke & Fire | |
| 23 | The Eagle BBQ Colorado | |
| 24 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 25 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 26 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 27 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 28 | The Po Po Piggy |
28 entries · top 177.1428 · median 163.1084
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 3 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 5 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 6 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 7 | RESQUE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 8 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 9 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 10 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 11 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 12 | Road Kill Mafia | |
| 13 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 14 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 16 | Smoke & Fire | |
| 17 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 18 | VOGT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 20 | THE KETTLE COOKERS | |
| 21 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 22 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 23 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 24 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 25 | The Po Po Piggy | |
| 26 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 27 | CRUSH BBQ | |
| 28 | The Eagle BBQ Colorado |
28 entries · top 176 · median 163.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 2 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 3 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 4 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 5 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 6 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 8 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 9 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 10 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 11 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 12 | VOGT'S BBQ | |
| 13 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 14 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 15 | RESQUE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 16 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 17 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 18 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 19 | Smoke & Fire | |
| 20 | CRUSH BBQ | |
| 21 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 22 | The Eagle BBQ Colorado | |
| 23 | Road Kill Mafia | |
| 24 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 25 | THE KETTLE COOKERS | |
| 26 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 27 | The Po Po Piggy | |
| 28 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL |
28 entries · top 176 · median 164.5256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 2 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 3 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 4 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 5 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 6 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 7 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 8 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 9 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 10 | The Eagle BBQ Colorado | |
| 11 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 12 | Smoke & Fire | |
| 13 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 14 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | THE KETTLE COOKERS | |
| 16 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 17 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 18 | The Po Po Piggy | |
| 19 | Road Kill Mafia | |
| 20 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 21 | CRUSH BBQ | |
| 22 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 23 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 24 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 25 | VOGT'S BBQ | |
| 26 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 27 | RESQUE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 28 | Boondoxx BBQ |
28 entries · top 174.8456 · median 163.6798
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 2 | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 3 | THE KETTLE COOKERS | |
| 4 | Road Kill Mafia | |
| 5 | CRUSH BBQ | |
| 6 | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 7 | The Eagle BBQ Colorado | |
| 8 | WOODY'S Q SHACK | |
| 9 | UNCLE J'S | |
| 10 | SCORCH AND RESQUE | |
| 11 | M-DUBS BBQ | |
| 12 | Bacon Bash Texas | |
| 13 | VOGT'S BBQ | |
| 14 | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | |
| 15 | LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL | |
| 16 | SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | |
| 17 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | |
| 18 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 19 | Q LIVE CREW | |
| 20 | LUCKY SMOKE | |
| 21 | LOST WEEKEND GRILL | |
| 22 | Boondoxx BBQ | |
| 23 | RESQUE JOE'S BBQ | |
| 24 | WILD HOGS BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKED OUT BBQ | |
| 26 | Smoke & Fire | |
| 27 | ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE | |
| 28 | The Po Po Piggy |