Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
2019-08-16 – 2019-08-17 · Worland, WY · 📍 Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd · State championship
Reps: ALFRED T BOWEN, FRAN BOWEN · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: B-S BBQ Outlaws (698.8000) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 LaTa-Que
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👑 A dynasty in the making
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has won this contest 3 times across its 5 tracked editions.
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 10.2744 points — a wider margin than 91% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS took the Grand Championship home to CO.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork places 7–8: AMERICAN HEROES BBQ and PARROTHEAD SMOKERS tied on 166.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 5–6: HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ and AMERICAN HEROES BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: LOST WEEKEND GRILL edged BACKDRAFT BBQ by 0.0344.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (won 2016), B-S BBQ OUTLAWS (won 2017, 2018).
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This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-14 | Worland, WY 82401 | 26 | 691.9084 | ROOFTOP BBQ | GOT SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | |
| 2016-08-19 | Worland, WY | 26 | 691.4172 | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | GRILLIN' BEAVERS | |
| 2017-08-18 | Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd | 28 | 683.3028 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | |
| 2018-08-17 | Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd | 30 | 702.2284 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | |
| 2019-08-16 ← this one | 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 | 177.7372 | 172.5484 | 165.7028 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8800 | 173.7144 | 169.1656 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 173.7028 | 165.0856 |
| Brisket | 177.1544 | 173.1200 | 167.4056 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
30 entries · top 698.8000 · median 645.0402
Chicken
30 entries · top 177.7372 · median 163.4000
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 178.8800 · median 164.2744
Pork
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 162.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
30 entries · top 177.1544 · median 157.6856
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.
Ancillary — Mystery Meat
20 entries · top 175.4172 · median 163.9714
Ancillary — Sauce
18 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8400