They will not let it go
3 in a row
editions of this contest
B-S BBQ Outlaws won here last time out too — 3 straight editions of this contest.
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 2019
Aug 16–17, 2019 · Worland, WY · 📍 Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd · State championship
Reps: Alfred T Bowen, Fran Bowen · Prize money: $10,000
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won Grand Champion at the Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival on August 16, 2019 in Worland, WY at Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd, scoring 698.8000 in a field of 30 teams. LaTa-Que took Reserve Grand Champion with 688.5256. Category winners: Chicken — BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ (177.7372); Pork Ribs — YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG (178.8800); Pork — LaTa-Que (180.0000); Brisket — PARROTHEAD SMOKERS (177.1544). This is the 5th of 5 editions of this contest on record; the 2018 edition was won by B-S BBQ OUTLAWS.
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.
564.93
median 645.04
698.80 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.74
- Pork Ribs 178.88
- Pork 180 🔥
- Brisket 177.15
123.95
180
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
698.8000
Winning margin
10.2744
GC over RC
Field average
640.12
564.93698.80
median 645.04 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Brisket
4.0344 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
670.8000
564.93698.80
10th place overall
Field spread
133.8740
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
5
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 39%
beats 61% of 4715 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
57%
17 of 30 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.75 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,562
avg power rating going in · stronger than 48% of contests
Storylines (8 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.
Won without a category win
4 of 4
meats called to the stage
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
- Chicken 4th
- Pork Ribs 3rd
- Pork 3rd
- Brisket 4th
A statement win
10.2744
points clear of the field
Wider than 88% of the 4,714 championships in the data
The champion won by 10.2744 points — a wider margin than 88% 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
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 3 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Pork 7–8 · tie
- Brisket 5–6 · tie
- Pork 9–10 · 0.0344
A contest record in pork
180.0000
best pork ever cooked here
LaTa-Que turned in 180.0000 in pork — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
- old best 178.8572
- across 4 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, 2018).
- SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ · 2016
- B-S BBQ OUTLAWS · 2017, 2018
A perfect score on the table
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- LaTa-Que · Pork
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 | Worland, WY | Fairgrounds 15 Miles Rd | 30 | 702.2284 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES |
| Aug 16, 2019 ← 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 | 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 · 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