Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
2026-07-24 – 2026-07-25 · Laramie, WY · 📍 3510 S. 3rd Street · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,500.00
Grand Champion: Smoking & Toasting BBQ (699.9656) · 32 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Tuffy's BBQ
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Top-10 cutoff
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Double threats
How hot was the win?
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🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5828 points — closer than 88% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Smoking & Toasting BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
Si Quema BBQ won Pork Ribs, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Master Series — Chicken places 5–6: Texas Smoke Whisperer and Sin Bin BBQ tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 5–6: 1 Bite BBQ and Colorado BullDawg BBQ tied on 173.1316 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Master Series — Pork Ribs places 8–9: Smokin Hot Butts BBQ and Chucho Q tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
🃏 An upset on the books
Smoking & Toasting BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Laramie, WY | 3510 S. 3rd Street | 26 | 700.5372 | Parrothead Smokers | PAPA'S PIT CREW |
| 2026-07-24 ← this one | Laramie, WY | 3510 S. 3rd Street | 32 | 699.9656 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | Tuffy's BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Series — Chicken | 179.4400 | 176.5600 | 173.7028 |
| Master Series — Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 173.1316 | 171.9656 |
| Master Series — Pork | 178.8572 | 174.2628 | 170.8572 |
| Master Series — Brisket | 179.4400 | 175.4056 | 171.9888 |
| Backyard Series — Chicken | 170.8344 | 155.3828 | — |
| Backyard Series — Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 154.2972 | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
32 entries · top 699.9656 · median 677.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | |
| 2 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 3 | Si Quema BBQ | |
| 4 | Papa's Pit Crew | |
| 5 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 6 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 7 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 8 | Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que | |
| 9 | WYO Smoke Show | |
| 10 | Oink and Moo BBQ | |
| 11 | LaTa-Que | |
| 12 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 13 | Rocket Boys Pyro BBQ | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 15 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 17 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 18 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 19 | Slingin Meats | |
| 20 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 21 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 22 | Sin Bin BBQ | |
| 23 | ThriverQ | |
| 24 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 25 | Chucho Q | |
| 26 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 27 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 28 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 29 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 30 | Beehive BBQ | |
| 31 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 32 | Diamond Smoke Shack |
Chicken
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaTa-Que | |
| 2 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 3 | WYO Smoke Show | |
| 4 | Papa's Pit Crew | |
| 5 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 6 | Sin Bin BBQ | |
| 7 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | |
| 9 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 10 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 11 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 12 | Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que | |
| 13 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 14 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 15 | Rocket Boys Pyro BBQ | |
| 16 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 17 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 18 | Oink and Moo BBQ | |
| 19 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 20 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 21 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 22 | Slingin Meats | |
| 23 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 24 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 25 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 26 | Chucho Q | |
| 27 | ThriverQ | |
| 28 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 29 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 30 | Si Quema BBQ | |
| 31 | Beehive BBQ | |
| 32 | Diamond Smoke Shack |
Pork Ribs
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.6856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Quema BBQ | |
| 2 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 3 | ThriverQ | |
| 4 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 5 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 6 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | |
| 8 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 9 | Chucho Q | |
| 10 | Oink and Moo BBQ | |
| 11 | Rocket Boys Pyro BBQ | |
| 12 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 13 | WYO Smoke Show | |
| 14 | Slingin Meats | |
| 15 | Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que | |
| 16 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 17 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 18 | Papa's Pit Crew | |
| 19 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 20 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 21 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 22 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 23 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 24 | LaTa-Que | |
| 25 | Beehive BBQ | |
| 26 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 27 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 28 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 29 | Diamond Smoke Shack | |
| 30 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 31 | Sin Bin BBQ | |
| 32 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post |
Pork
32 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.9600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | |
| 2 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 3 | Papa's Pit Crew | |
| 4 | WYO Smoke Show | |
| 5 | Si Quema BBQ | |
| 6 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 7 | Oink and Moo BBQ | |
| 8 | Slingin Meats | |
| 9 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 10 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 11 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 12 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 13 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 14 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 15 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 16 | ThriverQ | |
| 17 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 18 | LaTa-Que | |
| 19 | Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que | |
| 20 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 21 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 22 | Sin Bin BBQ | |
| 23 | Beehive BBQ | |
| 24 | Rocket Boys Pyro BBQ | |
| 25 | Chucho Q | |
| 26 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 27 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 28 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 29 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 30 | Diamond Smoke Shack | |
| 31 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 32 | Lost Weekend Grill |
Brisket
32 entries · top 179.4400 · median 167.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Quema BBQ | |
| 2 | Texas Smoke Whisperer | |
| 3 | Tuffy's BBQ | |
| 4 | Smokin' Boxers BBQ | |
| 5 | Brew 'N' Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | Papa's Pit Crew | |
| 7 | Smoking & Toasting BBQ | |
| 8 | Rocket Boys Pyro BBQ | |
| 9 | Great Shepherd BBQ | |
| 10 | Lost Weekend Grill | |
| 11 | Colorado BullDawg BBQ | |
| 12 | Brinkerhoff BBQ | |
| 13 | Hooligans Barbecue | |
| 14 | Smokin Hot Butts BBQ | |
| 15 | LaTa-Que | |
| 16 | B-S BBQ Outlaws | |
| 17 | Sin Bin BBQ | |
| 18 | Oink and Moo BBQ | |
| 19 | Wild West BBQ | |
| 20 | Slingin Meats | |
| 21 | WYO Smoke Show | |
| 22 | At Ease BBQ | |
| 23 | Monarch BBQ | |
| 24 | Bull-B-Que | |
| 25 | American Heroes BBQ | |
| 26 | Chucho Q | |
| 27 | Big Boyz BBQ | |
| 28 | Beehive BBQ | |
| 29 | 1 Bite BBQ | |
| 30 | Diamond Smoke Shack | |
| 31 | Frank's BBQ Trading Post | |
| 32 | ThriverQ |
Backyard Series
Overall
8 entries · top 345.0740 · median 311.0572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 2 | Bovine Brothers | |
| 3 | Smokin Dawg | |
| 4 | Connie's Creations | |
| 5 | SAR_B_Que | |
| 6 | Laramie Police Department | |
| 7 | Kennedy's Kids | |
| 8 | Latamie Fire Department |
Chicken
8 entries · top 170.8344 · median 159.6800
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bovine Brothers | |
| 2 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 3 | SAR_B_Que | |
| 4 | Laramie Police Department | |
| 5 | Kennedy's Kids | |
| 6 | Connie's Creations | |
| 7 | Smokin Dawg | |
| 8 | Latamie Fire Department |
Pork Ribs
8 entries · top 177.7028 · median 158.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 2 | Smokin Dawg | |
| 3 | Connie's Creations | |
| 4 | Bovine Brothers | |
| 5 | Latamie Fire Department | |
| 6 | SAR_B_Que | |
| 7 | Laramie Police Department | |
| 8 | Kennedy's Kids |
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.
Kids-Q — Kids-Q Junior 11 - 15 Year Olds
2 entries · top 163.9312 · median 162.8170
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kellyn- Smokin on the Weekend | |
| 2 | Cece- Team Cece |
Kids-Q — Kids-Q Youth 5 - 10 Year Olds
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.4514 · 🔥 perfect 180