May 7–8, 2021 · Lamar, CO · 📍 Willow Creek Park · State championship
Reps: Michael Winter, Robert Hahn · Prize money: $10,500
GETTIN' BASTED won Grand Champion at the Wild West BBQ Cook-Off on May 7, 2021 in Lamar, CO at Willow Creek Park, scoring 683.9428 in a field of 35 teams. BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2172. Category winners: Chicken — MAN MEAT BBQ (173.7028); Pork Ribs — SHELLBACK BBQ (174.8456); Pork — POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP (175.4400); Brisket — M-DUBS BBQ (176.5600). This is the 5th of 10 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by Bushmaster BBQ; the next was held in 2022.
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.
GETTIN' BASTED won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 10 tracked editions
Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.
Chicken places 1–2: MAN MEAT BBQ and Cool Beans BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: Cool Beans BBQ and SHELLBACK BBQ tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: CRUSH BBQ and Gone Smokin' BBQ tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
M-DUBS BBQ turned in 176.5600 in brisket — past the 175.4056 that had stood across 4 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: BACKDRAFT BBQ (won 2018), Bushmaster BBQ (won 2019).
This contest usually draws about 30 teams
35 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 30.
| 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 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 28 | 691.4056 | Bushmaster BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| May 7, 2021 ← this one | 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 | 173.7028 | 172.0116 | 169.7372 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8456 | 171.4172 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 175.4400 | 170.8344 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 176.5600 | 167.9656 | 166.2400 |
35 entries · top 683.9428 · median 652.5372
35 entries · top 173.7028 · median 165.7028
35 entries · top 174.8456 · median 159.9544
35 entries · top 175.4400 · median 165.7144
35 entries · top 176.5600 · median 161.0740