2021-05-07 – 2021-05-08 · Lamar, CO · 📍 Willow Creek Park · State championship
Reps: MICHAEL WINTER, ROBERT HAHN · Prize money: $10,500.00
Grand Champion: Gettin' Basted (683.9428) · 35 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-13 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 692.5488 | CLARK CREW BBQ | BACKDRAFT BBQ |
| 2017-05-12 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 31 | 703.4400 | THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2018-05-11 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 26 | 680.5372 | BACKDRAFT BBQ | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 28 | 691.4056 | Bushmaster BBQ | PARROTHEAD SMOKERS |
| 2021-05-07 ← this one | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 35 | 683.9428 | Gettin' Basted | BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ |
| 2022-05-06 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 33 | 695.9772 | Rise N Swine | CLARK CREW BBQ |
| 2023-05-12 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 702.8456 | Bushmaster BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2024-05-10 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 29 | 703.3828 | Gettin' Basted | Colorado Bulldawg BBQ |
| 2025-04-25 | Lamar, CO | Willow Creek Park | 30 | 691.9200 | Gettin' Basted | TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER |
| 2026-04-24 | 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