Oct 1–2, 2021 · Casper, WY · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Michael Winter · Prize money: $10,000
Bushmaster BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1 on October 1, 2021 in Casper, WY, scoring 693.0740 in a field of 27 teams. MAN MEAT BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 683.8856. Category winners: Chicken — SHELLBACK BBQ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — BACKDRAFT BBQ (176.5600); Pork — Bushmaster BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — PROUD SOULS BARBECUE (177.7028). This is the 2nd of 2 editions of this contest on record; the 2020 edition was won by SLAPS 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.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100
Bushmaster BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 85% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 9.1884 points — a wider margin than 85% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 3–4: BEER BELLY BBQ and Bushmaster BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: MAN MEAT BBQ and UNCLE J'S tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 2–3: LAST CALL HEROES BBQ and SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ tied on 175.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Bushmaster BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 16th.
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE turned in 177.7028 in brisket — past the 176.5600 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2020 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82601 | 41 | 700.5372 | SLAPS BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| Oct 1, 2021 ← this one | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 27 | 693.0740 | Bushmaster BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 174.8456 | 173.1200 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 169.7028 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 171.9772 | 168.5256 |
| Brisket | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 |
27 entries · top 693.0740 · median 673.0628
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8112
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256