Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 1
2021-10-01 – 2021-10-02 · Casper, WY · 📍 Casper, WY 82602 · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (693.0740) · 27 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 MAN MEAT BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Perfect 180s
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.1884 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bushmaster BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CO.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
🃏 An upset on the books
Bushmaster BBQ came in rated below the field's top team, MAN MEAT BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 33-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-02 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82601 | 41 | 700.5372 | SLAPS BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
| 2021-10-01 ← this one | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 27 | 693.0740 | Bushmaster BBQ | MAN MEAT BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
27 entries · top 693.0740 · median 673.0628
Chicken
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 171.9656
Pork Ribs
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 167.3828
Pork
27 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.8112
Brisket
27 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5256