Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2

2021-10-02 – 2021-10-03 · Casper, WY · 📍 Casper, WY 82602

Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Texas Smoke Whisperer (690.2056) · 26 teams

Reserve Champion: 🥈 PROUD SOULS BARBECUE

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TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER

690.2056 · Master Series — Overall

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PROUD SOULS BARBECUE

687.3828 · Master Series — Overall

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BRACKEN RACKS BBQ

685.7028 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 judged meats

Top score

690.2056

Winning margin

2.8228

GC over RC

Field average

664.91

median 676.18

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Pork Ribs

1.7488 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

681.6340

10th place overall

Field spread

120.7196

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER

avg finish 6.25 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Pork

won by 2.2972 pts — UNCLE J'S

How hot was the win?

Top 86%

beats 14% of 1951 Master Series wins in the data

Traveled in

69%

of the 26 teams with a home region came from outside WY

Came back for more

32%

13 of 41 teams from the previous edition returned

Form held

Strong

ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish

Field strength

1556

avg power rating going in · stronger than 61% of contests

Top-rated in the field

MAN MEAT BBQ

rated 1774 pre-contest

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Texas Smoke Whisperer took the Grand Championship home to MO.

📸 Photo finishes

Chicken places 6–7: MAN MEAT BBQ and Meat Machine BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: Meat Machine BBQ and M-Dubs BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 8–9: M-Dubs BBQ and PROUD SOULS BARBECUE tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.

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)

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
2020-10-03	Casper, WY	Casper, WY 82602	41	701.6916	SLAPS BBQ	GETTIN' BASTED
2021-10-02 ← this one	Casper, WY	Casper, WY 82602	26	690.2056	Texas Smoke Whisperer	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Category	1st	5th	10th
Chicken	176.0000	173.7028	171.9772
Pork Ribs	176.5944	174.8456	170.8344
Pork	177.7144	173.1316	169.6800
Brisket	178.8572	174.2628	169.6800

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

26 entries · top 690.2056 · median 676.1770

#	Team	Score
1	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	690.2056
2	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	687.3828
3	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	685.7028
4	MAN MEAT BBQ	685.6344
5	Bushmaster BBQ	685.6344
6	UNCLE J'S	685.5884
7	LC BBQ	683.9200
8	M-Dubs BBQ	683.3832
9	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	681.6572
10	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	681.6340
11	SHELLBACK BBQ	678.2628
12	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	678.2172
13	BEER BELLY BBQ	677.6456
14	BACKDRAFT BBQ	674.7084
15	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	673.0856
16	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	670.7428
17	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	665.6000
18	Meat Machine BBQ	661.5884
19	CRUSH BBQ	656.3884
20	WYO SMOKE SHOW	655.8860
21	Happy Burnt Endings	655.8856
22	Hooligans Barbecue	651.2916
23	PAPA'S PIT CREW	644.3656
24	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	635.9432
25	Pike's Peak Pitmaster	587.8408
26	Tasty Meats & More	569.4860

Chicken

26 entries · top 176.0000 · median 169.9714

#	Team	Score
1	LC BBQ	176.0000
2	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	174.8572
3	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	174.8456
4	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	174.2856
5	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	173.7028
6	MAN MEAT BBQ	173.1200
7	Meat Machine BBQ	173.1200
8	M-Dubs BBQ	173.1200
9	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	173.1200
10	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	171.9772
11	PAPA'S PIT CREW	171.9656
12	Happy Burnt Endings	170.2628
13	CRUSH BBQ	170.2628
14	WYO SMOKE SHOW	169.6800
15	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	168.5600
16	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	166.8228
17	BEER BELLY BBQ	166.8228
18	SHELLBACK BBQ	166.2628
19	UNCLE J'S	166.2168
20	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	165.6800
21	Bushmaster BBQ	165.1200
22	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	165.0856
23	BACKDRAFT BBQ	161.6456
24	Hooligans Barbecue	157.0856
25	Tasty Meats & More	154.2516
26	Pike's Peak Pitmaster	150.2860

Pork Ribs

26 entries · top 176.5944 · median 168.2628

#	Team	Score
1	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	176.5944
2	SHELLBACK BBQ	176.5716
3	Bushmaster BBQ	175.4288
4	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	175.4172
5	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	174.8456
6	M-Dubs BBQ	172.0000
7	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	171.9656
8	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	171.4172
9	UNCLE J'S	170.8344
10	LC BBQ	170.8344
11	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	170.2628
12	WYO SMOKE SHOW	169.7032
13	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	168.5600
14	BACKDRAFT BBQ	167.9656
15	Hooligans Barbecue	166.2744
16	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	166.2628
17	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	165.7260
18	BEER BELLY BBQ	165.7028
19	MAN MEAT BBQ	163.9772
20	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	159.4172
21	CRUSH BBQ	157.0744
22	Happy Burnt Endings	156.5372
23	Meat Machine BBQ	156.5028
24	PAPA'S PIT CREW	149.6456
25	Pike's Peak Pitmaster	132.4916
26	Tasty Meats & More	131.3372

Pork

26 entries · top 177.7144 · median 167.6800

#	Team	Score
1	UNCLE J'S	177.7144
2	BACKDRAFT BBQ	175.4172
3	SHELLBACK BBQ	174.8456
4	Bushmaster BBQ	174.2628
5	Hooligans Barbecue	173.1316
6	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	173.1200
7	M-Dubs BBQ	171.4172
8	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	170.8228
9	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	170.2628
10	MAN MEAT BBQ	169.6800
11	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	169.6800
12	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	169.1316
13	BEER BELLY BBQ	167.9656
14	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	167.3944
15	Meat Machine BBQ	166.8456
16	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	166.8228
17	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	166.2744
18	PAPA'S PIT CREW	165.6916
19	CRUSH BBQ	164.5256
20	LC BBQ	162.8228
21	Happy Burnt Endings	162.2512
22	Tasty Meats & More	159.4056
23	WYO SMOKE SHOW	158.8000
24	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	158.2284
25	Pike's Peak Pitmaster	157.1088
26	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	152.0000

Brisket

26 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.8402

#	Team	Score
1	MAN MEAT BBQ	178.8572
2	BEER BELLY BBQ	177.1544
3	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	174.3428
4	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	174.2628
5	LC BBQ	174.2628
6	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	173.1428
7	Bushmaster BBQ	170.8228
8	TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER	170.8228
9	UNCLE J'S	170.8228
10	BACKDRAFT BBQ	169.6800
11	AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	169.6800
12	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	169.1316
13	M-Dubs BBQ	166.8460
14	Happy Burnt Endings	166.8344
15	LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	166.2628
16	SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	165.1428
17	Meat Machine BBQ	165.1200
18	CRUSH BBQ	164.5256
19	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	161.1084
20	SHELLBACK BBQ	160.5828
21	WYO SMOKE SHOW	157.7028
22	PAPA'S PIT CREW	157.0628
23	Hooligans Barbecue	154.8000
24	Bear Bonz Competition BBQ	153.1316
25	Pike's Peak Pitmaster	147.9544
26	Tasty Meats & More	124.4916

Smoke & Soul Fest - Day 2

Entries

Top score

Winning margin

Field average

Perfect 180s

Tightest race

Top-10 cutoff

Field spread

Prize money

Most consistent

Double threats

Widest winning margin

How hot was the win?

Traveled in

Came back for more

Form held

Field strength

Top-rated in the field

Storylines

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

📸 Photo finishes

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 →

What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series

Overall

Chicken

Pork Ribs

Pork

Brisket