Wild West BBQ Cook-Off

2022-05-06 – 2022-05-07 · Lamar, CO · State championship

Reps: MICHAEL WINTER, ROBERT HAHN · Prize money: $10,000.00

Grand Champion: Rise N Swine (695.9772) · 33 teams

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RISE N SWINE

695.9772 · Master Series — Overall

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CLARK CREW BBQ

690.7772 · Master Series — Overall

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Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team

686.2060 · Master Series — Overall

Entries

4 categories

Top score

695.9772

Winning margin

5.2000

GC over RC

Field average

656.12

median 664.40

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Tightest race

Chicken

3.4400 pts across the top 5

Top-10 cutoff

671.8740

what a walk cost here

Field spread

257.7716

winner to last place

Prize money

$10,000.00

on the line

Most consistent

RISE N SWINE

avg finish 5.75 across 4 meats

Double threats

teams with 2+ top-5 calls

Widest winning margin

Brisket

won by 4.5828 pts — RISE N SWINE

How hot was the win?

Top 47%

beats 53% of 2715 overall wins in the data

Field strength

1531

avg power rating going in · stronger than 36% of contests

Top-rated in the field

CLARK CREW BBQ

rated 1785 pre-contest

Storylines

👑 A dynasty in the making

Gettin' Basted has won this contest 3 times across its 10 tracked editions.

🧳 Out-of-towners took the title

Rise N Swine took the Grand Championship home to OK.

🃏 An upset on the books

Rise N Swine came in rated below the field's top team, CLARK CREW BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 17-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)

This contest over the years

Date	Where	Teams	High score	Grand Champion
2016-05-13		33	692.5488	CLARK CREW BBQ
2017-05-12		31	703.4400	THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ
2018-05-11		26	680.5372	BACKDRAFT BBQ
2019-05-10	Lamar, CO	28	691.4056	Bushmaster BBQ
2021-05-07	Lamar, CO	35	683.9428	Gettin' Basted
2022-05-06 ← this one	Lamar, CO	33	695.9772	Rise N Swine
2023-05-12	Lamar, CO	30	702.8456	Bushmaster BBQ
2024-05-10	Lamar, CO	29	703.3828	Gettin' Basted
2025-04-25	Lamar, CO	30	691.9200	Gettin' Basted
2026-04-24	Lamar, CO	27	686.1828	BrewsCue

Official results on kcbs.us ↗

Master Series — Brisket

33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180

#	Team	Score
1	RISE N SWINE	180.0000 🔥
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	175.4172
3	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	173.7028
4	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	172.0000
5	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	170.8344
6	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	170.8228
7	High Desert Holy SmokeBBQ	170.8228
8	UNCLE J'S	170.8112
9	Hooligans Barbecue	169.1428
10	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	169.1200
11	Bushmaster BBQ	169.1084
12	Brinkerhoff BBQ	166.2628
13	Meat Machine BBQ	166.2628
14	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	166.2400
15	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	166.2400
16	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	165.7144
17	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	165.7028
18	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	163.9656
19	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	163.9312
20	BOVINE INTERVENTION	162.8228
21	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	162.2400
22	Cool Beans BBQ	162.2284
23	Q LIVE CREW	161.6800
24	Chingon BBQ	160.4912
25	Bull-B-Que	159.9656
26	GOLDEN TOAD	159.9544
27	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	159.3600
28	Woolverton BBQ	158.8112
29	At Ease	155.9316
30	Red Dirt BBQ	152.5144
31	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	150.8344
32	Rub My Meat	137.6456
33	Big Dawg BBQ	137.0972

Master Series — Chicken

32 entries · top 175.4056 · median 168.8400

#	Team	Score
1	High Desert Holy SmokeBBQ	175.4056
2	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	173.7256
3	Cool Beans BBQ	172.5600
4	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	172.0000
5	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	171.9656
6	At Ease	171.4400
7	RISE N SWINE	171.4400
8	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	171.4056
9	Bull-B-Que	170.8228
10	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	170.2744
11	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	170.2744
12	Bushmaster BBQ	170.2628
13	Meat Machine BBQ	169.6684
14	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	169.1312
15	Chingon BBQ	169.1200
16	CLARK CREW BBQ	169.1200
17	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	168.5600
18	Hooligans Barbecue	167.4056
19	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	167.4056
20	Q LIVE CREW	167.4056
21	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	167.3944
22	BOVINE INTERVENTION	166.8228
23	Brinkerhoff BBQ	166.2628
24	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	165.1200
25	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	165.0972
26	UNCLE J'S	164.5372
27	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	163.9656
28	Red Dirt BBQ	163.4400
29	Woolverton BBQ	162.8456
30	Big Dawg BBQ	158.8572
31	GOLDEN TOAD	157.1084
32	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	155.9312

Master Series — Overall

33 entries · top 695.9772 · median 664.3996

#	Team	Score
1	RISE N SWINE	695.9772
2	CLARK CREW BBQ	690.7772
3	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	686.2060
4	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	685.0972
5	Bushmaster BBQ	681.0624
6	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	679.3716
7	Cool Beans BBQ	675.3712
8	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	674.1596
9	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	673.0400
10	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	671.8740
11	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	671.2796
12	Hooligans Barbecue	670.8224
13	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	670.7884
14	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	670.7656
15	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	670.7544
16	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	665.0396
17	Meat Machine BBQ	664.3996
18	Bull-B-Que	663.3368
19	High Desert Holy SmokeBBQ	663.2800
20	Brinkerhoff BBQ	662.7428
21	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	660.9940
22	Chingon BBQ	658.1368
23	UNCLE J'S	656.3768
24	At Ease	655.3716
25	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	654.6628
26	Woolverton BBQ	654.1368
27	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	649.6688
28	GOLDEN TOAD	639.8172
29	Q LIVE CREW	635.2912
30	BOVINE INTERVENTION	634.7084
31	Red Dirt BBQ	632.4688
32	Big Dawg BBQ	595.9544
33	Rub My Meat	438.2056

Master Series — Pork

33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1428

#	Team	Score
1	Woolverton BBQ	177.7028
2	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	177.1428
3	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	176.5716
4	Bushmaster BBQ	174.8456
5	CLARK CREW BBQ	174.2628
6	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	172.5484
7	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	171.9772
8	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	171.9656
9	Chingon BBQ	170.2856
10	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	169.1428
11	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	169.1316
12	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	169.1200
13	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	168.5256
14	RISE N SWINE	166.8228
15	Meat Machine BBQ	166.2284
16	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	165.6684
17	At Ease	165.1428
18	Hooligans Barbecue	164.5712
19	Brinkerhoff BBQ	164.5372
20	Cool Beans BBQ	164.0000
21	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	163.9772
22	High Desert Holy SmokeBBQ	160.5028
23	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	160.4912
24	Bull-B-Que	159.9656
25	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	159.4056
26	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	156.5372
27	GOLDEN TOAD	155.9200
28	Q LIVE CREW	149.7028
29	UNCLE J'S	149.6112
30	Rub My Meat	149.1428
31	BOVINE INTERVENTION	148.5372
32	Big Dawg BBQ	146.2972
33	Red Dirt BBQ	142.8000

Master Series — Pork Ribs

33 entries · top 177.7144 · median 166.8344

#	Team	Score
1	RISE N SWINE	177.7144
2	Cool Beans BBQ	176.5828
3	Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	176.0000
4	SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	174.8572
5	HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ	174.2628
6	POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	173.7144
7	Red Dirt BBQ	173.7144
8	Bull-B-Que	172.5828
9	CLARK CREW BBQ	171.9772
10	ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE	171.9772
11	GRILLIN' BEAVERS	171.9772
12	UNCLE J'S	171.4172
13	BIG DADDY'S BACKYARD BBQ	170.8228
14	Hooligans Barbecue	169.7028
15	ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM	168.5256
16	Bushmaster BBQ	166.8456
17	GOLDEN TOAD	166.8344
18	Frank's BBQ Trading Post	165.7372
19	Brinkerhoff BBQ	165.6800
20	Cluster Cluck Barbecue	164.5484
21	Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	163.9656
22	At Ease	162.8572
23	ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	162.8344
24	Meat Machine BBQ	162.2400
25	PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	161.6688
26	Chingon BBQ	158.2400
27	BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	157.6456
28	High Desert Holy SmokeBBQ	156.5488
29	BOVINE INTERVENTION	156.5256
30	Q LIVE CREW	156.5028
31	Woolverton BBQ	154.7772
32	Big Dawg BBQ	153.7028
33	Rub My Meat	151.4172