Oct 7–8, 2022 · Casper, WY · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Michael Winter · Prize money: $10,000
Bushmaster BBQ won Grand Champion at the Smoke & Soul Fest on October 7, 2022 in Casper, WY, scoring 690.1712 in a field of 29 teams. Brinkerhoff BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 686.8000. Category winners: Chicken — Bull-B-Que (177.1428); Pork Ribs — Bull-B-Que (176.5600); Pork — SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ (176.5600); Brisket — PROUD SOULS BARBECUE (175.4172). This is the 4th of 6 editions of this contest on record; the 2019 edition was won by You Que'd Me All Night Long; the next was held in 2023.
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, 2017 to 2024 — 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.
Bushmaster BBQ won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
3 of 6 tracked editions
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
Chicken places 8–9: Cool Beans BBQ and The Fatted Calf tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 9–10: Bushmaster BBQ and TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER tied on 169.6800 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ edged Bushmaster BBQ by 0.0116.
Bull-B-Que won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
This contest usually draws about 25 teams
29 teams is the deepest field this contest has drawn in the data, against a typical 25.
This contest was away for 3.1 years — the previous tracked edition ran on 2019-09-13.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82601 | 18 | 687.4404 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | JO-BAWB'S BBQ |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Casper, WY | 3rd Elm St | 28 | 677.6684 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | RICHIE Z's |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Casper, WY | Downtown | 28 | 698.8344 | You Que'd Me All Night Long | The Eagle BBQ Colorado |
| Oct 7, 2022 ← this one | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 29 | 690.1712 | Bushmaster BBQ | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 28 | 693.6572 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Casper, WY | 355 W Yellowstone Hwy | 26 | 697.6572 | Heifers Butts, & Clucks BBQ | Tuffy's BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.1428 | 172.5716 | 171.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 176.5600 | 171.9656 | 169.1316 |
| Pork | 176.5600 | 173.1200 | 169.1316 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 173.1084 | 169.6800 |
29 entries · top 690.1712 · median 668.9940
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.4172
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0856
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2856
29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.7028