Smoke & Soul Fest
2022-10-07 – 2022-10-08 · Casper, WY · 📍 Casper, WY 82602 · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Bushmaster BBQ (690.1712) · 29 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Brinkerhoff BBQ
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👑 A dynasty in the making
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG has won this contest 3 times across its 6 tracked editions.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Bushmaster BBQ took the Grand Championship home to CO.
🧹 A double category winner
Bull-B-Que won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Casper, WY 82601 | 18 | 687.4404 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | JO-BAWB'S BBQ | |
| 2018-09-14 | 3rd Elm St | 28 | 677.6684 | YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG | RICHIE Z's | |
| 2019-09-13 | Casper, WY | Downtown | 28 | 698.8344 | You Que'd Me All Night Long | The Eagle BBQ Colorado |
| 2022-10-07 ← this one | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 29 | 690.1712 | Bushmaster BBQ | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2023-10-06 | Casper, WY | Casper, WY 82602 | 28 | 693.6572 | Needs More Cowbell BBQ | Brinkerhoff BBQ |
| 2024-07-12 | Casper, WY | 355 W Yellowstone Hwy | 26 | 697.6572 | Heifers Butts, & Clucks BBQ | Tuffy's BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| 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 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
29 entries · top 690.1712 · median 668.9940
Chicken
29 entries · top 177.1428 · median 167.4172
Pork Ribs
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 165.0856
Pork
29 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.2856
Brisket
29 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.7028